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Schools in Little Falls · Sparta Area School District, Melrose-Mindoro School District

Little Falls’s public schools score below 66% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

28% of students in Little Falls’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Little Falls, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 7 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 10 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 6 pts vs WI 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 10% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Sparta Area
Students per teacher
12.5
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,681 students on the public path
In brief

Little Falls’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1275 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Little Falls’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 34% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Sparta Area spends $14,811 per student and Melrose-Mindoro $16,907, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Little Falls’s grade

C− Test scoresB− Graduation

C: better than 34% of Wisconsin school districts. Graduation is above the Wisconsin average; test scores are below it.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (1275)Better than 27%
Towns in Monroe County (24)Better than 88%
CC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,814 test results and a graduating class of 228 could put Little Falls anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Little Falls’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,817 in math, 1,810 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Little Falls, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Little Falls runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sparta Area School District). From grade PK, students attend the Melrose-Mindoro School District, shared with Farmington, Franklin, Irving, Melrose, Melrose and North Bend. Its school is in Melrose. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Little Falls

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sparta Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 7 schools · 2,749 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$14,811WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Melrose-Mindoro School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 726 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,907WI $16,459 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sparta Area School District30%
State average 38.1% · 1446 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sparta Area School District25%
State average 38.7% · 1453 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Melrose-Mindoro School District34%
State average 38.1% · 364 students tested
Math · PK–12, Melrose-Mindoro School District41%
State average 38.7% · 364 students tested

Little Falls vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Little Falls’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Little FallsCSparta Area PK–12 · Melrose-Mindoro PK–12
Melrose—Melrose-Mindoro
New Lyme—Sparta Area
Burns—Bangor
SpartaCSparta Area
Irving—Black River Falls PK–12 · Melrose-Mindoro PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Melrose-Mindoro with Little Falls for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Little Falls

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Little Fallsin other towns
Melrose-Mindoro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Melrose
A−
399 students13:1Rate it →
Southside Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Sparta
268 students13:1Rate it →
Sparta Meadowview Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Sparta
C
687 students11:1Rate it →
Melrose-Mindoro Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Melrose
C
327 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Little Falls’s schools

Are Little Falls’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Little Falls children attend score below 66% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Little Falls in?

Two districts: Sparta Area School District runs grades PK–12, and Melrose-Mindoro School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Farmington, Franklin, Irving, Melrose, Melrose and North Bend.

What is Little Falls’s graduation rate?

97% of the class of 2023 in Sparta Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.

How much does Little Falls spend per student?

$14,811 in Sparta Area School District and $16,907 in Melrose-Mindoro School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.