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Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 130021004290
Midway Hills Academy
101 Carl Vinson Rd SE, Milledgeville, GA 31061 · (478) 457-2440 · Baldwin County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Georgia public elementary schools
- 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
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
392 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 135 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 33% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 Baldwin County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
18.8%
GA avg 40.1% . +6.5pp since 2021
Math
25.9%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.5pp since 2021
What 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% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 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% |
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 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 |
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
392
-87 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 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) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Hills Academy.
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.
Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,642
Census ACS
Median income
$54,403
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
4,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Baldwin High SchoolHigh · 1,283 students
- Oak Hill MSMiddle · 974 students
- Lakeview PrimaryElementary · 804 students
- Lakeview AcademyElementary · 575 students
- Midway Hills PrimaryElementary · 482 students
Other schools in Milledgeville
- Baldwin High SchoolHigh · 1,283 students
- Oak Hill MSMiddle · 974 students
- Lakeview PrimaryElementary · 804 students
- Lakeview AcademyElementary · 575 students
- Midway Hills PrimaryElementary · 482 students
- Millegeville ITUHigh · 10 students
Nearby schools
- Baldwin High School4.1 mi · 1,283
- Lakeview Primary4.9 mi · 804
- Millegeville ITU5.0 mi · 10
- Midway Hills Primary5.0 mi · 482
- Oak Hill MS5.0 mi · 974
- Lakeview Academy5.4 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Midway Hills AcademyHow many students attend Midway Hills Academy?
Midway Hills Academy enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Midway Hills Academy serve?
Midway Hills Academy serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midway Hills Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midway Hills Academy is approximately 13.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Midway Hills Academy?
Student demographics at Midway Hills Academy are roughly 25% White, 3% Hispanic, 62% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Midway Hills Academy?
Midway Hills Academy is overseen by Baldwin County in Baldwin County.
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