MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM.

As a modestly sized K-5 school in COLUMBIA, Missouri, MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. educates 251 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under COLUMBIA 93. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 20% leaner than typical.

COLUMBIA 93 runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 18,640 students. MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black. Compared to Boone County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Boone County (around 38%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.8%, the actual is 63.2%, a residual of +12.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Boone County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,758 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. is one of 58 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students).

Nearest neighbor: SMITHTON MIDDLE, around 4.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 64.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIDWAY HEIGHTS ELEM. has grew 13%, going from 222 students in 2018 to 251 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 85% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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