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Falls Secondary

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Falls Secondary ranks 208 th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-12

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 54% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Falls Secondary is a public high school located in International Falls, Minnesota, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 496 students. The school is part of the International Falls School District, which is ranked 259 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Falls Secondary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 103 out of 489 Minnesota high schools in 2016-2017 to a low of 311 out of 504 in 2014-2015. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 2 stars to 4 stars out of 5. While Falls Secondary performs better for male students compared to female students, it excels in serving special education students, ranking 18 out of 214 Minnesota high schools in 2021-2022 (5 stars). However, the school's performance for white students is relatively lower, ranking 250 out of 376 Minnesota high schools in 2024-2025 (2 stars).

Compared to the nearby Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary, Falls Secondary underperforms in both math and reading proficiency rates, as well as in overall statewide ranking and rating. The alternative learning center program within the same district as Falls Secondary, the Independent School District (Isd) 361 - Alternative Learning Center Program, has similar graduation and dropout rates, but lacks detailed academic performance data. The school's socioeconomic factors, such as a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may contribute to its academic challenges.

489

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,695

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 11th St
International Falls, MN 56649-2488

(218) 283-2571

District: International Falls School District

Feeder schools for Falls Secondary:

Elementary:

Falls Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.9%

American Indian:

7.8%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2017 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)

✓Above the Minnesota median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2017) to 54th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

351^st of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

208^th of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

259^th of 446International Falls School District among Minnesota districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	351 of 519	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	406 of 545	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.4	238 of 529	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	201 of 520	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	311 of 521	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	227 of 533	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	272 of 518	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.4	269 of 523	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.1	286 of 508	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.9	232 of 516	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.6	219 of 490	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.4	244 of 488	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.5	295 of 469	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.5	274 of 478	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	335 of 454	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	49.6	140 of 230	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.1	203 of 409	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.3	264 of 403	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.8	200 of 406	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.7	268 of 396	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.4	230 of 387	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	231 of 450	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	370 of 474	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	257 of 455	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	229 of 467	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	316 of 443	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	268 of 439	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	324 of 436	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	231 of 432	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	348 of 473	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.3	105 of 459	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	83 of 404	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	51.8	174 of 399	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	178 of 415	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	261 of 401	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	385 of 452	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	355 of 479	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.9	185 of 464	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	168 of 476	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	246 of 437	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.6	164 of 454	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	134 of 438	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	38.6	191 of 307	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.3	49 of 298	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	40.8	170 of 282	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.1	35 of 253	86.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	379 of 415	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	412 of 440	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	301 of 436	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	248 of 438	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	338 of 422	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	244 of 428	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	306 of 428	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	208 of 450	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	299 of 480	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	293 of 476	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.7	133 of 472	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.7	298 of 428	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.5	113 of 492	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	128 of 494	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.5	103 of 489	78.9%	★★★★☆
2016	65.9	184 of 489	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.4	311 of 504	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.0	319 of 483	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.1	289 of 534	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	70.2	176 of 539	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.9	194 of 545	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.3	239 of 540	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.5	177 of 234	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	66.1	196 of 460	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.7	232 of 463	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.1	291 of 450	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.1	295 of 452	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	72.3	149 of 433	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	230 of 358	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	253 of 403	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	269 of 396	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	197 of 388	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	295 of 339	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.8	123 of 401	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	222 of 395	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	168 of 333	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	128 of 389	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	194 of 393	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	46 of 312	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	100 of 270	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.9	26 of 370	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	57 of 374	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	147 of 377	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	286 of 405	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	272 of 398	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.1	79 of 403	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	213 of 351	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.2	89 of 411	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	62 of 398	84.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	82.8	18 of 214	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	38 of 173	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	72 of 220	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	250 of 376	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	332 of 402	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	328 of 398	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	61.5	156 of 401	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.1	297 of 364	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.3	157 of 412	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	183 of 414	55.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2025)49th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)38th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-24 vs school

High school

Special Education (2022)92nd percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading45%-5 vs state

Math24%-21 vs state

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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 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 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading 10th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
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
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)
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Falls Secondary

What schools feed into Falls Secondary?

Falls Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Falls Elementary

What district is Falls Secondary in?

International Falls School District

How many students attend Falls Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Falls Secondary.

What is the racial makeup of Falls Secondary?

Students at Falls Secondary are 86% White, 8% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Falls Secondary a good school?

Falls Secondary ranks 208^th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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