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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271500000759
FALLS ELEMENTARY
1414 15TH AVE, INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN 56649 · (218) 283-2571 · Koochiching County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
213 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 48%
Community
4
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 | 52 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
FALLS ELEMENTARY→FALLS SECONDARY
Based on grade levels within INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
41.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 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 FALLS ELEMENTARY
FALLS ELEMENTARY's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALLS ELEMENTARY this school | 425 | 50.1% | 42.7% |
| MESABI EAST ELEMENTARY AURORA | 470 | 49.8% | 41.3% |
| WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY WADENA | 450 | 52.2% | 36.0% |
| Rippleside Elementary AITKIN | 476 | 47.3% | 54.8% |
| FRAZEE ELEMENTARY FRAZEE | 453 | 47.9% | 46.9% |
| Cuyuna Range Elementary CROSBY | 533 | 47.7% | 39.2% |
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 FALLS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #472 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #561 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #373 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #433 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #252 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #654 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.1% | #333 of 942 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #301 of 499 |
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
425
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 425 | 33.4 | 12.7:1 | 50% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 32.3 | 12.1:1 | 49% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 49% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 43% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 47% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 44% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 678 | 36 | 18.8:1 | 41% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 30% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 31 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FALLS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (477 to 425); teachers up 4% (32 to 33.4).
About FALLS ELEMENTARY
FALLS ELEMENTARY is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minnesota. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 425 students. That is 24% above the average of about 344 students for elementary schools in Minnesota.
FALLS ELEMENTARY is one of the 2 schools that make up INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT (914 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, FALLS ELEMENTARY is 88% White. Other groups include 7% multiracial and 2% Native American. In Koochiching County overall, the White share is about 90%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
There are 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at FALLS ELEMENTARY, giving a ratio of 12.7:1. Elementary schools in Minnesota have an average ratio of 13.7:1. By family income, 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
FALLS ELEMENTARY holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Minnesota public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, FALLS ELEMENTARY would score about 38.1%. It scores 42.7%, 4.6 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Koochiching County, the median household earns about $66,940 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Koochiching County has 10 public schools with about 1,545 students, including FALLS ELEMENTARY.
FALLS SECONDARY is about 0.2 miles from FALLS ELEMENTARY, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, FALLS ELEMENTARY ranks 1st in a group of 4 nearby schools.
FALLS ELEMENTARY is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 407 to 425, a 4% rise. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.7:1) than in 2020-21 (11.3:1).
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Koochiching County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,833
Census ACS
Median income
$66,940
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,545 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FALLS SECONDARYHigh · 489 students
Other schools in INTERNATIONAL FALLS
- FALLS SECONDARYHigh · 489 students
- Int'l Falls ISD 361 ALC ProgramHigh · 26 students
- Int'l Falls ISD 361 Credit RecoveryHigh
Nearby schools
- FALLS SECONDARY0.2 mi · 489
- Int'l Falls ISD 361 ALC Program0.8 mi · 26
- LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY14.5 mi · 216
- LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY14.5 mi · 186
- NETT LAKE ELEMENTARY36.6 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About FALLS ELEMENTARYHow large is FALLS ELEMENTARY?
FALLS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
Is FALLS ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
FALLS ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FALLS ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FALLS ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FALLS ELEMENTARY?
At FALLS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 88% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees FALLS ELEMENTARY?
FALLS ELEMENTARY is overseen by INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT in Koochiching County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.