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If you could change one rule at CLOQUET MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
752
Middle
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270942000381
CLOQUET MIDDLE
2001 WASHINGTON AVE, CLOQUET, MN 55720 · (218) 879-3328 · Carlton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Minnesota public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
322 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 187 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 184 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 183 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 198 | 26% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
45.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CLOQUET MIDDLE
CLOQUET MIDDLE's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLOQUET MIDDLE this school | 752 | 42.8% | 43.0% |
| Bemidji Middle BEMIDJI | 967 | 40.1% | 42.4% |
| WINONA MIDDLE WINONA | 665 | 44.5% | 30.0% |
| Lincoln Middle School HIBBING | 647 | 48.4% | 45.6% |
| COMMUNITY MIDDLE LITTLE FALLS | 496 | 44.4% | 33.3% |
| BIG LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL BIG LAKE | 632 | 35.0% | 46.3% |
Matched among Minnesota middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CLOQUET MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #103 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #102 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #94 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #87 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #113 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #100 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.8% | #88 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #88 of 129 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
752
-88 (-10%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 752 | 44.3 | 17.0:1 | 43% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 43.6 | 17.6:1 | 50% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 780 | 44.5 | 17.5:1 | 49% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 840 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 43% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 45.9 | 18.0:1 | 42% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 42% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 39% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 28% (154) |
| 1990-91 | 687 | 40 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CLOQUET MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (824 to 752); teachers down 4% (45.9 to 44.3).
About CLOQUET MIDDLE
CLOQUET MIDDLE is classified as a middle school. It is located in CLOQUET, Minnesota. The school's 752 students are in grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Minnesota average about 495 students each.
CLOQUET MIDDLE is one of the 8 schools that make up CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,529 students in total).
White students make up a majority at CLOQUET MIDDLE, at 68%. Next come 15% multiracial, 12% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 88% White among all Carlton County residents. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
CLOQUET MIDDLE operates with 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.0:1. That is close to the 17.5:1 average for middle schools in Minnesota. CLOQUET MIDDLE reports 43% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades CLOQUET MIDDLE a B+. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at CLOQUET MIDDLE are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.0% actual, 42.0% predicted).
Census estimates describe Carlton County this way: the median household income is $80,573, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Carlton County has 25 public schools and roughly 6,201 students.
Nearest public school: CLOQUET SENIOR, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, CLOQUET MIDDLE ranks 3rd of 4 on average proficiency.
CLOQUET MIDDLE falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when CLOQUET MIDDLE had 840 students, to 2024-25, when it had 752.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Carlton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,518
Census ACS
Median income
$80,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CLOQUET SENIORHigh · 761 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 495 students
- CHURCHILL ELEMENTARYElementary · 351 students
- CLOQUET EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONElementary · 83 students
- CLOQUET AREA ALT. ED. PROGRAMSHigh · 74 students
- CAAEP EXTENDED DAY PROGRAMHigh · 7 students
Other schools in CLOQUET
- CLOQUET SENIORHigh · 761 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYElementary · 495 students
- CHURCHILL ELEMENTARYElementary · 351 students
- Fond du Lac Ojibwe SchoolCombined · 161 students
- CLOQUET EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONElementary · 83 students
- CLOQUET AREA ALT. ED. PROGRAMSHigh · 74 students
Nearby schools
- CLOQUET SENIOR0.1 mi · 761
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY0.5 mi · 495
- Northern Lights Academy0.7 mi · 14
- CAAEP EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM0.7 mi · 7
- CLOQUET AREA ALT. ED. PROGRAMS0.7 mi · 74
- CLOQUET EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION2.0 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About CLOQUET MIDDLEHow large is CLOQUET MIDDLE?
CLOQUET MIDDLE enrolls approximately 752 students in grades 05-08.
Is CLOQUET MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
CLOQUET MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CLOQUET MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CLOQUET MIDDLE is approximately 17.0:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CLOQUET MIDDLE?
CLOQUET MIDDLE reports a student body of 68% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees CLOQUET MIDDLE?
CLOQUET MIDDLE is overseen by CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Carlton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.