Enrollment
131
Middle
DISTRICT 148 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271314000660
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE
710 4TH AVE NE, GRAND MEADOW, MN 55936 · (507) 754-5318 · Mower County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Minnesota public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
36 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 48%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 40 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 20% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE→GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
27.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE's state test result (39.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE this school | 131 | 27.5% | 39.4% |
| MORRISTOWN ELEMENTARY MORRISTOWN | 115 | 27.8% | 38.9% |
| Memorial Middle School ELY | 146 | 28.8% | 35.0% |
| CALEDONIA MIDDLE CALEDONIA | 138 | 24.6% | 50.4% |
| Brandon-Evansville Middle School BRANDON | 124 | 30.6% | 44.4% |
| WATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN JR. MORRISTOWN | 105 | 30.5% | 43.2% |
Matched among Minnesota middle 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 GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.4% | #133 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #191 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #57 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #239 of 306 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #181 of 252 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
131
-12 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 35.8:1
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 | 131 | 6.7 | 19.6:1 | 27% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 6.3 | 18.4:1 | 29% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 7.3 | 18.1:1 | 34% (45) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 4 | 35.8:1 | 22% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 6.3 | 21.0:1 | 24% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 5 | 29.4:1 | 30% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 5 | 20.6:1 | 38% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 19% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 166 | 12 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (132 to 131); teachers up 7% (6.3 to 6.7).
About GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE is a middle school in GRAND MEADOW, Minnesota, according to federal school records. The latest federal count shows 131 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Minnesota is about 495 students, so this school is 74% smaller than average.
The 3 schools in GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT enroll 443 students altogether, GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE among them.
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE enrolls a student body that is 92% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Mower County overall, about 75% of residents are White. By the diversity index, GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE comes in at 14%.
Federal data list 6.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.6:1. Among middle schools in Minnesota, the typical ratio is 17.5:1. The lunch program counts 27% of students at GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 55% average for public schools in Mower County.
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of Minnesota public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE, the prediction is 50.3% and the result is 39.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Mower County, median household income is about $73,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE is one of 34 public schools in Mower County, which together enroll about 7,434 students.
Nearby, GRAND MEADOW ELEMENTARY is less than a tenth of a mile away. GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 46.1% on proficiency, and GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE is below that at 39.4%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 143 in 2020-21 and 131 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 35.8:1 to 19.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Mower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,343
Census ACS
Median income
$73,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
7,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- GRAND MEADOW ELEMENTARYElementary · 172 students
- GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGHHigh · 140 students
Other schools in GRAND MEADOW
- GRAND MEADOW ELEMENTARYElementary · 172 students
- GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGHHigh · 140 students
- Enrich GMCombined · 6 students
- Next Step East (Grand Meadow)High · 4 students
Nearby schools
- GRAND MEADOW ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 172
- GRAND MEADOW SENIOR HIGH0.0 mi · 140
- Enrich GM0.0 mi · 6
- Next Step East (Grand Meadow)0.6 mi · 4
- Kingsland Elementary School8.7 mi · 306
- Enrich Kingsland8.7 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About GRAND MEADOW MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE?
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE enrolls approximately 131 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE serve?
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE.
How diverse is GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE?
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE in?
GRAND MEADOW MIDDLE is part of GRAND MEADOW PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.