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What's one thing Midway Middle School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
750
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY COUNTY·NCES 130330002504
Midway Middle School
425 Edgewater Dr, Midway, GA 31320 · (912) 884-6677 · Liberty County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Georgia public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
544 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 242 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 257 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 251 | 33% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
34.2%
GA avg 40.1% . -4.1pp since 2021
Math
32.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.6% | 32.7% |
| 2022-23 | 40.9% | 33.6% |
| 2021-22 | 38.4% | 28.9% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Middle School
Midway Middle School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Middle School this school | 750 | 72.5% | 38.5% |
| Herschel Jones Middle School Dallas | 728 | 71.7% | 27.0% |
| Pine Grove Middle School Valdosta | 733 | 71.5% | 56.5% |
| Mason Creek Middle School Winston | 853 | 68.5% | 46.2% |
| Locust Grove Middle Locust Grove | 1,010 | 67.4% | 23.9% |
| P. B. Ritch Middle School Dallas | 690 | 68.3% | 31.9% |
Matched among Georgia middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #221 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #296 of 474 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #244 of 474 ▼ 63 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.4pp | #61 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #231 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #407 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #68 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #281 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #139 of 144 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
750
-39 (-5%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 750 | 46.1 | 16.3:1 | 73% (544) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 47.1 | 14.8:1 | 68% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 50.1 | 14.1:1 | 65% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 59% (468) |
| 2017-18 | 746 | 50.2 | 14.9:1 | 65% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 728 | 52 | 14.0:1 | 63% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 62% (462) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (746 to 750); teachers down 8% (50.2 to 46.1).
About Midway Middle School
Midway Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Midway, Georgia, (ZIP code 31320). Enrollment stands at 750 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Liberty County (12 schools, 10,925 students) runs Midway Middle School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Midway Middle School is Black, with 44% of students. Other groups make up 33% White, 14% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Liberty County overall, the Black share is about 42%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Midway Middle School scores 67%.
The school lists 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. Compared with the 14.1:1 average for middle schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body. Compared with the 89% average for public schools in Liberty County, the school's rate is lower.
Midway Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Georgia public middle schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Midway Middle School is 1.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 38.5%. Predicted: 39.9%.
In Liberty County, home to about 67,397 people, the median household earns about $60,456 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,925, Midway Middle School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Liberty Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Midway Middle School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Midway Middle School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 789 (2020-21) to 750 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to Midway Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Liberty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,397
Census ACS
Median income
$60,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
10,925 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty County
- Bradwell InstituteHigh · 1,900 students
- Liberty County High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Button Gwinnett Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,162 students
- Snelson-Golden Middle SchoolMiddle · 876 students
- Lewis Frasier Middle SchoolMiddle · 828 students
- Taylors Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 765 students
Other Midway Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Midway Middle. Midway Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Midway Middle SchoolHEWITT, TX · 1,112 students
- Midway MiddleDunn, NC · 584 students
- Midway Middle SchoolTen Mile, TN · 191 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary School0.2 mi · 718
- Liberty County High School6.3 mi · 1,192
- Frank Long Elementary School8.5 mi · 685
- Lewis Frasier Middle School8.6 mi · 828
- Joseph Martin Elementary School8.7 mi · 720
- Richmond Hill Middle School8.8 mi · 2,022
Frequently asked questions
About Midway Middle SchoolHow large is Midway Middle School?
Midway Middle School enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Midway Middle School serve?
Midway Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Midway Middle School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Midway Middle School.
How diverse is Midway Middle School?
Midway Middle School reports a student body of 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Midway Middle School in?
Midway Middle School is part of Liberty County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.