Summary:
ZIP code 56628 contains exactly one high school: Bigfork Secondary, a grades 7–12 school at 100 Huskie Blvd in Bigfork, Minnesota, serving roughly 130 students as part of the Grand Rapids Public School District. With a 12.3 student-teacher ratio and 54.62% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, it is a small campus where year-to-year results can swing noticeably.
The school's clearest strengths are in keeping students on track. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 100.0% and its dropout rate was 0.0%, both well ahead of district figures (90.7% and 3.4%) and state figures (84.9% and 4.2%). Reading looks strong in the upper grades, where 10th grade reached 50% proficient and 8th grade 53.3%, each above district and state. End-of-course science, at 38.5%, also tops the district's 36.3% and the state's 35%.
Math is the obvious concern. All-grade math proficiency is 14.9%, far below the district's 45% and the state's 44.9%, and every tested grade trails badly: 7th grade 11.8%, 8th grade 18.8%, and 11th grade 14.3%. Seventh-grade reading (29.4%) and 8th-grade science (12.5%) also fall short. Proficiency dropped in every subject from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with math sliding from 27.87% to 14.9%. The school currently ranks 219 of 473, at the 54th percentile with 3 stars, down from 166 of 480 two years earlier.
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