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Schools in Scanlon

Scanlon’s public schools

Cloquet Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Scanlon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 7% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,359 students on the public path
In brief

Scanlon’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Scanlon’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Churchill Elementary places highest (better than 80%); Cloquet Middle lowest (50%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Scanlon, graded from B to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Cloquet Senior. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Scanlon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
5–8Cloquet Middlein CloquetB−
9–12Cloquet Seniorin CloquetB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Cloquet Public School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Cloquet Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,529 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$15,897MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 1361 students tested
Math39%
State average 44.8% · 1312 students tested

Scanlon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Minnesota towns that share Scanlon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Scanlon—Cloquet Public
ThomsonA+Esko Public
CloquetBCloquet Public

Every school in Scanlon

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Minnesota’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Scanlonin other towns
Washington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cloquet
B
495 students13:1Rate it →
Churchill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Cloquet
A−
351 students10:1Rate it →
Cloquet Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Cloquet
B−
752 students17:1Rate it →
Cloquet Senior
High · Grades 9–12 · Cloquet
B
761 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Scanlon’s schools

Are Scanlon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Scanlon. Cloquet Public School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Scanlon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Scanlon in?

Cloquet Public School District.

Where do Scanlon kids go to high school?

Cloquet Senior.

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What Scanlon families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.