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Midway Hills Academy
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 135 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 33% |
School pathway
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedWhat this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 25.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 21.3% |
| 2022-23 | 11.4% | 17.3% |
| 2021-22 | 12.3% | 13.4% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Midway Hills Academy
Midway Hills Academy's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Hills Academy this school | 392 | 100.0% | 20.7% |
| Gracewood Elementary School Augusta | 393 | 100.0% | 19.1% |
| Wrens Elementary School Wrens | 406 | 100.0% | 28.7% |
| Maxwell Elementary School Thomson | 436 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Crisp County Elementary School Cordele | 439 | 100.0% | 21.1% |
| West Point Elementary School West Point | 450 | 96.7% | 36.4% |
Where Midway Hills Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #1,033 of 1,208 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #944 of 1,215 ▲ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #1,044 of 1,215 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #153 of 1,183 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #1,109 of 1,324 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #547 of 1,301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #674 of 1,301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #40 of 1,312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #50 of 854 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 392 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 100% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 38.5 | 10.7:1 | 100% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 40.7 | 10.5:1 | 89% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 34 | 14.1:1 | 93% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 79% (476) |
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (606 to 392); teachers down 14% (35 to 30).
About Midway Hills Academy
Midway Hills Academy is a public elementary school run by Baldwin County in Milledgeville, Georgia. Grades offered run from 3 through 5, with 392 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Georgia is roughly 605 students; this school is 35% smaller than that.
Midway Hills Academy falls under Baldwin County, which has 6 schools enrolling 4,510 students.
Midway Hills Academy is 62% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 25% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 41% of Baldwin County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Midway Hills Academy operates with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.1:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia fairly closely. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Baldwin County, the average eligibility rate is 86%.
The allk12 Grade for Midway Hills Academy is C-. Compared with Georgia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Georgia with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 25.7%. Midway Hills Academy scores 20.7%.
Census Bureau estimates for Baldwin County show that the median household income is $54,403, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Midway Hills Academy is one of 7 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Baldwin High School, at about 4.1 miles. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Midway Hills Academy places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 87 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.1 to 13.1 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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