Grand Mound Elementary

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Rochester, Washington, Grand Mound Elementary serves 507 students from grades 3 through 5, operated by Rochester School District. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Grand Mound Elementary sits 33% larger than that benchmark.

Rochester School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,175 students. Grand Mound Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grand Mound Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest is composed of 32% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Grand Mound Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Thurston County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Grand Mound Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.6%; this one delivers 45.8%.

In the surrounding community, Thurston County reports that median household income runs about $96,563, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Thurston County runs 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,412 students), of which Grand Mound Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Rochester Primary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Grand Mound Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

Grand Mound Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Grand Mound Elementary's enrollment has declined 4% since 2018, when it stood at 526 (now 507). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 23% to 32%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

On this page, members of the Grand Mound Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.