Midway Elementary School

Midway Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Blackshear, Georgia, run under Pierce County. Current enrollment sits at 484 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Pierce County, which oversees 5 schools and 3,647 students, Midway Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Midway Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest breaks down as 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Midway Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Midway Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Georgia public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.5%; Midway Elementary School posts 69.6%, +34.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pierce County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,517, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pierce County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,647 students), of which Midway Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Blackshear Elementary School, around 4.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Midway Elementary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Midway Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 484). White enrollment moved from 85% to 80% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.