Schools in Littlefork, MN

Littlefork, Minnesota is home to two public schools serving PK–12 students: Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary (PK–6, 216 students) and Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary (7–12, 186 students), both part of the Littlefork-Big Falls School District and sharing a campus at 700 Main St; together they enroll 402 students, and there is no separate middle school or alternative school. The district is rated 248th of 458 in Minnesota — the 46th percentile, 2 stars — while both individual schools currently show 3 stars.

The elementary school is the district’s clearest improver, moving from 1 star and the 29th percentile in 2024–2025 to 3 stars and the 51st percentile in 2025–2026, with reading proficiency up more than 12 percentage points in one year. Its 2025–2026 all-grade results are close to the state: reading 48.7% vs 48.6%, math 43.9% vs 44.9%, and science 28.1% vs 25.5%. Grade-level strengths include 6th grade reading at 64% vs the state’s 53.4%, 4th grade math at 57.1% vs 55.2%, and 5th grade science at 28.1% vs 25.9%. The weak spots are 3rd grade math at 40.9% vs 57.9% and 3rd grade reading at 36.4% vs 46.8%.

The secondary school posts outstanding completion outcomes — a 96.5% graduation rate vs the state’s 84.9% and a 0.0% dropout rate vs 4.2% — but its all-grade proficiency trails the state in every subject: math 35.7% vs 44.9%, reading 29.6% vs 48.6%, and science 21.2% vs 25.5%. Some grade-level math results are stronger, with 11th grade math at 38.1% vs 35.3% and 8th grade math at 42.9% vs 42.3%. The largest gaps are 7th grade reading at 15% vs 43.5%, 8th grade reading at 35.7% vs 50%, and 8th grade science at 7.1% vs 16.7%. The two schools have similar free/reduced lunch rates (43.98% vs 41.4%), while the elementary school has the higher student-teacher ratio (18 vs 14.7).