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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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 258 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 261 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 296 | 36% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
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.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.3% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 32.2% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.6% | 28.3% |
| 2018-19 | 35.5% | 45.6% |
| 2017-18 | 32.4% | 34.7% |
| 2016-17 | 31.9% | 26.6% |
| 2015-16 | 30.2% | 23.9% |
| 2014-15 | 32.9% | 28.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Grandview Middle School
Grandview Middle School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Middle School this school | 815 | 84.8% | 31.6% |
| Harrison Middle School Sunnyside | 820 | 83.0% | 26.7% |
| McFarland Middle School Othello | 702 | 83.8% | N/A |
| Lewis & Clark Middle School Yakima | 815 | 90.2% | 22.5% |
| Toppenish Middle School TOPPENISH | 757 | 89.7% | 19.4% |
| Quincy Middle School QUINCY | 717 | 79.9% | 26.4% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Grandview Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Yakima County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #214 of 294 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #162 of 357 ▲ 21 | #2 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #282 of 357 ▼ 10 | #8 of 17 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #149 of 290 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 815 | #65 of 377 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #93 of 340 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #339 of 340 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.8% | #15 of 359 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #155 of 192 | #8 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
815
-78 (-9%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 815 | 45.5 | 17.9:1 | 85% (691) |
| 2023-24 | 845 | 47.5 | 17.8:1 | 91% (769) |
| 2022-23 | 869 | 47.6 | 18.3:1 | 89% (777) |
| 2020-21 | 893 | 45 | 19.8:1 | 82% (732) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 40 | 21.5:1 | 85% (734) |
| 2015-16 | 827 | 37 | 22.4:1 | 84% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 791 | 43 | 18.4:1 | 84% (661) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 38 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 26 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grandview Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (860 to 815); teachers up 14% (40 to 45.5).
About Grandview Middle School
Grandview Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Washington, with an address in Grandview. It had 815 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Washington have about 577 students on average; enrollment here is 41% higher.
Besides Grandview Middle School, Grandview School District runs 6 other schools. The district enrolls 3,583 students.
Of every 100 students at Grandview Middle School, about 95 are Hispanic. The school is also 4% White. That is higher than the 52% Hispanic share among all Yakima County residents. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Grandview Middle School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Grandview Middle School totals 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The average for middle schools in Washington, 18.9:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Grandview Middle School is about 85%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 23.3% at Grandview Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 31.6%.
In Yakima County, home to about 257,152 people, the median household earns about $70,656 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Yakima County number 119, with about 52,145 students.
Grandview Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Thompson Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Grandview Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 31.6% is above the 31.3% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% decline, from 893 to 815. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.8:1 in 2020-21, and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Grandview Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Grandview Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Grandview Middle. Grandview Middle School is the largest of the 5.
- Grandview Middle SchoolMOUND, MN · 606 students
- GRANDVIEW MIDDLEGRANDVIEW, MO · 471 students
- Grandview MiddleHickory, NC · 347 students
- GRANDVIEW MIDDLEHILLSBORO, MO · 138 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.
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