Grandhaven Elementary School

Grandhaven Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in McMinnville, Oregon, part of McMinnville SD 40. Current enrollment sits at 446 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 321 students each, so Grandhaven Elementary School sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 9 schools in McMinnville SD 40 (6,293 students total), Grandhaven Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Grandhaven Elementary School reports that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Yamhill County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Grandhaven Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.9%; this one delivers 39.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Yamhill County) shows that median household income runs about $90,063, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grandhaven Elementary School is one of 34 public schools in Yamhill County (combined enrollment of about 14,724 students).

Patton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Grandhaven Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Grandhaven Elementary School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 38.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 525 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.