Summary:
Bigfork, Minnesota is a small northern community whose public schools together cover pre-kindergarten through 12th grade: Bigfork Elementary (PK–6, 139 students) and Bigfork Secondary (7–12, 130 students), both part of the Grand Rapids Public School District, which ranks 202 of 458 Minnesota districts — the 56th percentile, with 3 stars.
Bigfork Elementary is the steadier of the two. Its rank percentile climbed from 38 to 55 to 60 over the last three years, and it earned 3 stars in 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 after 2 stars in 2023–2024. In 2025–2026, all-grade Reading was 54.5% proficient — 5.9 points above the state's 48.6% — and Science was 29.4%, above both the district's 25.6% and the state's 25.5%. Math, at 45.5%, was essentially level with the district and state. Results are uneven by grade: 4th and 6th grade were strong, while 3rd and 5th grade lagged.
Bigfork Secondary presents a split picture. On completion, it is excellent: a 100.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, well above district and state. Reading and Science also have bright spots, including 10th grade Reading at 50%, 8th grade Reading at 53.3%, and Science End of Course at 38.5%, all above district and state. Math, however, is a serious concern: only 14.9% proficient at the all-grade level versus roughly 45% for both district and state, with 7th, 8th, and 11th grade all far below. Its rank percentile slipped from 65 to 57 to 54. Both schools are small, so a handful of students can move percentages noticeably, and year-to-year changes should be read with that in mind.
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