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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530492001804
Midway Elementary
821 E MIDWAY RD, COLBERT, WA 99005 · (509) 465-6700 · Spokane County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
115 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 51%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 68% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
71.9%
WA avg 58.4% . -4.6pp since 2014
Math
66.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -3.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 69.3% |
| 2022-23 | 73.7% | 73.7% |
| 2021-22 | 71.9% | 73.6% |
| 2018-19 | 75.4% | 71.0% |
| 2017-18 | 76.7% | 74.4% |
| 2016-17 | 77.9% | 72.8% |
| 2015-16 | 76.7% | 74.5% |
| 2014-15 | 76.5% | 69.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Elementary
Midway Elementary's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Elementary this school | 418 | 27.5% | 70.2% |
| Conway School District 317 Mount Vernon | 421 | 29.9% | 51.1% |
| Liberty Creek Elementary School Liberty Lake | 453 | 30.2% | N/A |
| Discovery Elementary School Gig Harbor | 380 | 25.3% | 73.3% |
| Spokane Public Montessori Spokane | 413 | 29.3% | 44.1% |
| Chester Elementary School Spokane Valley | 410 | 30.2% | 67.0% |
Matched among Washington 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 Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #135 of 936 | #6 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #178 of 1,103 ▼ 43 | #7 of 83 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #134 of 1,102 ▲ 14 | #5 of 83 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.7pp | #187 of 928 | #18 of 81 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #556 of 1,268 | #29 of 92 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #900 of 1,085 | #75 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.8% | #968 of 1,088 | #65 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #965 of 1,169 | #80 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #101 of 778 | #7 of 67 |
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
418
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 418 | 24 | 17.4:1 | 28% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 28% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 25.4 | 16.3:1 | 24% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 11% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 29.6 | 20.4:1 | 17% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 25 | 22.5:1 | 15% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 25 | 22.0:1 | 22% (123) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 28 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 29 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (604 to 418); teachers down 19% (29.6 to 24).
About Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary runs as a medium-sized elementary school in COLBERT, Washington. The school enrolls 418 students, from kindergarten through 5.
The district, Mead School District, operates 17 schools serving 10,657 students.
At Midway Elementary, White students make up 79% of the student body. Next come 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, about 83% of residents are White. Midway Elementary's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 24 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Midway Elementary was 17.4:1. That matches the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington fairly closely. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 28%. Among public schools in Spokane County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Midway Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Washington schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.2%; the prediction is 61.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Spokane County show that the median household income is $78,582, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Midway Elementary is one of 187 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Meadow Ridge Elementary, is about 1.9 miles from Midway Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 54.8%; Midway Elementary's is 70.2%, ranking 1st of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 440 in 2020-21 to 418 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.3:1 to 17.4:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Midway Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mead School District
- Mead Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,827 students
- Mt Spokane High SchoolHigh · 1,482 students
- Mountainside Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Northwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 796 students
- Mead Learning OptionsCombined · 790 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
Other schools in COLBERT
- Mountainside Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Colbert Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Other Midway Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Midway Elementary. Midway Elementary is the 10th largest of the 22.
- Midway ElementaryDes Moines, WA · 548 students
- Midway ElementaryMOSES LAKE, WA · 222 students
- Midway Elementary SchoolAlpharetta, GA · 1,022 students
- Midway ElementaryLexington, SC · 856 students
- MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 789 students
Nearby schools
- Meadow Ridge Elementary1.9 mi · 453
- Farwell Elementary School2.5 mi · 471
- Colbert Elementary School2.5 mi · 364
- Northwood Middle School2.6 mi · 796
- Mountainside Middle School2.6 mi · 824
- Mead Open Doors2.7 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About Midway ElementaryHow large is Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-05.
Is Midway Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Midway Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Midway Elementary have?
Midway Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Midway Elementary in?
Midway Elementary is part of Mead School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.