Enrollment
104
Elementary
DISTRICT 180 · STATE 287
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOCORRO·NCES 350246000568
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY
9 MIDWAY RD, POLVADERA, NM 87828 · (575) 835-1098 · Socorro County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL104 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 12.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
104 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 90%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 SOCORRO. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NM-MSSA + NM-ASR 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
NM avg 44.2%
Math
26.0%
NM avg 27.2%
What this means: On the NM-MSSA + NM-ASR, New Mexico's statewide test, about 64 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 New Mexico schools, those numbers are about 44 and 27.
Source: NM-MSSA + NM-ASR. 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on NM schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for New Mexico 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 New Mexico'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
104
+3 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 13.5:1
% White
15%
was 37%
% Hispanic
85%
was 60%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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Socorro County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,200
Census ACS
Median income
$36,570
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
30%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOCORRO
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · 382 students
- SOCORRO HIGHHigh · 378 students
- R. SARRACINO MIDDLEMiddle · 221 students
- COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTERElementary · 170 students
- SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARYElementary · 63 students
Nearby schools
- R. SARRACINO MIDDLE6.7 mi · 221
- PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY7.4 mi · 382
- COTTONWOOD VALLEY CHARTER8.2 mi · 170
- SOCORRO HIGH9.4 mi · 378
- SAN ANTONIO ELEMENTARY18.4 mi · 63
- MAGDALENA MIDDLE18.4 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About MIDWAY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY?
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 104 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does MIDWAY ELEMENTARY serve?
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY.
What is the student diversity at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at MIDWAY ELEMENTARY are roughly 15% White, 85% Hispanic.
Is MIDWAY ELEMENTARY public or private?
MIDWAY ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOCORRO.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.