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Midway Elementary

5511 Midway Rd, Church Road, VA 23833 · (804) 265-4205 · Dinwiddie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 499
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
333 students
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 66%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K237%
Kindergarten6318%
Grade 15415%
Grade 25215%
Grade 35917%
Grade 44914%
Grade 55215%
Student demographics
White
27779%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
144%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 20% · US 30%
Black
3711%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 8% · US 6%
Two+
237%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
18051%
Female
17249%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Midway ElementaryDinwiddie County MiddleDinwiddie County High
Based on grade levels within Dinwiddie County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

SOL 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
82.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +2.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.

SOL results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2582.0%92.0%
2023-2481.0%91.0%
2022-2377.0%90.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Virginia 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 18 points, placing it in Virginia'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 →

Where Midway Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Virginia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
80.4%#298 of 1,101
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
92.0%#61 of 1,111
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
82.0%#263 of 1,111
Enrollment
ranked largest first
352#908 of 1,176
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.1:1#583 of 1,105
Racial diversity
ranked most diverse first
Largest group 78.7%#942 of 1,106
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.3%#477 of 759
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
352
-36 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 18.8:1
% White
79%
was 80%
% Hispanic
4%
was 3%
% Black
11%
was 13%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-253522514.1:195% (333)
2023-243492414.5:191% (318)
2022-233462712.8:189% (307)
2017-1838820.618.8:148% (187)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Elementary.

About Midway Elementary

Midway Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school based in Church Road, Virginia. It serves 352 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average about 499 students.

Midway Elementary is a school in Dinwiddie County Public Schools. The district has 7 schools and 4,147 students.

A majority of students at Midway Elementary, 79%, are White. Other reported shares: 11% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Dinwiddie County's residents are about 64% White, 15 points below the school's share.

At Midway Elementary, 25 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Virginia average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Roughly 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 94% average for public schools in Dinwiddie County.

Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Midway Elementary is 62.4%. It actually posts 80.4%, which is 18.0 points higher and in the top 10% of Virginia schools.

Within Dinwiddie County, median household income is about $83,704, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Dinwiddie County number 9 and enroll about 4,147.

The closest public school to Midway Elementary is Sutherland Elementary, about 3.9 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. The school's 80.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 2017-18 to 2024-25, Midway Elementary went from 388 students to 352. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.8:1 to 14.1:1.

Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Dinwiddie County at a glance

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Population
28,191
Census ACS
Median income
$83,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,147 students

Quick facts

School name
Midway Elementary
District
Dinwiddie County Public Schools
Address
5511 Midway Rd, Church Road, VA 23833
Phone
(804) 265-4205
County
Dinwiddie County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
352
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
333 (95%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
510117000414
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Midway Elementary
How large is Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-05.
Is Midway Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Midway Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Midway Elementary have?
Midway Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Midway Elementary?
Student demographics at Midway Elementary are roughly 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Midway Elementary public or private?
Midway Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dinwiddie County Public Schools.
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