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Enrollment
856
Elementary
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 01·NCES 450270000052
Midway Elementary
180 Midway Road, Lexington, SC 29072 · (803) 821-0300 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL856 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · 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 | 28 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 161 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (140).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
82.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
77.4%
SC avg 44.2% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.5% | 77.4% |
| 2023-24 | 74.3% | 79.4% |
% 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 Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #40 of 635 ▼ 21 | #2 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #45 of 635 ▲ 22 | #4 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 856 | #63 of 709 | #4 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #349 of 656 | #33 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #523 of 656 | #35 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #379 of 395 | #21 of 22 |
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
856
-43 (-5%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 927
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 856 | 62.7 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 864 | 66 | 13.1:1 | 20% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 891 | 67 | 13.3:1 | 9% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 899 | 63 | 14.3:1 | 64% (574) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 56.5 | 15.3:1 | 11% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 766 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 12% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 1,039 | 62 | 16.8:1 | 18% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 927 | 64 | 14.5:1 | 6% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (867 to 856); teachers up 11% (56.5 to 62.7).
About Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary is an elementary school in Lexington, South Carolina, according to federal school records. Its 856 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 63% larger than average.
Midway Elementary is part of a district of 31 schools: Lexington 01, with 27,074 students.
A majority of students at Midway Elementary, 76%, are White. Other reported shares: 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Midway Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
The school has about 13.7 students per teacher and 62.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in South Carolina have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1.
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.
Within Lexington County, median household income is about $77,408, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lexington County number 76 and enroll about 64,555.
The closest public school to Midway Elementary is Lakeside Middle, about 1.9 miles away. Within five miles of Midway Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Midway Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Midway Elementary had 899 students in 2020-21 and 856 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 01
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- Gilbert HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington CampuCombined · 1,979 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other Midway Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Midway Elementary. Midway Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 22.
- Midway ElementaryAnderson, SC · 675 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
- Lakeside Middle1.9 mi · 893
- Lexington Elementary2.7 mi · 607
- Meadow Glen Elementary2.7 mi · 775
- Meadow Glen Middle2.9 mi · 778
- Nursery Road Elementary3.0 mi · 471
- New Providence Elementary3.2 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About Midway ElementaryHow large is Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary enrolls approximately 856 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Midway Elementary serve?
Midway Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (63 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Midway Elementary?
Student demographics at Midway Elementary are roughly 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Midway Elementary in?
Midway Elementary is part of Lexington 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.