Summary:
Falls High is the only high school in ZIP code 56649 (International Falls, Minnesota), serving grades 7–12 with 489 students as part of the International Falls School District. Because it is the sole high school in the area, there are no local peer schools to compare with, so the most useful benchmarks are the district and the state of Minnesota.
The school's strongest results are in student persistence. Falls High graduates 98.1% of its students and records a 1.8% dropout rate, both far better than the state's 84.9% graduation and 4.2% dropout rates. Among tested subjects, 11th-grade math is the one bright spot, at 38.6% proficient versus 35.3% statewide. Reading is comparatively the least weak subject: 8th-grade reading reaches 45.5% (state 50.0%) and 7th-grade reading 40.0% (state 43.5%), though 10th-grade reading falls to 30.9% against the state's 42.5%.
Academic proficiency overall, however, trails the state. In 2025–2026, all-grade math was 29.5% versus 44.9% statewide, reading 39.3% versus 48.6%, and science 6.1% versus 25.5%. Middle school math is a notable drag, with 8th grade at 18.8% against 42.3% statewide. Science is the most urgent weakness at every reported level: End of Course 13.5% (state 35.0%) and 8th grade 0% (state 16.7%). The school also saw a sharp swing in its state ranking—3 stars and the 54th percentile in 2024–2025, dropping to 2 stars and the 39th percentile in 2025–2026, when it ranked 289th of 473 schools.
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