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Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary

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Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary ranks 101 st of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

101^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 450 Minnesota High Schools

Better than 78% of Minnesota high schools

Summary

Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Littlefork-Big Falls School District in Littlefork, Minnesota, with a total enrollment of 182 students. The school has experienced fluctuations in its statewide ranking and rating, ranging from a high of 5 out of 5 stars in 2020-2021 to a low of 1 out of 5 stars in 2021-2022. In the most recent school year (2024-2025), Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary ranked 101st out of 450 Minnesota high schools and was rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

One of the school's strengths is its performance among male students, ranking 96th out of 377 Minnesota high schools in 2024-2025 and rated 4 out of 5 stars. However, the school's performance among female students and white students has been more average, ranking in the middle to lower third of Minnesota high schools. Interestingly, Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary has performed particularly well among low socioeconomic status students, ranking 2nd out of 374 Minnesota high schools in 2017-2018 and earning a 5 out of 5 star rating.

Academically, Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary has consistently outperformed the state average in math and reading proficiency on the MCA-III assessments, particularly in the upper grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 11th-grade math proficiency rate was 50%, compared to the state average of 34.96%. The school's performance in science has been more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. Overall, Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary appears to be a school with a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, and the district and school leaders are working to develop targeted strategies to support student success.

186

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,981

Per pupil spending ?

41.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Main St
Littlefork, MN 56653-0533

(218) 278-6614

District: Littlefork-Big Falls School District

Feeder schools for Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary:

Elementary:

Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.9%

Two or more races:

7.5%

American Indian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2022 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Minnesota high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Minnesota average (85%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 78th (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 16 pts below the Minnesota average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

Minnesota avg47%

Middle school

403^rd of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

101^st of 450

Minnesota public high schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Minnesota High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

261^st of 446Littlefork-Big 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	27.2	403 of 519	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	352 of 545	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.1	112 of 529	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	68 of 520	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.0	55 of 521	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	138 of 533	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	31 of 518	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	73.8	121 of 523	76.9%	★★★★☆
2016	67.4	156 of 508	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.2	166 of 516	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.9	110 of 490	77.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.2	92 of 488	81.1%	★★★★☆
2012	83.6	31 of 469	93.4%	★★★★★
2011	84.4	35 of 478	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.7	20 of 454	95.6%	★★★★★
2009	82.1	20 of 230	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	59.2	186 of 409	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	33.3	324 of 403	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.7	341 of 406	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	49.6	255 of 396	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.0	288 of 387	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	438 of 450	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	391 of 474	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	226 of 455	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.9	92 of 467	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	60 of 443	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	93.2	9 of 436	97.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	312 of 473	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	176 of 459	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.9	6 of 401	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	272 of 479	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.1	73 of 464	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	77 of 476	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	44 of 437	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	65.1	148 of 454	67.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	389 of 415	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	397 of 440	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	63.5	135 of 436	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	127 of 438	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	90 of 422	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	175 of 428	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	54 of 428	87.4%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	101 of 450	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	184 of 480	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	114 of 476	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	28.8	355 of 472	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	92.6	13 of 428	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	62.8	201 of 492	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.1	72 of 494	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	125 of 489	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	89.0	31 of 489	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	43 of 504	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	74.0	110 of 483	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.3	57 of 534	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	58.4	287 of 539	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	81.2	48 of 545	91.2%	★★★★★
2010	54.7	303 of 540	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.5	123 of 234	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.7	257 of 460	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.3	213 of 463	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.6	277 of 450	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.6	291 of 452	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.1	186 of 433	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	184 of 403	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	155 of 396	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	11.5	356 of 388	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	285 of 401	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	88.1	14 of 395	96.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	16.8	274 of 312	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	160 of 370	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	99.0	2 of 374	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	96 of 377	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	152 of 405	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.9	24 of 398	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	40.0	264 of 403	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	182 of 411	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	181 of 398	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	143 of 376	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	251 of 402	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	168 of 398	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	8.9	376 of 401	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	85.1	30 of 364	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	44.8	269 of 412	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.3	132 of 414	68.1%	★★★☆☆

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

Male (2024)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-20 vs school

High school

Male (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-16 vs school

Female (2024)54th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)12th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math34%-11 vs state

Reading34%-16 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
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
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 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 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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary

Is Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary a good school?

Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary ranks 101^st of 450 Minnesota high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary.

What district is Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary in?

Littlefork-Big Falls School District

What schools feed into Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary?

Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary?

Students at Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary are 92% White, 8% Two or more races.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

2024–25 MCA-III test scoresAug 29, 2025

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesMay 8, 2025

2022–23 graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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