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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 55720

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At a glance

School

752

Students

Top rankedCloquet Middle161^st of 519 Minnesota middle schools

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Cloquet Middle up 92 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 55720 zip code in Minnesota is home to a single middle school, Cloquet Middle School, which serves students in grades 5-8. The school's performance and rankings have fluctuated in recent years, with a current ranking of 161 out of 519 Minnesota middle schools and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cloquet Middle School's proficiency rates in MCA-III Math and Reading are close to or slightly above the state averages, with 5th-grade students performing the strongest in both subjects. However, the school's performance in Science is significantly lower than the state average, with a proficiency rate of only 29.95% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also faces socioeconomic challenges, with a free and reduced-price lunch rate of 49.54%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.

The Cloquet Public School District, which Cloquet Middle School is a part of, is ranked 183 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-star rating. The district's performance and the challenges faced by Cloquet Middle School suggest that there is room for improvement in the educational outcomes for students in this area.

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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 (2025)	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

Cities Near Zip Code 55720

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cloquet	0.33 mi	10	218^th
Carlton	4.77 mi	3	380^th
Esko	4.86 mi	2	19^th
Wrenshall	8.57 mi	2	231^st
Proctor	10.58 mi	4	119^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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