Summary:
The city of Littlefork, Minnesota is home to two schools, Littlefork-Big Falls Elementary and Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary, both part of the Littlefork-Big Falls School District. While the district is ranked 269 out of 463 in Minnesota and rated 2 out of 5 stars, the secondary school stands out as the stronger performer, consistently outpacing its elementary counterpart and the state averages in several key metrics.
Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary boasts higher proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science compared to the elementary school and the state. In the 2023-2024 school year, the secondary school had a 31.58% proficiency rate in 11th grade Math, compared to the district's 37.71% and the state's 34.99%. Additionally, the secondary school had a 53.57% proficiency rate in 10th grade Reading, higher than the district's 39.25% and the state's 49.85%. The secondary school also maintains a strong graduation rate of 91.6% and a low dropout rate of 4.1%, both better than the state averages.
Demographic differences between the two schools may also contribute to the secondary school's superior performance. Littlefork-Big Falls Secondary has a higher percentage of White students (94.81%) compared to the elementary school (88.51%), as well as a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (41.56% vs. 47.13%). The secondary school also benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.3, compared to 17.7 at the elementary school, which may be a factor in its academic success.
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