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What do you wish you knew before starting at Midway Elementary?
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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON 05·NCES 450090000687
Midway Elementary
1221 Harriett Circle, Anderson, SC 29621 · (864) 716-3800 · Anderson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 75.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Midway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #62 of 635 ▼ 20 | #6 of 28 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #98 of 635 ▼ 43 | #11 of 28 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #173 of 709 | #4 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #350 of 656 | #11 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #511 of 656 | #21 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #256 of 395 | #12 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
675
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 924
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 675 | 49.4 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 48.7 | 14.8:1 | 39% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 699 | 46.7 | 15.0:1 | 45% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 50 | 13.8:1 | 29% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 49.4 | 15.0:1 | 27% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 27% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 924 | 55 | 16.8:1 | 17% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (742 to 675); teachers unchanged (49.4 to 49.4).
About Midway Elementary
Students in Anderson, South Carolina, attend Midway Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 675 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 28% larger than the 526 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Anderson 05 is responsible for 19 schools, Midway Elementary included, with 12,131 students in all.
Midway Elementary is 75% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The White share in Anderson County as a whole is similar, at about 77%. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.7:1, with 49.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina fairly closely.
allk12 grades Midway Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Census estimates describe Anderson County this way: the median household income is $66,651, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Besides Midway Elementary, Anderson County has 56 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Midway Elementary to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to T. L. Hanna High. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Midway Elementary the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (691) and 2024-25 (675).
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Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
210,478
Census ACS
Median income
$66,651
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
34,806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson 05
- T. L. Hanna HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Westside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Robert Anderson MiddleMiddle · 1,134 students
- Glenview MiddleMiddle · 677 students
- Concord ElementaryElementary · 615 students
- McCants MiddleMiddle · 572 students
Other schools in Anderson
- T. L. Hanna HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Westside HighHigh · 1,687 students
- Robert Anderson MiddleMiddle · 1,134 students
- South Carolina Preparatory Leadership SchoolHigh · 1,005 students
- Pendleton HighHigh · 924 students
- The South Carolina Preparatory AcademyHigh · 692 students
Other Midway Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Midway Elementary. Midway Elementary is the 4th largest of the 22.
- Midway ElementaryLexington, SC · 856 students
- Midway ElementaryCassatt, SC · 338 students
- Midway Elementary SchoolAlpharetta, GA · 1,022 students
- MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 789 students
- Midway ElementaryDes Moines, WA · 548 students
Nearby schools
- T. L. Hanna High0.7 mi · 1,899
- Glenview Middle1.3 mi · 677
- North Pointe Elementary1.6 mi · 504
- South Carolina Preparatory Leadership School2.1 mi · 1,005
- The South Carolina Preparatory Academy2.1 mi · 692
- South Carolina Preparatory Academy2.1 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Midway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary enrolls approximately 675 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Midway Elementary serve?
Midway Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Midway Elementary?
Student demographics at Midway Elementary are roughly 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary is overseen by Anderson 05 in Anderson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.