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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
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
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
-52 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
88%
was 88%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FALLS ELEMENTARY
Located at 1414 15TH AVE, in INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minnesota, FALLS ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier elementary school that instructs 425 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT. Enrollment runs roughly 24% bigger than the state mean of about 344.
INTERNATIONAL FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 914 students; FALLS ELEMENTARY is among them.
On demographics, FALLS ELEMENTARY logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder reads as 7% multiracial, 2% Native American. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FALLS ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.1%; this one delivers 42.7%.
In the area at large, Koochiching County reports that median household income runs about $66,940, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. FALLS ELEMENTARY is one of 10 public schools in Koochiching County (combined enrollment of about 1,545 students).
Nearest neighbor: FALLS SECONDARY, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FALLS ELEMENTARY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.7%.
FALLS ELEMENTARY operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. FALLS ELEMENTARY's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 425). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the FALLS ELEMENTARY community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SECONDARY14.5 mi · 186
- LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY14.5 mi · 216
- 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.