GREENWAY MIDDLE

Set in COLERAINE, Minnesota, GREENWAY MIDDLE is a close-knit junior high, operated by GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. It works with 244 students across grades 5 through 8. That puts it 51% leaner than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Across the 4 schools in GREENWAY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (970 students total), GREENWAY MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, GREENWAY MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 13% multiracial, 4% Native American, 3% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, GREENWAY MIDDLE reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting GREENWAY MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, GREENWAY MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 36.4%, a residual of -0.9 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Itasca County) reports that median household income runs about $68,603, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Itasca County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,407 students), of which GREENWAY MIDDLE is one.

GREENWAY SENIOR HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GREENWAY MIDDLE at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 46.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GREENWAY MIDDLE has decreased 19%, going from 303 students in 2018 to 244 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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