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Best Public Schools in Koochiching County, MN

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Minnesota Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

1,545

Students

Districts

Top rankedLittlefork-Big Falls Secondary101^st of 450 Minnesota high schools

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Biggest riser

Falls Secondary up 91 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Northome Elementary 7.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Northome Secondary

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)								MCA-III Reading (2025)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math 11th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Int'l Falls Independent School District (Isd) 361 Alternative Learning Center P	Public	6-12	1001 5th St	International Falls	56649	Koochiching County	Northland Learning Center	No	No	No	No	(218) 741-9201	26	0		11.5%	20 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)								(n/a)
Int'l Falls Independent School District (Isd) 361 Credit Recovery	Public	9-12	1515 11th St	International Falls	56649	Koochiching County	Northland Learning Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(218) 741-9201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1414 15th Ave	International Falls	56649	Koochiching County	International Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 283-2571	425	33	12.7	50.1%	374 (88.0%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.3%)	48.1	495^th of 872 public elementary schools	43.2%		54.3	440^th of 881 public elementary schools	50.1%	55	44.3	51.8	30.4					41.4	44.3	48.2	59.4					51.1	$11,969
Falls Secondary	Public	6-12	1515 11th St	International Falls	56649	Koochiching County	International Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 283-2571	489	31	15.8	37.4%	420 (85.9%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	58.9	208^th of 450 public high schools	53.8%		42.5	299^th of 480 public high schools	37.7%	91				31.3	19.6	23.3	22.5	24.5				52.4	38.0	31.1	56.3	44.6	$14,695
Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Main St	Littlefork	56653	Koochiching County	Littlefork-Big Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 278-6641	216	12	18.0	44.0%	192 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.4%)	32.6	622^nd of 872 public elementary schools	28.7%		40.1	584^th of 881 public elementary schools	33.7%	38	44.4	36.4	41.4	27.3				38.3	30.6	39.4	48.3	27.3				36.7	$13,260
Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary	Public	7-12	700 Main St	Littlefork	56653	Koochiching County	Littlefork-Big Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 278-6614	186	13	14.7	41.4%	171 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.5%)	75.9	101^st of 450 public high schools	77.6%		63.9	184^th of 480 public high schools	61.7%	83					10.0	37.9	50.0	33.8					19.1	30.0	52.2	33.8	$14,981
Northome Secondary	Public	7-12	11731 Highway 1	Northome	56661	Koochiching County	South Koochiching School District	No	No	No	No	(218) 897-5275	101	10	9.9	54.5%	66 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (24.8%)	2 (2.0%)	8 (7.9%)	20	379^th of 450 public high schools	15.8%					(n/a)					13.3	21.4	0.0	12.8					17.7	35.7	35.0	29.4	$27,379
Northome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11731 Highway 1	Northome	56661	Koochiching County	South Koochiching School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 897-5275	102	14	7.4	68.6%	69 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (24.5%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.9%)	32.6	621^st of 872 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.7	610^th of 881 public elementary schools	30.8%	11	40.0	20.0	26.7	21.4				27.8	40.0	40.0	60.0	35.7				44.4	$13,461

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.