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If you could change one rule at Grandview Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
815
Middle
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANDVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530315000498
Grandview Middle School
1401 W 2nd ST, Grandview, WA 98930 · (509) 882-8600 · Yakima County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL815 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
691 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Grandview School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
WA avg 58.4% . +1.4pp since 2014
Math
35.6%
WA avg 51.2% . +7.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.3%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
815
-45 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 21.5:1
% White
4%
was 7%
% Hispanic
95%
was 93%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Grandview Middle School
Grandview Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school in Grandview, Washington, operated by Grandview School District. The school teaches 815 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 41% above typical.
Within Grandview School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,583 students, Grandview Middle School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Grandview Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). The remainder is composed of 4% White. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Grandview Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.6%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Yakima County put median household income runs about $70,656, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Yakima County runs 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), of which Grandview Middle School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Thompson Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Grandview Middle School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.3%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grandview Middle School has shrank 5%, going from 860 students in 2018 to 815 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Grandview Middle School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Yakima County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
257,152
Census ACS
Median income
$70,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
119
52,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grandview School District
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Mcclure Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Contract Learning CenterHigh · 34 students
- Step to College Open Doors High SchoolHigh · 5 students
Other schools in Grandview
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 1,160 students
- Thompson Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Mcclure Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Contract Learning CenterHigh · 34 students
- Step to College Open Doors High SchoolHigh · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Thompson Elementary School0.2 mi · 549
- Grandview High School0.2 mi · 1,160
- Contract Learning Center0.3 mi · 34
- Mcclure Elementary School0.4 mi · 543
- Step to College Open Doors High School0.6 mi · 5
- Mabton Step Up To College0.6 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Grandview Middle SchoolHow large is Grandview Middle School?
Grandview Middle School enrolls approximately 815 students in grades 06-08.
Is Grandview Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grandview Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Grandview Middle School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Grandview Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grandview Middle School?
At Grandview Middle School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Grandview Middle School?
Grandview Middle School is overseen by Grandview School District in Yakima County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.