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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270948002785

GREENWAY MIDDLE

308 ROOSEVELT ST, COLERAINE, MN 55722 · (218) 245-1287 · Itasca County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Minnesota public middle schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+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

Enrollment
244
Middle
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 495
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
126 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 54820%
Grade 66025%
Grade 77631%
Grade 86025%
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
19379%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
73%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Two+
3113%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
104%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
12350%
Female
12150%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
GREENWAY MIDDLE→GREENWAY SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
VANDYKE ELEMENTARYPK–04
Based on grade levels within GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
42.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
36.8%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 GREENWAY MIDDLE

GREENWAY MIDDLE's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
GREENWAY MIDDLE this school24451.6%36.4%
Staples-Motley Middle School
STAPLES
28451.8%35.9%
REDWOOD VALLEY MIDDLE
REDWOOD FALLS
30948.5%39.9%
COMMUNITY MIDDLE
LITTLE FALLS
49644.4%33.3%
WADENA-DEER CREEK 5TH AND 6TH GRADE
WADENA
15940.9%45.1%
WASECA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
WASECA
38044.7%41.4%
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 GREENWAY MIDDLE ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Minnesota
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
36.4%#158 of 245
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.8%#144 of 245
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.2%#180 of 245
Enrollment
ranked largest first
244#201 of 306
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#67 of 210
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.6%#142 of 216
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
51.6%#61 of 252
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.5%#30 of 129
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 2024-25
Enrollment
244
-76 (-24%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524415.515.7:152% (126)
2023-2428718.715.4:153% (151)
2022-233022213.7:160% (180)
2020-213202016.0:148% (153)
2017-1830316.318.6:149% (148)
2015-163171718.6:153% (169)
2010-114202021.0:150% (211)
2000-014312616.6:140% (173)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GREENWAY MIDDLE.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (303 to 244); teachers down 5% (16.3 to 15.5).

About GREENWAY MIDDLE

At 308 ROOSEVELT ST in COLERAINE, Minnesota, GREENWAY MIDDLE operates as a small middle school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 244 students in grades 5 through 8. Against the 495-student average for middle schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 51% lower.

Within GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, GREENWAY MIDDLE is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 970 students.

At 79%, White students outnumber all other groups at GREENWAY MIDDLE combined. It is also 13% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 3% Hispanic. Itasca County's residents are about 89% White, 10 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, GREENWAY MIDDLE comes in at 36%.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.7:1, with 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 52% of enrollment.

Measured against Minnesota public middle schools, GREENWAY MIDDLE receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

GREENWAY MIDDLE sits between the top and bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.4% and a predicted 37.3%.

County data help place the school in context: in Itasca County, median household income is about $68,603, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. GREENWAY MIDDLE is among the 26 public schools in Itasca County.

The next-closest public school is GREENWAY SENIOR HIGH, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. GREENWAY MIDDLE's average proficiency of 36.4% compares with 46.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

The number of students dropped from 320 to 244 over 4 years.

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Itasca County at a glance

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Population
45,275
Census ACS
Median income
$68,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,407 students

Quick facts

School name
GREENWAY MIDDLE
District
GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
308 ROOSEVELT ST, COLERAINE, MN 55722
Phone
(218) 245-1287
County
Itasca County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
244
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
126 (52%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
270948002785
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Other schools in COLERAINE
Other Greenway Middle schools

One other US public school is named Greenway Middle. GREENWAY MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About GREENWAY MIDDLE
What is the total enrollment at GREENWAY MIDDLE?
GREENWAY MIDDLE enrolls approximately 244 students in grades 05-08.
Is GREENWAY MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
GREENWAY MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does GREENWAY MIDDLE have?
GREENWAY MIDDLE employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at GREENWAY MIDDLE?
Student demographics at GREENWAY MIDDLE are roughly 79% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees GREENWAY MIDDLE?
GREENWAY MIDDLE is overseen by GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Itasca County.
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