Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271317000882
BIGFORK ELEMENTARY
100 HUSKIE BLVD, BIGFORK, MN 56628 · (218) 743-3444 · Itasca County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
85 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
BIGFORK ELEMENTARY→BIGFORK SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
47.5%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like BIGFORK ELEMENTARY
BIGFORK ELEMENTARY's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIGFORK ELEMENTARY this school | 139 | 61.2% | 47.1% |
| Laporte Elementary LAPORTE | 146 | 59.6% | 27.3% |
| TRUMAN ELEMENTARY TRUMAN | 136 | 57.4% | 34.9% |
| Hill City Elementary HILL CITY | 112 | 62.5% | 51.4% |
| BADGER ELEMENTARY BADGER | 124 | 58.1% | 40.1% |
| KNIGHT ELEMENTARY RANDALL | 119 | 61.3% | 34.4% |
Matched among Minnesota elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where BIGFORK ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Itasca County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #391 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #477 of 844 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #326 of 844 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #870 of 1,130 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #213 of 942 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
139
-12 (-8%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 139 | 9.9 | 14.0:1 | 61% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 9.5 | 15.7:1 | 66% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 157 | 9.7 | 16.2:1 | 64% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | 10 | 15.1:1 | 46% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 181 | 9.7 | 18.7:1 | 63% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 10 | 15.0:1 | 54% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 10 | 12.9:1 | 47% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 9 | 15.3:1 | 39% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BIGFORK ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (181 to 139); teachers up 2% (9.7 to 9.9).
About BIGFORK ELEMENTARY
BIGFORK ELEMENTARY, a small elementary school, is located in BIGFORK, Minnesota. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 139 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Minnesota is roughly 344 students; this school is 60% smaller than that.
The district, GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, has 3,972 students enrolled across 11 schools.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at BIGFORK ELEMENTARY combined. After that, the student body is 12% multiracial, 8% Native American, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Itasca County, the White share is about 89%. By the diversity index, BIGFORK ELEMENTARY comes in at 40%.
Teachers at BIGFORK ELEMENTARY total 9.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 13.7:1, a similar figure. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 61%. Among public schools in Itasca County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, BIGFORK ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota schools. It scores 47.1%; the prediction is 32.2%.
Federal survey data for Itasca County show that median household income is about $68,603, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. BIGFORK ELEMENTARY is among the 26 public schools in Itasca County.
BIGFORK SECONDARY is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, BIGFORK ELEMENTARY ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes BIGFORK ELEMENTARY as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 151 in 2020-21 and 139 in 2024-25, a decrease of 12 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2020-21 to 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at BIGFORK ELEMENTARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Itasca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,275
Census ACS
Median income
$68,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,407 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GRAND RAPIDS SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,091 students
- ROBERT J. ELKINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 764 students
- East Rapids ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- West Rapids ElementaryElementary · 612 students
- COHASSET ELEMENTARYElementary · 312 students
- BIGFORK SECONDARYHigh · 130 students
Other Bigfork Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bigfork Elementary. BIGFORK ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bigfork ElementaryBigfork, MT · 343 students
Nearby schools
- BIGFORK SECONDARY0.0 mi · 130
- NORTHOME SECONDARY29.0 mi · 101
- NORTHOME ELEMENTARY29.0 mi · 102
- Deer River High School ALP29.2 mi · 13
- DEER RIVER SECONDARY29.2 mi · 425
- Deer River Schools SPED29.2 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About BIGFORK ELEMENTARYHow large is BIGFORK ELEMENTARY?
BIGFORK ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does BIGFORK ELEMENTARY serve?
BIGFORK ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does BIGFORK ELEMENTARY have?
BIGFORK ELEMENTARY employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at BIGFORK ELEMENTARY?
At BIGFORK ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees BIGFORK ELEMENTARY?
BIGFORK ELEMENTARY is overseen by GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Itasca County.
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