Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DINWIDDIE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510117000414
Midway Elementary
5511 Midway Rd, Church Road, VA 23833 · (804) 265-4205 · Dinwiddie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B+Test 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.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 71% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Dinwiddie County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 91.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 90.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
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 →
Schools most like Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary's state test result (80.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Elementary this school | 352 | 94.6% | 80.4% |
| Riverlawn Elementary Fairlawn | 380 | 91.6% | 68.0% |
| Critzer Elementary Pulaski | 416 | 91.3% | 70.9% |
| Stuart Elementary Stuart | 361 | 89.8% | 78.4% |
| McHarg Elementary Radford | 383 | 88.8% | N/A |
| Grandin Court Elementary Roanoke | 331 | 99.4% | 83.4% |
Matched among Virginia elementary 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #298 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #61 of 1,111 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #263 of 1,111 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #908 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #583 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #946 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #255 of 1,157 |
| 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. 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
352
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 330
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 352 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 95% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 91% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 89% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 25 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 20.6 | 18.8:1 | 48% (187) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 42% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 374 | 19 | 19.7:1 | 37% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 29% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (388 to 352); teachers up 21% (20.6 to 25).
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. The chance that two students picked at random at Midway Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
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.
The allk12 Grade for Midway Elementary is A. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
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.
Enrollment at Midway Elementary was 348 in 2020-21 and 352 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Dinwiddie County Public Schools
- Dinwiddie County HighHigh · 1,260 students
- Dinwiddie County MiddleMiddle · 919 students
- Sutherland ElementaryElementary · 548 students
- Southside ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Dinwiddie ElementaryElementary · 341 students
- Sunnyside ElementaryElementary · 281 students
Other Midway Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Midway Elementary. Midway Elementary is the 14th largest of the 22.
- Midway Elementary SchoolAlpharetta, GA · 1,022 students
- Midway ElementaryLexington, SC · 856 students
- MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 789 students
- Midway ElementaryAnderson, SC · 675 students
- Midway ElementaryDes Moines, WA · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Sutherland Elementary3.9 mi · 548
- Dinwiddie County High5.9 mi · 1,260
- Dinwiddie County Middle6.0 mi · 919
- Southside Elementary6.3 mi · 446
- Dinwiddie Elementary8.2 mi · 341
- Matoaca Elementary8.3 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Midway ElementaryHow 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.