Midway Elementary

Midway Elementary is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in Dunn, North Carolina, one of the schools within Sampson County Schools, with 539 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Midway Elementary is one of 18 schools operated by Sampson County Schools, a district that teaches 7,986 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Midway Elementary records that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 35% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Sampson County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Midway Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sampson County put median household income runs about $52,432, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Midway Elementary is one of 23 public schools in Sampson County (combined enrollment of about 11,001 students).

Nearest neighbor: Midway High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Midway Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.3%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Midway Elementary's enrollment has expanded 17% since 2018, when it stood at 460 (now 539). White enrollment moved from 41% to 52% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Midway Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.