Summary:
The Littlefork-Big Falls School District in Minnesota serves roughly 402 students across two schools: Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary (PK–6, 216 students) and Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary (7–12, 186 students). The district overall ranks 248 of 458 in the state, at the 46th percentile with 2 stars, while both individual schools earned 3 stars in 2025–2026.
The elementary school is the district's clear improver, climbing from the 29th to the 51st percentile and from 1 star to 3 stars between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026 — a gain of 192 rank positions. Its all-grade reading proficiency (48.7%) is essentially at the state level (48.6%), and its science (28.1%) is above the state (25.5%). Sixth-grade reading is a standout at 64% proficient versus 53.4% statewide. Third grade is the weak spot, with math at 40.9% versus 57.9% statewide. Both math and reading improved year over year.
The secondary school presents a different picture. Its completion outcomes are excellent — a 96.5% graduation rate versus 84.9% statewide and a 0.0% dropout rate versus 4.2% — but its current test proficiency trails the state in every subject, most sharply in reading (29.6% versus 48.6%). Seventh-grade reading (15% versus 43.5%) and eighth-grade science (7.1% versus 16.7%) are the largest grade-level gaps. The secondary school also slipped in the rankings, from the 78th to the 58th percentile and from 4 stars to 3 stars. Free/reduced-price lunch rates are similar at both schools (43.98% and 41.4%), and the secondary school's lower student–teacher ratio (14.7:1 versus 18:1) has not translated into higher proficiency.
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