Churchill Elementary

Summary:

Churchill Elementary is a public elementary school located in Cloquet, Minnesota, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 376 students. This school consistently ranks among the top 25% of Minnesota elementary schools and is part of the Cloquet Public School District, which is ranked 180 out of 463 districts in the state.

Churchill Elementary is a standout performer, with exceptional academic results that significantly exceed the district and state averages in both math and reading on the MCA-III assessments. The school is particularly strong in supporting underserved populations, ranking 1st out of 42 Minnesota schools for Native American students and 44th out of 524 for students with special education needs. Additionally, Churchill Elementary ranks 9th out of 663 Minnesota elementary schools in serving students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This diversity and focus on equity contribute to the school's consistent academic excellence.

When compared to nearby schools, Churchill Elementary stands out. It outperforms other schools in the Cloquet Public School District, as well as schools in the Hermantown Community Schools and Proctor Public School District, on the MCA-III assessments. Additionally, Churchill Elementary has a more diverse student population, with higher percentages of Native American and multiracial students compared to the nearby schools, which tend to have a higher percentage of White students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 515 Granite St
       Cloquet, MN  55720-1200


(218) 879-3308

District: Cloquet Public School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
133rd of 881 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,463 Help


Students who attend Churchill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Cloquet Middle
High:    Cloquet Senior

Student/teacher ratio:  11.0 Help
Number of students:  376

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.3%
Two or more races:
14.4%
American Indian:
8.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  47.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Churchill Elementary ranks better than 84.9% of elementary schools in Minnesota. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.95. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (72.3%), two or more races (14.4%), American Indian (8.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 47.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Churchill Elementary is 11, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Cloquet Public School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Churchill Elementary is $12,463, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Cloquet Public School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Churchill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Churchill Elementary 133rd of 881 Minnesota public elementary schools. (See Churchill Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Cloquet Public School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Cloquet Public School District 180th of 463 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Churchill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Churchill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 62.53 269th 674 60.1%
2004 76.92 102nd 676 84.9%
2005 66.06 223rd 685 67.4%
2006 65.52 260th 756 65.6%
2007 66.47 252nd 777 67.6%
2008 59.14 372nd 781 52.4%
2009 74.21 94th 434 78.3%
2010 69.21 249th 803 69.0%
2011 84.39 50th 814 93.9%
2012 87.18 21st 820 97.4%
2013 79.74 112th 824 86.4%
2014 70.98 233rd 826 71.8%
2015 80.77 102nd 840 87.9%
2016 67.03 295th 848 65.2%
2017 70.53 256th 853 70.0%
2018 76.60 166th 847 80.4%
2019 82.85 94th 870 89.2%
2021 67.97 280th 869 67.8%
2022 75.25 192nd 858 77.6%
2023 74.34 211th 845 75.0%
2024 80.95 133rd 881 84.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Churchill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.81 130th 463 71.9%
2019 68.95 126th 515 75.5%
2021 66.68 98th 417 76.5%
2022 82.21 53rd 500 89.4%
2023 84.76 44th 524 91.6%
2024 75.78 94th 572 83.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Churchill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.33 75th 728 89.7%
2019 90.05 20th 740 97.3%
2021 70.59 153rd 683 77.6%
2022 93.93 9th 663 98.6%
2023 86.57 43rd 774 94.4%
2024 88.69 30th 793 96.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Churchill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.20 211th 774 72.7%
2019 76.39 152nd 787 80.7%
2021 75.69 154th 783 80.3%
2022 75.64 164th 799 79.5%
2023 67.42 262nd 787 66.7%
2024 81.00 106th 809 86.9%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Churchill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.74 137th 779 82.4%
2019 85.69 58th 798 92.7%
2021 51.61 438th 784 44.1%
2022 68.33 256th 808 68.3%
2023 76.90 161st 799 79.8%
2024 75.51 174th 826 78.9%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Churchill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.66 4th 26 84.6%
2023 89.47 3rd 39 92.3%
2024 97.84 1st 42 97.6%
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Rank History for White students at Churchill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.82 172nd 712 75.8%
2019 77.11 113th 722 84.3%
2021 56.52 292nd 710 58.9%
2022 64.46 233rd 725 67.9%
2023 59.17 291st 712 59.1%
2024 66.11 215th 730 70.5%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Elementary Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Minnesota Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Churchill Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 306 0 0 1 58 n/a n/a 0 365
1989 380 0 0 0 61 n/a n/a 0 441
1990 399 0 0 3 45 n/a n/a 0 447
1991 407 0 3 0 54 n/a n/a 0 464
1992 401 2 0 0 57 n/a n/a 0 460
1993 437 0 0 0 65 n/a n/a 0 502
1994 535 0 1 2 87 n/a n/a 0 625
1995 486 1 4 3 65 n/a n/a 0 559
1996 486 1 4 3 65 n/a n/a 0 559
1997 437 2 4 2 74 n/a n/a 0 519
1998 440 2 4 3 64 n/a n/a 6 519
1999 409 0 4 3 80 n/a n/a 0 496
2000 399 2 7 2 87 n/a n/a 0 497
2001 411 0 4 3 84 n/a n/a 0 502
2002 389 1 10 5 71 n/a n/a 0 476
2003 389 1 10 5 71 n/a n/a 0 476
2004 399 3 7 3 83 n/a n/a 0 495
2005 402 3 10 4 76 n/a n/a 0 495
2006 378 2 8 5 73 n/a n/a 0 466
2007 375 5 10 4 73 n/a n/a 0 467
2008 377 3 6 4 82 n/a n/a 0 472
2009 377 4 11 11 84 n/a n/a 0 487
2010 390 3 14 14 77 n/a n/a 0 498
2011 344 1 11 12 63 1 25 0 457
2012 385 0 9 14 46 1 51 0 506
2013 382 3 6 12 53 1 57 0 514
2014 391 2 5 9 52 1 65 0 525
2015 398 2 3 7 70 0 60 0 540
2016 370 3 1 9 80 0 61 0 524
2017 376 3 2 9 69 0 63 0 522
2018 294 3 1 5 52 0 49 0 404
2019 303 3 1 6 51 0 47 0 411
2020 292 3 1 9 35 0 43 0 383
2021 293 2 1 8 34 0 49 0 387
2022 275 2 0 11 33 0 41 0 362
2023 272 2 0 15 33 0 54 0 376

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Churchill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 365 19.4 18.8 17.3
1989 441 20.8 21.2 17.9
1990 447 24.2 18.4 23
1991 464 24.4 19.0 20.3
1992 460 23.9 19.2 24.1
1993 502 25.4 19.8 27.5
1994 625 33.7 18.5 0
1995 559 33.6 16.6 37.9
1996 559 33.6 16.6 37.9
1997 519 30.5 17.0 15
1998 519 n/a 0.0 25
1999 496 33.8 14.7 25.4
2000 497 32.1 15.5 35.6
2001 502 30.2 16.6 37.6
2002 476 27.2 17.5 29
2003 476 27.2 17.5 29
2004 495 27.9 17.7 29.7
2005 495 26.5 18.7 29.1
2006 466 24.2 19.3 34.5
2007 467 24.4 19.1 32.3
2008 472 23.9 19.7 33.1
2009 487 29.8 16.3 34.3
2010 498 29.9 16.6 40
2011 457 29.3 15.5 40.9
2012 506 31.1 16.2 40.7
2013 514 33.9 15.1 46.5
2014 525 33.5 15.6 46.3
2015 540 35.0 15.4 46.3
2016 524 34.0 15.4 48.7
2017 522 36.0 14.4 46
2018 404 33.4 12.0 49
2019 411 31.3 13.0 42.3
2020 383 31.9 11.9 37.1
2021 387 31.0 12.4 37.7
2022 362 28.3 12.7 30.9
2023 376 34.0 11.0 47.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Churchill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 365 19.4 18.8 17.3
1989 441 20.8 21.2 17.9
1990 447 24.2 18.4 23
1991 464 24.4 19.0 20.3
1992 460 23.9 19.2 24.1
1993 502 25.4 19.8 27.5
1994 625 33.7 18.5 0
1995 559 33.6 16.6 37.9
1996 559 33.6 16.6 37.9
1997 519 30.5 17.0 15
1998 519 n/a 0.0 25
1999 496 33.8 14.7 25.4
2000 497 32.1 15.5 35.6
2001 502 30.2 16.6 37.6
2002 476 27.2 17.5 29
2003 476 27.2 17.5 29
2004 495 27.9 17.7 29.7
2005 495 26.5 18.7 29.1
2006 466 24.2 19.3 34.5
2007 467 24.4 19.1 32.3
2008 472 23.9 19.7 33.1
2009 487 29.8 16.3 34.3
2010 498 29.9 16.6 40
2011 457 29.3 15.5 40.9
2012 506 31.1 16.2 40.7
2013 514 33.9 15.1 46.5
2014 525 33.5 15.6 46.3
2015 540 35.0 15.4 46.3
2016 524 34.0 15.4 48.7
2017 522 36.0 14.4 46
2018 404 33.4 12.0 49
2019 411 31.3 13.0 42.3
2020 383 31.9 11.9 37.1
2021 387 31.0 12.4 37.7
2022 362 28.3 12.7 30.9
2023 376 34.0 11.0 47.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Churchill Elementary

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,462

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Churchill Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 94th of 870 Elementary schoolsRanks 211th of 845 Elementary schools
 14.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Churchill Elementary)77.966.7
 11.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Cloquet Public School District)79.462.6
 16.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Minnesota)65.659.1
 6.5%
3rd Grade Reading (Churchill Elementary)76.665.3
 11.3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cloquet Public School District)75.660.6
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Minnesota)54.647.4
 7.2%
4th Grade Math (Churchill Elementary)75.367.6
 7.7%
   4th Grade Math (Cloquet Public School District)7765.9
 11.1%
   4th Grade Math (Minnesota)63.957.1
 6.8%
4th Grade Reading (Churchill Elementary)72.952.7
 20.2%
   4th Grade Reading (Cloquet Public School District)67.857.4
 10.5%
   4th Grade Reading (Minnesota)55.448.4
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students411376
 8.5%
African American32
 33.3%
American Indian5133
 35.3%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic615
 150%
Pacific Islander00
White303272
 10.2%
Two or More Races4754
 14.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.3%47.6%
 5.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Churchill Elementary

Students at Churchill Elementary are 72% White, 14% Two or more races, 9% American Indian, 4% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 376 students attended Churchill Elementary.

Churchill Elementary ranks 133rd of 881 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Churchill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cloquet Middle
High : Cloquet Senior


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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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