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Midway School

12142 STATE HWY 148 S, HENRIETTA, TX 76365 · (940) 476-2222 · Clay County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Texas public K-12 schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·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 Texas public K-12 schools

Enrollment
137
Combined
STATE 485
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
100 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K75%
Kindergarten129%
Grade 1118%
Grade 2129%
Grade 354%
Grade 497%
Grade 5107%
Grade 686%
Grade 7129%
Grade 886%
Grade 997%
Grade 10139%
Grade 111410%
Grade 1275%
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · US 70%
White
12994%
STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
86%
STATE 54% · US 30%
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
Male
6648%
Female
7152%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -8.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading21.0%30.0%25.0%24.0%
Mathematics14.0%34.0%22.0%30.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2651.0%48.0%
2024-2562.0%53.0%
2023-2459.0%24.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 School

Midway School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Midway School this school13773.0%52.9%
Bloomburg School
BLOOMBURG
22977.3%41.9%
Kopperl School
KOPPERL
19167.0%34.4%
Lefors School
LEFORS
17366.5%32.5%
Panther Creek School
VALERA
16369.9%27.2%
McLean School
MCLEAN
18268.7%41.5%
Matched among Texas K-12 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 School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.9%#49 of 211
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#76 of 218
▼ 33
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#135 of 218
▼ 75
Enrollment
ranked largest first
137#196 of 280
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.0%#56 of 226
Ranked against other public K-12 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 2024-25
Enrollment
137
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Student : Teacher
7.3:1
was 7.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2513718.87.3:173% (100)
2023-24137178.0:161% (83)
2022-2313116.77.8:155% (72)
2020-21132177.8:170% (92)
2017-1813716.38.4:158% (79)
2015-16104166.5:153% (55)
2010-11103176.1:143% (44)
2000-01178189.9:134% (60)
1990-91168218.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway School.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (137 to 137); teachers up 15% (16.3 to 18.8).

About Midway School

At 12142 STATE HWY 148 S in HENRIETTA, Texas, Midway School operates as a small combined-grade school. It enrolled 137 students in pre-K through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, combined schools in Texas average about 485 students each.

MIDWAY ISD operates Midway School.

Midway School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The school is also 6% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Midway School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 7.3:1, with 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, combined schools in Texas average 11.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. It compares with 52% for public schools in Clay County.

Midway School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Texas public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Midway School would be expected to post about 42.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.9%.

Clay County census figures show that median household income is about $80,114, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Midway School is among the 7 public schools in Clay County.

The nearest other public school, Bellevue School, is about 10.7 miles away. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Midway School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.

Midway School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Midway School saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

The Midway School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Clay County at a glance

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Population
10,495
Census ACS
Median income
$80,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,767 students

Quick facts

School name
Midway School
District
MIDWAY ISD
Address
12142 STATE HWY 148 S, HENRIETTA, TX 76365
Phone
(940) 476-2222
County
Clay County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
137
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
7.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
100 (73%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
483066003461
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Midway schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Midway. Midway School is the 3rd largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Midway School
How many students attend Midway School?
Midway School enrolls approximately 137 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Midway School serve?
Midway School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Midway School?
Approximately 7.3:1 students per teacher at Midway School.
How diverse is Midway School?
Midway School reports a student body of 94% White, 6% Hispanic.
Is Midway School public or private?
Midway School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDWAY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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