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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIERCE COUNTY·NCES 130414003994
Midway Elementary School
3244 Midway Church Rd, Blackshear, GA 31516 · (912) 807-0084 · Pierce County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
392 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 74%
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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Pierce County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.6pp since 2021
Math
69.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 69.8% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 68.1% |
| 2022-23 | 64.9% | 72.4% |
| 2021-22 | 58.8% | 61.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in Georgia's top 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 (69.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Elementary School this school | 484 | 81.0% | 69.6% |
| Ila Elementary School Danielsville | 428 | 80.8% | 56.8% |
| Westside Elementary School Rocky Face | 549 | 83.2% | 41.4% |
| Stilson Elementary School Brooklet | 451 | 78.9% | 40.0% |
| Nevils Elementary School Statesboro | 481 | 79.2% | 56.5% |
| Patterson Elementary School Patterson | 465 | 88.0% | 68.3% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #99 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #134 of 1,215 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #120 of 1,215 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #305 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #896 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #819 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #1,021 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.0% | #702 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #350 of 386 |
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
484
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 484 | 34.7 | 13.9:1 | 81% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 33.2 | 14.4:1 | 57% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 34.7 | 14.1:1 | 67% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 58% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 32.5 | 14.7:1 | 53% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 52% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 55% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (477 to 484); teachers up 7% (32.5 to 34.7).
About Midway Elementary School
Midway Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Blackshear, Georgia. A total of 484 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Besides Midway Elementary School, Pierce County runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 3,647 students.
By race and ethnicity, Midway Elementary School is 80% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Midway Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 34%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.9:1, with 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average ratio is about 13.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 81%.
After accounting for student poverty, Midway Elementary School is in the top 10% of Georgia schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 69.6% is 34.1 points above the 35.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Across Pierce County, median household income is about $60,517, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Pierce County number 5 and enroll about 3,647.
Nearby, Blackshear Elementary School is about 4.9 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Midway Elementary School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Midway Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 473 students in 2020-21 and 484 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Midway Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,202
Census ACS
Median income
$60,517
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,647 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pierce County
- Pierce County High SchoolHigh · 1,053 students
- Pierce County Middle SchoolMiddle · 825 students
- Blackshear Elementary SchoolElementary · 820 students
- Patterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
Other schools in Blackshear
- Pierce County High SchoolHigh · 1,053 students
- Pierce County Middle SchoolMiddle · 825 students
- Blackshear Elementary SchoolElementary · 820 students
Other Midway Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Midway Elementary. Midway Elementary School is the 8th 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
- Blackshear Elementary School4.9 mi · 820
- Waycross Middle School5.2 mi · 606
- Memorial Drive Elementary School5.3 mi · 346
- Center Elementary School5.5 mi · 470
- Williams Heights Elementary School5.5 mi · 436
- Pierce County Middle School6.1 mi · 825
Frequently asked questions
About Midway Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Midway Elementary School?
Midway Elementary School enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Midway Elementary School serve?
Midway Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midway Elementary School?
At Midway Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Midway Elementary School public or private?
Midway Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.