GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE

As a rural-scale middle school in GRAND MEADOW, Minnesota, GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE teaches 131 students from grades 5 through 8, part of GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 495 students each, so GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE sits 74% leaner than that benchmark.

Within GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 443 students, GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE records that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Mower County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 27% of students at GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Mower County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 39.4%, a residual of -10.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Mower County shows median household earnings sit near $73,074, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE is one of 34 public schools in Mower County (combined enrollment of about 7,434 students).

GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 46.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE has showed little movement, going from 132 students in 2018 to 131 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 in 2025.

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