Enrollment
216
Elementary
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST.·NCES 271827000847
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY
700 MAIN ST, LITTLEFORK, MN 56653 · (218) 278-6641 · Koochiching County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
95 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY→LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
36.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
38.3%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY this school | 216 | 44.0% | 34.8% |
| WILLOW RIVER ELEMENTARY WILLOW RIVER | 231 | 44.2% | 45.3% |
| FERTILE-BELTRAMI ELEMENTARY FERTILE | 249 | 43.4% | 59.3% |
| McGregor Elementary MCGREGOR | 220 | 45.0% | 49.8% |
| J.A. HUGHES ELEMENTARY RED LAKE FALLS | 237 | 42.2% | 53.8% |
| McKinley Elementary FERGUS FALLS | 249 | 43.4% | 55.4% |
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 LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #612 of 844 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #604 of 844 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #620 of 844 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #772 of 1,130 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #738 of 769 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #668 of 796 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #422 of 942 |
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
216
+64 (+42%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 225
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 216 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 44% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 13.1 | 14.2:1 | 48% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 9.8 | 17.7:1 | 47% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 10 | 15.2:1 | 34% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 189 | 10.2 | 18.6:1 | 38% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 10 | 18.9:1 | 41% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 166 | 11 | 15.1:1 | 49% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 36% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (189 to 216); teachers up 18% (10.2 to 12).
About LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school in LITTLEFORK, Minnesota, under LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST.. Enrolled students number 216 students, in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students each.
Besides LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY, LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST. runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 402 students.
The student body at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY is 89% White. It is also 7% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 90% White share among all Koochiching County residents. LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 12 full-time positions, a ratio of 18.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Minnesota have 13.7:1, compared with 18.1:1 here. Around 44% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Koochiching County average 45%.
allk12 grades LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY a C-. The grade compares the school only with Minnesota public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.8%, compared with a predicted 41.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Koochiching County, the median household income is $66,940, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Koochiching County has 10 public schools and roughly 1,545 students.
Nearby, LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SECONDARY is less than a tenth of a mile away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 4.
For locale, NCES codes LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY as Rural: Remote.
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY enrolled 152 in 2020-21 and 216 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Students per teacher rose from 15.2 in 2020-21 to 18.1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY?
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 216 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY serve?
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY?
At LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY public or private?
LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LITTLEFORK-BIG FALLS SCHOOL DIST..
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