CLOQUET MIDDLE

CLOQUET MIDDLE, an expansive intermediate school in CLOQUET, Minnesota, one of the schools within CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, instructs 752 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That puts it 52% above the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

CLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 2,529 students. CLOQUET MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, CLOQUET MIDDLE records that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 15% multiracial, 12% Native American, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Carlton County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CLOQUET MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Carlton County put median household income runs about $80,573, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. CLOQUET MIDDLE is one of 25 public schools in Carlton County (combined enrollment of about 6,201 students).

The closest other public school is CLOQUET SENIOR, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CLOQUET MIDDLE comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 824 students in 2018 compared to 752 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 68% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for CLOQUET MIDDLE typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.