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Enrollment
2,687
High
DISTRICT 1,344 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDWAY ISD·NCES 483064003463
Midway High School
8200 MARS DR, WACO, TX 76712 · (254) 761-5650 · McLennan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,687 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 92% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
166 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
813 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 671 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 666 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 695 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 655 | 24% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within MIDWAY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 55.0% | 9.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 40.0% | 23.0% | 6.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 80.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 54.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Midway High School
Midway High School's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway High School this school | 2,687 | 30.3% | 74.8% |
| Rockwall-Heath High School HEATH | 3,072 | 28.8% | 70.1% |
| A & M Cons High School COLLEGE STATION | 2,166 | 33.2% | 66.5% |
| Lake Belton High School TEMPLE | 2,300 | 30.7% | 63.3% |
| Stratford High School HOUSTON | 2,394 | 32.2% | 69.7% |
| Timber Creek High School FORT WORTH | 2,970 | 26.8% | 64.9% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Midway High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #152 of 1,385 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #133 of 1,425 ▼ 32 | #1 of 20 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #184 of 1,425 ▲ 54 | #1 of 20 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +32.0pp | #115 of 1,184 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,687 | #129 of 2,107 | #1 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #960 of 1,344 | #20 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #256 of 1,346 | #4 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #1,357 of 1,522 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #386 of 672 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,687
+188 (+8%) vs 2020
+93% since 1990-91, when it was 1,391
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 2,687 | 165.8 | 16.2:1 | 30% (813) |
| 2023-24 | 2,730 | 176.1 | 15.5:1 | 29% (789) |
| 2022-23 | 2,648 | 170.5 | 15.5:1 | 32% (858) |
| 2020-21 | 2,499 | 164 | 15.2:1 | 28% (693) |
| 2017-18 | 2,449 | 156.3 | 15.7:1 | 26% (632) |
| 2015-16 | 2,412 | 146 | 16.5:1 | 28% (666) |
| 2010-11 | 2,107 | 144 | 14.6:1 | 23% (493) |
| 2000-01 | 1,778 | 109 | 16.3:1 | 5% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 1,391 | 86 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (2,449 to 2,687); teachers up 6% (156.3 to 165.8).
About Midway High School
Midway High School is a high-enrollment high school in WACO, Texas, one of the schools in MIDWAY ISD. The school serves 2,687 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
MIDWAY ISD is made up of 12 schools with 8,824 students in all.
Roughly 52% of students at Midway High School are White. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.2:1, with 165.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 30% of enrollment. That is lower than the 62% average for public schools in McLennan County.
allk12 grades Midway High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations places Midway High School in the top 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 14.1 points above it (74.8% actual, 60.8% predicted).
Across McLennan County, the median household income is $66,643, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. McLennan County is home to 124 public schools and about 45,703 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Midway Middle School, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Midway High School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Midway High School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Over 4 years, Midway High School's enrollment grew 8%, to 2,687.
Discussions about Midway High School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
McLennan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
266,067
Census ACS
Median income
$66,643
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
45,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDWAY ISD
- Midway Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,112 students
- River Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 902 students
- Park Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 680 students
- South Bosque Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Castleman Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Woodway Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other schools in WACO
- Waco High SchoolHigh · 1,885 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,752 students
- Tennyson Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- La Vega High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Bell's Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Cesar Chavez Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
Other Midway High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Midway High. Midway High School is the largest of the 6.
- Midway HighNewton Grove, NC · 726 students
- Midway High SchoolKingston, TN · 217 students
- MIDWAY HIGHCLEVELAND, MO · 201 students
- Midway High SchoolCouncil Hill, OK · 55 students
- MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOLInkster, ND · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Midway Middle School0.4 mi · 1,112
- Chapel Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 532
- Hewitt Elementary School1.2 mi · 511
- Woodway Elementary School1.8 mi · 547
- Castleman Creek Elementary School2.0 mi · 570
- Park Hill Elementary School2.5 mi · 680
Frequently asked questions
About Midway High SchoolHow large is Midway High School?
Midway High School enrolls approximately 2,687 students in grades 09-12.
Is Midway High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Midway High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Midway High School have?
Midway High School employs 166 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
How diverse is Midway High School?
Midway High School reports a student body of 52% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Midway High School?
Midway High School is overseen by MIDWAY ISD in McLennan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.