MIDWAY MIDDLE

MIDWAY MIDDLE is one of the sprawling 6-8 campuss in HEWITT, Texas, part of MIDWAY ISD, with 1,112 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 73% above the state mean of about 643.

MIDWAY MIDDLE is one of 13 schools operated by MIDWAY ISD, a district that instructs 8,961 students overall.

On the student-mix side, MIDWAY MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 31% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. By comparison, McLennan County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 47% of students at MIDWAY MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than McLennan County's rate of about 62%.

After controlling for student poverty, MIDWAY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for McLennan County put median household income runs about $66,643, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across McLennan County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), MIDWAY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MIDWAY H S, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MIDWAY MIDDLE comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 63.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIDWAY MIDDLE has shrank 6%, going from 1,189 students in 2018 to 1,112 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 57% to 41% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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