Summary:
ZIP code 56628 covers Bigfork, Minnesota, where two public schools serve the full pre-kindergarten through 12th grade span: Bigfork Elementary for grades PK–6 and Bigfork Secondary for grades 7–12. Both sit at 100 Huskie Blvd and both belong to the Grand Rapids Public School District, which ranks 202 of 458 Minnesota districts (56th percentile, 3 stars). Enrollment is 139 at the elementary and 130 at the secondary, for 269 students combined.
Bigfork Elementary is the stronger academic performer. In 2025–2026 all-grade results it posted 54.5% proficient in reading (above the state's 48.6%), 45.5% in math (above district and state), and 29.4% in science (above both). Its ranking climbed from the 38th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 60th percentile in 2025–2026. Bigfork Secondary stands out for completion: a 100.0% graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate in 2024–2025, versus 90.7% and 3.4% district-wide and 84.9% and 4.2% statewide, plus above-benchmark Science End of Course proficiency of 38.5%. Its all-grades math proficiency, however, is 14.9% — roughly 30 points below district and state — and its rank percentile slipped from 65 to 54.
The clearest contrast is math: 45.5% at the elementary versus 14.9% at the secondary, a 30.6-point gap, compared with 11.0 points in reading and 5.3 points in science. Grade-level results vary widely at both schools — 4th grade math (66.7%) and 6th grade math (55.0%) are strong, while 3rd grade (27.3%) and 5th grade (23.5%) lag; secondary 8th grade reading (53.3%) and 10th grade reading (50.0%) beat benchmarks, but 7th grade reading (29.4%) drags the average down. Notably, the elementary has the higher free/reduced lunch rate (61.15% vs. 54.62%) yet higher proficiency in every subject. With only 139 and 130 students, a single student can shift grade-level rates by several points.
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