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Enrollment
789
Elementary
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEMINOLE·NCES 120171001882
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2368 BRISSON AVE, SANFORD, FL 32771 · (407) 320-5950 · Seminole County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
668 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
52.5%
FL avg 56.7% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
FL avg 58.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.5% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 47.5% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 SCHOOL
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 789 | 84.7% | 48.3% |
| FRED G. GARNER ACADEMY WINTER HAVEN | 817 | 77.8% | 45.1% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYTONA BEACH | 774 | 83.9% | 35.8% |
| SULPHUR SPRINGS K-8 SCHOOL TAMPA | 678 | 84.5% | 29.6% |
| ST. LUCIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT PIERCE | 722 | 77.0% | 43.0% |
| HOPE-CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST PALM BEACH | 802 | 75.7% | 35.0% |
Matched among Florida 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 SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Seminole County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,412 of 2,136 | #40 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,522 of 2,149 ▼ 12 | #34 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,185 of 2,149 ▲ 127 | #35 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #491 of 2,267 | #11 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #638 of 2,077 | #26 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #569 of 2,108 | #30 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #69 of 2,188 | #4 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #848 of 1,374 | #19 of 30 |
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
789
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+58% since 1990-91, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 789 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 85% (668) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 52.5 | 15.3:1 | 83% (670) |
| 2022-23 | 786 | 51.6 | 15.2:1 | 86% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 790 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 86% (683) |
| 2017-18 | 897 | 69 | 13.0:1 | 84% (752) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 69 | 12.6:1 | 81% (707) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 75% (476) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 70% (340) |
| 1990-91 | 498 | 32 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school in SANFORD, Florida, according to federal school records. The school counted 789 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 31% more students than the average for elementary schools in Florida (about 604).
SEMINOLE oversees MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 73 other schools, with 63,934 students in total.
Black students make up 46% of enrollment at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 35% Hispanic, 11% White, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Seminole County's population at about 12%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.9:1. Elementary schools in Florida average 17.5:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 85% at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. On average, public schools in Seminole County report 47%.
On BeatsExpectations, MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 9.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
The county, Seminole County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $85,761 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Seminole County has 77 public schools.
The closest school to MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is MILLENNIUM MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among its closest neighbors with test data, MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 790 to 789, a small change.
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Seminole County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
481,470
Census ACS
Median income
$85,761
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
63,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEMINOLE
- SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,807 students
- LAKE BRANTLEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,813 students
- LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,714 students
- HAGERTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,449 students
- OVIEDO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,312 students
- LAKE HOWELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,241 students
Other schools in SANFORD
- SEMINOLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,807 students
- SANFORD MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,385 students
- MILLENNIUM MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,323 students
- BENTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 903 students
- GOLDSBORO ELEMENTARY MAGNETElementary · 901 students
- WILSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 896 students
Other Midway Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Midway Elementary. MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 22.
- Midway Elementary SchoolAlpharetta, GA · 1,022 students
- Midway ElementaryLexington, SC · 856 students
- Midway ElementaryAnderson, SC · 675 students
- Midway ElementaryDes Moines, WA · 548 students
- Midway ElementaryLexington, NC · 546 students
Nearby schools
- MILLENNIUM MIDDLE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,323
- SCPS CONSEQUENCE UNIT1.2 mi · 25
- TAPP CHILDCARE CENTER1.3 mi · 1
- HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 671
- SCPS EARLY LEARNING CENTER1.4 mi · 72
- GALILEO SCHOOL FOR GIFTED LEARNING1.4 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 789 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.9:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 11% White, 35% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SEMINOLE.
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