Enrollment
65
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDWAY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062478003709
Midway Elementary
259 F St., Fellows, CA 93224 · (661) 768-4344 · Kern County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL65 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
5 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
34 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 11% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 62% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +27.5pp since 2014
Math
57.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +26.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 28 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.3% | 29.3% | 21.9% | 19.5% |
| Math | 26.2% | 30.9% | 23.8% | 19.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.5% | 57.5% |
| 2022-23 | 52.1% | 54.2% |
| 2021-22 | 38.8% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.4% | 23.6% |
| 2018-19 | 52.2% | 44.8% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 57.6% |
| 2016-17 | 51.7% | 31.6% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for California 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 California'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 Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Elementary this school | 65 | 52.3% | 57.9% |
| Big Valley Elementary Bieber | 71 | 46.5% | 19.9% |
| Richvale Elementary Richvale | 53 | 52.8% | 54.0% |
| Junction City Elementary Junction City | 65 | 43.1% | 58.5% |
| Dobbins Elementary Dobbins | 70 | 62.9% | 15.1% |
| Delphic Elementary Montague | 61 | 65.6% | 40.8% |
Matched among California 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 Midway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 65 | #5,722 of 5,915 | #156 of 163 |
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
65
-7 (-10%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 180
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 65 | 5 | 13.1:1 | 52% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 5 | 13.4:1 | 63% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 85 | 5 | 17.1:1 | 55% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 72 | 6 | 12.0:1 | 61% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 6 | 14.2:1 | 52% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 59% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 71 | N/A | N/A | 46% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 109 | 11 | 9.9:1 | 51% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 180 | 15 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (85 to 65); teachers down 17% (6 to 5).
About Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Fellows, California. Its 65 students are spread across kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 86% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
White students make up 80% of enrollment at Midway Elementary. The next largest groups are 17% Hispanic. In Kern County overall, about 44% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 5 full-time equivalents, or about 13.1 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 13.1:1 here. About 52% of students, or 34, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Kern County report 76%.
Midway Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.9%, compared with a predicted 48.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Kern County, the median household income is $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Kern County is home to 279 public schools and about 197,431 public school students.
The closest public school to Midway Elementary is Parkview Elementary, about 4.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Midway Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Midway Elementary's enrollment dropped 10%, to 65. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Midway Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Midway Elementary. Midway Elementary is the 22nd largest of the 22.
- Midway Elementary SchoolAlpharetta, GA · 1,022 students
- Midway ElementaryLexington, SC · 856 students
- MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 789 students
- Midway ElementaryAnderson, SC · 675 students
- Midway ElementaryDes Moines, WA · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Parkview Elementary4.7 mi · 328
- Buena Vista High (Continuation)4.7 mi · 85
- Jefferson Elementary4.9 mi · 271
- Taft Union High5.0 mi · 1,064
- Roosevelt Elementary5.2 mi · 520
- Lincoln Junior High5.2 mi · 748
Frequently asked questions
About Midway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary enrolls approximately 65 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Midway Elementary serve?
Midway Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Midway Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Midway Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Midway Elementary?
Student demographics at Midway Elementary are roughly 80% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Midway Elementary in?
Midway Elementary is part of Midway Elementary.
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