MIDWAY ELEMENTARY

MIDWAY ELEMENTARY is a very small elementary school in POLVADERA, New Mexico, part of SOCORRO. The school educates 104 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 287 students per school, that is 64% smaller than typical.

Within SOCORRO, which oversees 6 schools and 1,318 students, MIDWAY ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

Demographically, MIDWAY ELEMENTARY lists that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 15% White. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, MIDWAY ELEMENTARY has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MIDWAY ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Socorro County shows the typical household earns roughly $36,570 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 30% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MIDWAY ELEMENTARY is one of 11 public schools in Socorro County (combined enrollment of about 2,135 students).

R. SARRACINO MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.7 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MIDWAY ELEMENTARY comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 3%: 101 students in 2018 compared to 104 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 60% to 85%. Class-load math has rose: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.