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Best Public Schools in Carlton County, MN

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Schools

6,118

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedLincoln Secondary29^th of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Wrenshall Secondary up 155 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Fond du Lac Ojibwe School 5.7 students per teacher

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
McF-Moose Lake/Willow River	Public	9-12	1000 Lakeshore Dr	Moose Lake	55767	Carlton County	Minnesota Department Of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(218) 485-5025	3	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Northern Lights Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	302 14th Street	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Northern Lights Academy Cooperative	No	No	No	No	(218) 878-3060	14	2	6.1	85.7%	5 (35.7%)	2 (14.3%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (21.4%)								(n/a)
NLA-Carlton	Public, Alternative	3-12	405 School Ave	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Northern Lights Academy Cooperative	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 878-3060	31	5	5.7	12.9%	23 (74.2%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.9%)								(n/a)								0.0								17.7
Barnum Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3813 E North St	Barnum	55707	Carlton County	Barnum Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 389-6976	348	26	13.4	32.5%	305 (87.6%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	54.8	425^th of 872 public elementary schools	51.3%		71.8	237^th of 881 public elementary schools	73.1%	188	55.6	46.3	38.2	44.4				45.7	37.8	36.6	63.0	65.2				51.6	$11,858
Barnum Secondary	Public	7-12	3675 County Rd 13	Barnum	55707	Carlton County	Barnum Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 389-3273	312	19	16.1	27.2%	275 (88.1%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	65.9	162^nd of 450 public high schools	64.0%		78.6	82^nd of 480 public high schools	82.9%	80					51.0	31.0	28.1	36.3					46.9	42.9	65.1	51.5	$12,691
Carlton Secondary	Public	6-12	405 School Ave	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4226	145	10	14.9	42.1%	105 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.1%)	58.2	213^th of 450 public high schools	52.7%		45.7	282^nd of 480 public high schools	41.3%	69				13.3	9.1	10.0	27.8	15.4				33.3	22.7	25.0	52.4	34.3	$13,284
South Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Stine Dr	Carlton	55718	Carlton County	Carlton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4225	163	14	11.3	43.6%	137 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)	30.5	642^nd of 872 public elementary schools	26.4%		35.5	612^th of 881 public elementary schools	30.5%	30	54.8	45.2	13.0					40.0	33.3	38.7	21.7					32.1	$13,558
Churchill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	515 Granite St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3308	351	35	10.0	39.6%	259 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.8%)	78.8	158^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.9%		81	133^rd of 881 public elementary schools	84.9%	25	81.0	52.7						69.4	67.1	54.6						61.9	$12,463
Cloquet Middle	Public	5-8	2001 Washington Ave	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-3328	752	44	16.9	42.8%	513 (68.2%)	7 (0.9%)	24 (3.2%)	5 (0.7%)	92 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (14.8%)	64.1	161^st of 519 public middle schools	69.0%		52.3	253^rd of 545 public middle schools	53.6%	92			52.2	40.9	40.4	47.0		45.2			65.9	54.7	39.9	51.6		53.2	$11,118
Cloquet Senior	Public	9-12	1000 18th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-3393	761	35	21.7	38.6%	525 (69.0%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	85 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (16.0%)	58.5	212^th of 450 public high schools	52.9%		67.9	155^th of 480 public high schools	67.7%	57							34.7	34.7							47.3	47.3	$13,227
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	801 12th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3369	495	38	13.0	46.7%	325 (65.7%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (16.6%)	71.4	250^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.3%		63	340^th of 881 public elementary schools	61.4%	90	64.8	58.5						62.0	55.2	58.5						56.7	$12,106
Cloquet Area Alternative Education Programs	Public	6-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	74	7	10.9	50.0%	36 (48.6%)	2 (2.7%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (25.7%)	5.1	441^st of 450 public high schools	2.0%		13.9	418^th of 480 public high schools	12.9%	23							0.0	0.0							12.5	13.6	$18,351
Shared Time	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Arthur Street	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-1261	6	0			6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$3,366
Caaep Extended Day Program	Public	9-12	302 14th St	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Cloquet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-0115	7	0			6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)								(n/a)																	$3,366
Cromwell-Wright Secondary	Public	7-12	5624 Highway 210	Cromwell	55726	Carlton County	Cromwell-Wright Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 644-3716	137	11	12.2	24.1%	123 (89.8%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	73.8	112^th of 450 public high schools	75.1%		59.8	211^th of 480 public high schools	56.0%	99					41.2	31.8	40.0	37.3					47.1	40.9	56.5	48.4	$16,326
Cromwell-Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5624 Highway 210	Cromwell	55726	Carlton County	Cromwell-Wright Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 644-3716	163	13	12.4	35.6%	153 (93.9%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	69.6	275^th of 872 public elementary schools	68.5%		65.7	302^nd of 881 public elementary schools	65.7%	27	82.4	80.0	34.4	47.6				55.3	58.8	80.0	53.1	61.9				61.2	$16,179
Moose Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4812 County Rd 10	Moose Lake	55767	Carlton County	Moose Lake Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 485-4834	285	24	12.0	39.3%	252 (88.4%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	47.3	502^nd of 872 public elementary schools	42.4%		54	442^nd of 881 public elementary schools	49.8%	60	48.9	47.8	31.0	33.3				40.9	35.4	37.0	69.1	61.1				49.4	$11,820
Moose Lake Secondary	Public	7-12	4812 County Rd 10	Moose Lake	55767	Carlton County	Moose Lake Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 485-4435	276	20	13.8	28.6%	256 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	51.1	248^th of 450 public high schools	44.9%		86.4	42^nd of 480 public high schools	91.3%	206					34.6	61.1	34.5	42.7					35.9	48.7	42.9	41.7	$12,437
Lincoln Secondary	Public	7-12	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 879-4673	603	32	18.6	10.3%	550 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	89.4	29^th of 450 public high schools	93.6%		91.2	23^rd of 480 public high schools	95.2%	6					67.4	48.0	45.7	53.5					63.0	62.0	74.0	66.4	$11,097
Winterquist Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2 E Highway 61	Esko	55733	Carlton County	Esko Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 879-3361	684	42	16.1	16.4%	639 (93.4%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	87	71^st of 872 public elementary schools	91.9%		86.5	74^th of 881 public elementary schools	91.6%	3	72.9	82.2	59.6	74.3				72.4	63.5	66.7	68.5	67.0				66.4	$8,964
Wrenshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 384-4274	187	14	13.6	37.4%	160 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	45.8	513^th of 872 public elementary schools	41.2%		56.6	422^nd of 881 public elementary schools	52.1%	91	65.0	55.2	25.0	26.9				42.4	25.0	37.9	65.2	52.0				45.4	$10,989
Wrenshall Secondary	Public	7-12	207 Pioneer Dr	Wrenshall	55797	Carlton County	Wrenshall Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 384-4274	160	14	11.2	43.8%	138 (86.3%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	83.5	62^nd of 450 public high schools	86.2%		58.4	217^th of 480 public high schools	54.8%	155					39.1	12.5	40.0	29.9					50.0	16.7	67.9	46.1	$14,674
Fond du Lac Ojibwe School	Public, Alternative	K-12	49 University Road	Cloquet	55720	Carlton County	Fond du Lac Ojibwe School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(218) 878-7242	161	28	5.7	98.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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