Summary:
The city of Littlefork, Minnesota, is home to a single elementary school, Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in both math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments over the past three school years, with particularly low performance in 6th grade.
Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary has a relatively small student population of 187 students and a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, with 48.13% of students qualifying in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.2 is slightly lower than the state average. However, the school is ranked 622 out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the bottom third of the state, and has a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in Minnesota.
The challenges faced by Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary appear to be reflective of broader issues within the Littlefork-Big Falls School District, which is also ranked below average (261 out of 446) and has a 2-star rating. The school's small size, high percentage of low-income students, and the district's overall low ranking suggest that the school may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.
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