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Cloquet Middle

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Cloquet Middle ranks 161 st of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

161^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 69% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Cloquet Middle is a public middle school in Cloquet, Minnesota, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 767 students. It is part of the Cloquet Public School District, which is ranked 183 out of 446 districts in the state.

Cloquet Middle has shown mixed performance on the MCA-III assessments compared to the state and district averages. While they perform above the state average in reading proficiency, their math proficiency lags behind both the state and district. For example, in 2024-2025, Cloquet Middle's overall math proficiency was 45.19% compared to the state average of 45.21%, while their reading proficiency was 53.19% compared to the state's 49.59%. The school's performance on the MCA-III assessments has fluctuated over the years, with their ranking among Minnesota middle schools ranging from 161 to 300 over the past 10 years.

Cloquet Middle's performance is generally lower than that of the nearby Ordean East Middle School and Hermantown Middle, which are both higher-performing schools. However, Cloquet Middle's Native American students perform relatively well compared to other Native American students in the state, ranking in the top 50 middle schools for this subgroup. Addressing the needs of its student subgroups and exploring strategies to improve overall academic performance could be key focus areas for the school moving forward.

752

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,118

Per pupil spending ?

42.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Washington Ave
Cloquet, MN 55720-8888

(218) 879-3328

District: Cloquet Public School District

Students who attend Cloquet Middle usually attend:

High:

Cloquet Senior

Feeder schools for Cloquet Middle:

Elementary:	Churchill Elementary
	Washington Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

Two or more races:

14.8%

American Indian:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 43rd percentile in 2023 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2025) from a 43rd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Minnesota median (69th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg51%

Minnesota avg47%

161^st of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

183^rd of 446Cloquet Public School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	161 of 519	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	253 of 545	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	300 of 529	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	279 of 520	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	231 of 521	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	198 of 533	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	240 of 518	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	209 of 523	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.9	223 of 508	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.2	113 of 516	78.1%	★★★★☆
2014	68.3	140 of 490	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	65.8	153 of 488	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.0	116 of 469	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	72.4	104 of 478	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	70.9	109 of 454	76.0%	★★★★☆
2009	66.5	69 of 230	70.0%	★★★★☆
2008	65.7	140 of 409	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.6	153 of 403	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.7	142 of 406	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.0	245 of 396	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.0	210 of 387	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	152 of 450	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	178 of 474	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	251 of 455	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	257 of 467	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	234 of 443	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	159 of 439	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	190 of 436	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	128 of 432	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	187 of 473	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	214 of 459	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	194 of 404	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	159 of 399	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	133 of 415	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	192 of 401	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	189 of 452	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	291 of 479	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	299 of 464	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	287 of 476	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	200 of 437	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	197 of 454	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	238 of 438	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2023	37.1	69 of 107	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	85 of 131	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	65 of 97	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	87 of 120	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	97 of 114	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	18 of 50	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	27 of 55	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆
2021	50.4	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★
2018	68.3	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	89 of 265	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	157 of 307	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	130 of 298	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	137 of 288	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	86 of 260	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	115 of 282	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	170 of 253	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	163 of 415	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	275 of 440	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	314 of 436	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	286 of 438	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	250 of 422	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	190 of 428	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	221 of 428	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)36th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading53%+4 vs state

Math45%~ state avg

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Schools Near Cloquet Middle

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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 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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
A.I. Jedlicka Middle School	Public	6-8	131 9th Ave	Proctor	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 628-4926	450	27	16.6	35.3%	398 (88.4%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	59.7	191^st of 519 public middle schools	63.2%		63.8	170^th of 545 public middle schools	68.8%	21		39.9	37.2	32.6	36.6		61.8	46.3	43.5	50.5	$10,423
Hermantown Middle	Public	5-8	4335 Hawk Circle Drive	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(218) 729-6690	677	41	16.3	14.8%	615 (90.8%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	83.9	52^nd of 519 public middle schools	90.0%		82.1	65^th of 545 public middle schools	88.1%	13	78.8	58.4	57.4	49.1	60.8	73.5	69.8	59.1	50.9	63.3	$9,632
Lincoln Park Middle School	Public	6-8	3215 W 3rd St	Duluth	55806	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8880	606	50	12.1	54.5%	384 (63.4%)	48 (7.9%)	27 (4.5%)	7 (1.2%)	34 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (17.5%)	35.7	355^th of 519 public middle schools	31.6%		30.7	395^th of 545 public middle schools	27.5%	40		20.8	24.6	24.7	23.2		46.3	39.6	37.3	41.5	$18,109
Alternative Learning Center SWS Lincoln Park	Public	6-8	3215 W 3rd St	Duluth	55806	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 336-8756	65	1	73.8	69.2%	37 (56.9%)	8 (12.3%)	2 (3.1%)	1 (1.5%)	7 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (15.4%)								(n/a)
Ordean East Middle School	Public	6-8	2900 E 4th St	Duluth	55812	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 336-8940	1,037	57	18.3	22.4%	900 (86.8%)	12 (1.2%)	36 (3.5%)	13 (1.3%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (6.2%)	83.2	58^th of 519 public middle schools	88.8%		84.6	52^nd of 545 public middle schools	90.5%	6		48.8	54.2	43.9	49.1		72.4	61.2	59.8	64.3	$13,932
Alternative Learning Center SWS Ordean East	Public	6-8	2900 E 4th St	Duluth	55812	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 336-8756	47	2	23.7	61.7%	35 (74.5%)	2 (4.3%)	2 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (14.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Cloquet Middle

How many students attend Cloquet Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 752 students attended Cloquet Middle.

What district is Cloquet Middle in?

Cloquet Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Cloquet Middle?

Students at Cloquet Middle are 68% White, 15% Two or more races, 12% American Indian, 3% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Cloquet Middle attend?

Students who attend Cloquet Middle usually go on to attend Cloquet Senior

Is Cloquet Middle a good school?

Cloquet Middle ranks 161^st of 519 Minnesota middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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