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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 250 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cloquet, Minnesota, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 503 students. It is part of the Cloquet Public School District, which is ranked 183 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62.03% of all grades were proficient or better in math, compared to 48.19% for the Cloquet district and 45.21% for the state. In reading, 56.68% of all grades were proficient or better, compared to 53.08% for the Cloquet district and 49.59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd and 4th-grade math and reading, often exceeding the district and state averages by a significant margin. Additionally, Washington Elementary excels in serving its Native American student population, consistently ranking among the top schools in the state for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Churchill Elementary, also part of the Cloquet Public School District, Washington Elementary's academic performance is notably stronger. While both schools serve a similar demographic, Washington Elementary consistently outperforms Churchill Elementary in math and reading proficiency across all grades. When compared to other nearby schools in different districts, such as Bay View Elementary and Stowe Elementary, Washington Elementary's academic performance is generally higher, particularly in math.

495

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,106

Per pupil spending ?

46.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 12th St
Cloquet, MN 55720-2398

(218) 879-3369

District: Cloquet Public School District

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cloquet Middle
High:	Cloquet Senior

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.7%

Two or more races:

16.6%

American Indian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg51%

Minnesota avg47%

250^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Cloquet Public School District

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	71.4	250 of 872	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	340 of 881	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	241 of 845	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.1	391 of 858	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.3	435 of 869	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.9	125 of 870	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	239 of 847	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	75.1	193 of 853	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.7	219 of 848	74.2%	★★★★☆
2015	70.7	248 of 840	70.5%	★★★★☆
2014	61.6	364 of 826	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.5	367 of 824	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.4	308 of 820	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.6	251 of 814	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	339 of 803	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	140 of 434	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.8	415 of 781	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.7	349 of 777	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.6	192 of 756	74.6%	★★★★☆
2005	69.6	193 of 685	71.8%	★★★★☆
2004	66.1	226 of 676	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.4	150 of 674	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	264 of 799	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	308 of 809	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	316 of 787	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	449 of 799	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	359 of 783	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.1	76 of 787	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	73.1	191 of 774	75.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	95 of 764	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	203 of 793	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	188 of 774	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	229 of 663	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	160 of 683	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	12 of 740	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	33 of 728	95.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	221 of 812	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	353 of 826	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.6	207 of 799	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	312 of 808	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	472 of 784	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.7	164 of 798	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	285 of 779	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	45.7	52 of 87	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	23 of 45	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	17 of 96	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	25 of 98	74.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	6 of 38	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	12 of 42	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	4 of 39	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	1 of 26	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.1	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	305 of 562	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	416 of 572	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	66.0	137 of 524	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	34.8	361 of 500	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	342 of 417	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.0	58 of 515	88.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	235 of 714	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	318 of 730	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	318 of 712	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.5	449 of 725	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	421 of 710	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.3	163 of 722	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	273 of 712	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+16 vs school

Native American (2025)84th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)40th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math62%+17 vs state

Reading57%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Washington Elementary

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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 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 All Grades	Total
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
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
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
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
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
Stowe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 101st Ave W	Duluth	55808	St. Louis County	Duluth Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 336-8965	245	25	9.9	69.0%	176 (71.8%)	16 (6.5%)	9 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.9%)	19.1	719^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.5%		22.1	713^th of 881 public elementary schools	19.1%	6	29.4	32.4	18.9		26.9	14.7	32.4	46.0		31.5	$17,769
Bay View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8708 Vinland St	Duluth	55810	St. Louis County	Proctor Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-4949	529	40	13.3	40.6%	458 (86.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.6%)	71.8	245^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.9%		66.8	288^th of 881 public elementary schools	67.3%	43	72.6	69.2	49.1		62.9	50.6	48.0	67.3		55.9	$11,957
Hermantown Elementary	Public	K-4	5365 W Arrowhead	Hermantown	55811	St. Louis County	Hermantown Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 729-6891	731	45	16.1	17.4%	648 (88.6%)	4 (0.5%)	24 (3.3%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.0%)	71.6	248^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.6%		75.2	199^th of 881 public elementary schools	77.4%	49	73.9	59.4			65.9	54.5	52.7			53.5	$9,348
Raleigh Primary/Elementary Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	5905 Raleigh St	Duluth	55807	St. Louis County	Duluth Public Schools Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(218) 628-0697	208	17	12.4	51.4%	148 (71.2%)	9 (4.3%)	11 (5.3%)	4 (1.9%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (14.9%)	32.3	623^rd of 872 public elementary schools	28.6%		38.9	588^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.3%	35	34.4	44.4	21.7	7.1	30.2	33.3	40.7	73.9	20.0	42.9	$14,584

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Cloquet Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 66% White, 17% Two or more races, 14% American Indian, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Washington Elementary.

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 250^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cloquet Middle
High : Cloquet Senior

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