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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530747001116
Grand Mound Elementary
7710 James Rd SW, Rochester, WA 98579 · (360) 273-5512 · Thurston County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
337 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 177 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 181 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 29% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 68% · 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 Mound Elementary→Rochester Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rochester School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -12.3pp since 2014
Math
44.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -13.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 44.6% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 43.1% |
| 2022-23 | 44.8% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 40.4% |
| 2018-19 | 49.9% | 61.5% |
| 2017-18 | 51.1% | 49.8% |
| 2016-17 | 55.4% | 60.6% |
| 2015-16 | 58.4% | 57.5% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 58.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Mound Elementary
Grand Mound Elementary's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Mound Elementary this school | 507 | 66.5% | 45.8% |
| Sand Hill Elementary Belfair | 537 | 63.5% | 30.1% |
| Rochester Primary School Rochester | 488 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Mary Purcell Elementary School Sedro-Woolley | 465 | 64.7% | 34.9% |
| Grainger Elementary Okanogan | 404 | 65.6% | 43.4% |
| Bordeaux Elementary School Shelton | 528 | 69.3% | 44.2% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Mound Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #504 of 936 | #27 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #543 of 1,103 ▲ 26 | #24 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #608 of 1,102 ▼ 48 | #29 of 39 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #260 of 928 | #9 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #271 of 1,268 | #11 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,030 of 1,085 | #39 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #589 of 1,088 | #26 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #327 of 1,169 | #4 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #703 of 778 | #25 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
507
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 507 | 26.9 | 18.9:1 | 66% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 26.8 | 19.1:1 | 72% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 30.6 | 16.3:1 | 66% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 51% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 526 | 29.8 | 17.7:1 | 55% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 56% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 26 | 18.9:1 | 53% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 18 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Mound Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (526 to 507); teachers down 10% (29.8 to 26.9).
About Grand Mound Elementary
Located in Rochester, Washington, Grand Mound Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in grades 3 through 5 attend, and enrollment is 507 students. The school's enrollment is 33% bigger than the 380 average for elementary schools in Washington.
The district, Rochester School District, has 2,175 students enrolled across 5 schools.
At 56%, White students outnumber all other groups at Grand Mound Elementary combined. The school is also 32% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Native American. The White share of the county population is higher, at 72%. The chance that two students picked at random at Grand Mound Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The count of teachers at Grand Mound Elementary is 26.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.9:1. Among elementary schools in Washington, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The school counts 337 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 66%. That is higher than the 43% average for public schools in Thurston County.
Grand Mound Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (45.8%) and its predicted rate (35.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools.
Within Thurston County, median household income is about $96,563, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 86 public schools in Thurston County, with a combined enrollment of about 44,412.
The next-closest public school is Rochester Primary School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Grand Mound Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Grand Mound Elementary is 1st of 6 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Grand Mound Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (504) to 2024-25 (507).
The Grand Mound Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester School District
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- Rochester Primary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- H.e.a.r.t. High SchoolHigh · 37 students
- Rochester Virtual AcademyCombined
Other schools in Rochester
- Rochester High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Rochester Middle SchoolMiddle · 535 students
- Rochester Primary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- H.e.a.r.t. High SchoolHigh · 37 students
- Rochester Virtual AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Rochester Primary School0.2 mi · 488
- Rochester High School0.3 mi · 608
- Rochester Middle School2.8 mi · 535
- H.e.a.r.t. High School3.1 mi · 37
- Fords Prairie Elementary5.0 mi · 443
- Centralia High School5.1 mi · 941
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Mound ElementaryHow many students attend Grand Mound Elementary?
Grand Mound Elementary enrolls approximately 507 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Grand Mound Elementary serve?
Grand Mound Elementary serves grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Grand Mound Elementary have?
Grand Mound Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
How diverse is Grand Mound Elementary?
Grand Mound Elementary reports a student body of 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Grand Mound Elementary?
Grand Mound Elementary is overseen by Rochester School District in Thurston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.