MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of reasonably sized scale in SANFORD, Florida, one of the schools within SEMINOLE, works with 789 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 604 students per school, that is 31% above typical.

SEMINOLE comprises 74 schools with combined enrollment of 63,934 students; MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 35% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Seminole County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Seminole County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Seminole County put the typical household earns roughly $85,761 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Seminole County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,934 students), of which MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

MILLENNIUM MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 12%, going from 897 students in 2018 to 789 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 26% to 35% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.