Summary
Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary is a PK–6 school in Littlefork, MN, with 216 students, serving a small community in northern Minnesota. It belongs to the Littlefork-Big Falls School District. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 51st percentile (3 stars) among Minnesota elementary schools, a strong rebound from 29th percentile (1 star) the prior year. That put it just ahead of nearby Falls Elementary (49th percentile, 2 stars), though Falls had been ranked higher in the two previous years.
Proficiency varies by subject. Math was 43.9%, just below the state’s 44.9%; reading was 48.7%, essentially matching the state’s 48.6%; and science was 28.1%, above the state’s 25.5% and far above Falls Elementary’s 16.7%. Grade-level results show strengths in 4th grade math (57.1%, above state and Falls), 6th grade reading (64.0%, above state and Falls), and 5th grade science (28.1%, above state and more than 11 points above Falls). However, 3rd grade math (40.9% vs. state 57.9%) and 3rd grade reading (36.4% vs. state 46.8%) are weak, and 5th grade math, 4th grade reading, and 6th grade math also fall below state or Falls.
Subgroup effectiveness rankings are striking: low-income students ranked 81st percentile (4 stars), a dramatic jump, while male students reached 63rd percentile (3 stars), female students 37th percentile (2 stars), and the White student subgroup 24th percentile (1 star), improved from 2nd percentile but still low. Small subgroup sizes can make these numbers volatile. Other context: free/reduced lunch is 43.98%, lower than Falls Elementary’s 50.12%; the student-teacher ratio is 18.0, higher than Falls Elementary’s 12.7; enrollment is 216, about half of Falls Elementary’s 425. The Littlefork-Big Falls School District ranks 46th percentile, better than the International Falls School District at 37th. Overall, the school’s recent gains are promising, but improvement is uneven, with early-grade math and reading needing attention.
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