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Little Falls Senior High

Public Grades 9-12
299th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 450 Minnesota High Schools
Better than 34% of Minnesota high schools
Summary

Little Falls Senior High is a public high school located in Little Falls, Minnesota, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 769 students. The school is part of the Little Falls Community Schools district, which is ranked 318 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Little Falls Senior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota high schools, typically between 200-300 out of around 450-500 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other Minnesota high schools. The school has struggled to perform well across different student subgroups, ranking particularly low for male students, white students, and low socioeconomic status students, all of which are in the bottom third of Minnesota high schools. However, the school performs better for special education students, ranking in the middle of the state.

The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 77.2% and 88.7% over the past few years, which is below the state average, and the dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 4.5% to 7.2% in recent years. Little Falls Senior High consistently underperforms the state and its own district in proficiency rates on the MCA-III assessments for math, reading, and science, with proficiency rates typically 10-20 percentage points below the state averages. Nearby schools, such as Holdingford Secondary, Upsala Secondary, Swanville Secondary, and Healy Secondary, generally outperform Little Falls Senior High across various metrics, including statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance.

747
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,380
Per pupil spending ?
33.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1001 5th Ave SE
       Little Falls, MN  56345-3357

(320) 616-2200

District: Little Falls Community Schools


Feeder schools for Little Falls Senior High:

Elementary:    Knight Elementary
    Lincoln Elementary
    Lindbergh Elementary
Middle:    Community Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
89.8%
Two or more races:
4.1%
Hispanic:
3.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025
Strengths
89% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (84%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Minnesota average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg39%
Minnesota avg47%
299th of 450
Minnesota public high schools ?
Bottom 34%▼ down 38 pts since 2015
From top 28% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Little Falls Community Schools
318th of 446Little Falls Community Schools 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202539.4299 of 45033.6%★★☆☆☆
202442.4301 of 48037.3%★★☆☆☆
202349.2257 of 47646.0%★★☆☆☆
202241.0310 of 47234.3%★★☆☆☆
202142.4280 of 42834.6%★★☆☆☆
201949.8291 of 49240.9%★★☆☆☆
201863.7208 of 49457.9%★★★☆☆
201760.7222 of 48954.6%★★★☆☆
201671.7133 of 48972.8%★★★★☆
201571.4141 of 50472.0%★★★★☆
201453.1276 of 48342.9%★★☆☆☆
201360.4243 of 53454.5%★★★☆☆
201264.0229 of 53957.5%★★★☆☆
201167.9193 of 54564.6%★★★☆☆
201064.2228 of 54057.8%★★★☆☆
200952.0150 of 23435.9%★★☆☆☆
200845.8319 of 46030.7%★★☆☆☆
200754.9260 of 46343.8%★★☆☆☆
200660.1224 of 45050.2%★★★☆☆
200578.175 of 45283.4%★★★★☆
200463.4238 of 43345.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202536.7248 of 35830.7%★★☆☆☆
202432.1295 of 40326.8%★☆☆☆☆
202340.5261 of 39634.1%★★☆☆☆
202235.1282 of 38827.3%★☆☆☆☆
202134.0258 of 33923.9%★☆☆☆☆
201939.0276 of 40131.2%★★☆☆☆
201854.7209 of 39547.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202535.8227 of 33331.8%★★☆☆☆
202428.8298 of 38923.4%★☆☆☆☆
202336.2272 of 39330.8%★★☆☆☆
202239.9192 of 31238.5%★★☆☆☆
202153.2126 of 27053.3%★★★☆☆
201943.4225 of 37039.2%★★☆☆☆
201870.290 of 37475.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202528.8292 of 37722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202441.8254 of 40537.3%★★☆☆☆
202346.9224 of 39843.7%★★☆☆☆
202234.0297 of 40326.3%★☆☆☆☆
202138.1234 of 35133.3%★★☆☆☆
201944.8261 of 41136.5%★★☆☆☆
201857.5196 of 39850.8%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202538.9114 of 17836.0%★★☆☆☆
202436.4152 of 22131.2%★★☆☆☆
202371.042 of 21680.6%★★★★☆
202231.3166 of 21422.4%★☆☆☆☆
202119.1150 of 17313.3%★☆☆☆☆
201910.6209 of 2205.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201848.3104 of 19546.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMinnesota percentileRating
202524.0318 of 37615.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.9326 of 40218.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.1294 of 39826.1%★☆☆☆☆
202225.4335 of 40116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202129.1294 of 36419.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.8319 of 41222.6%★☆☆☆☆
201850.6239 of 41442.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)36th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)15th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?
Reading38%-12 vs state
Math26%-19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Little Falls Senior High.

Little Falls Senior High ranks 299th of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Little Falls Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Knight Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Lindbergh Elementary
Middle : Community Middle

Students at Little Falls Senior High are 90% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.


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