Grandview Middle School

Set in MOUND, Minnesota, Grandview Middle School is a mid-tier junior high, run under Westonka Public School District. It teaches 606 students across grades 5 through 7. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 22% above typical.

Across the 6 schools in Westonka Public School District (2,442 students total), Grandview Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Grandview Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Hennepin County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Grandview Middle School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hennepin County (around 43%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Grandview Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Minnesota public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 55.4%; Grandview Middle School posts 69.0%, +13.6 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hennepin County) reports that median household earnings sit near $97,653, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grandview Middle School is one of 496 public schools in Hennepin County (combined enrollment of about 177,509 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hilltop Primary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grandview Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grandview Middle School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 73.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Grandview Middle School's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 588 (now 606). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.