Total enrollment
8,824
+1,826 (+26%) vs SY 2020-21
12 schools in MIDWAY ISD
Texas · 8,824 students · 3 cities
Another district in Texas shares this name: MIDWAY ISD (Clay County).
Public K-12 enrollment in MIDWAY ISD totals about 8,824 students across 12 schools (an average of 735 students per school).
4-year change in MIDWAY ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
12
+4 (+50%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How MIDWAY ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #34 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,824 | #141 of 760 | #1,054 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 12 | #145 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #561 of 758 | #5,795 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 37.3% | #654 of 750 | #5,842 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #106 of 557 | #966 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside MIDWAY ISD
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from South Bosque Elementary School at 80.5% proficient to Speegleville Elementary School at 49.7%, a gap of 30.8 points. That is the 137th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 6,842 to 6,709 students (down 2%) and from 417 to 437 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIDWAY H S | Waco | High | 09-12 | 2,687 |
| MIDWAY MIDDLE | Hewitt | Middle | 06-08 | 1,112 |
| RIVER VALLEY MIDDLE | Mcgregor | Middle | 06-08 | 902 |
| PARK HILL EL | Hewitt | Elementary | PK-05 | 680 |
| SOUTH BOSQUE EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 578 |
| CASTLEMAN CREEK EL | Hewitt | Elementary | PK-05 | 570 |
| WOODWAY EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 547 |
| CHAPEL PARK EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 532 |
| HEWITT EL | Hewitt | Elementary | PK-05 | 511 |
| SPRING VALLEY EL | Hewitt | Elementary | PK-05 | 476 |
| SPEEGLEVILLE EL | Waco | Elementary | PK-05 | 228 |
| CHALLENGE ACADEMY | Waco | High | 12-12 | 1 |
About MIDWAY ISD
MIDWAY ISD maintains 12 public schools across Texas, collectively hosting roughly 8,824 students.
On the school-mix side, MIDWAY ISD is built around 8 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in MIDWAY ISD is about 735, above the Texas average of roughly 606.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 26%: 6,998 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,824 in SY 2024-25. MIDWAY ISD now counts 12 public schools, up from 8 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for MIDWAY ISD discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.