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How has Midway Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530354000537
Midway Elementary
22447 24th Ave S, Des Moines, WA 98198 · (206) 631-4400 · King County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
428 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
14.3%
WA avg 58.4% . -23.0pp since 2014
Math
13.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -21.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 23 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.3% | 13.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.5% | 11.3% |
| 2022-23 | 17.5% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.1% | 15.4% |
| 2018-19 | 38.5% | 34.8% |
| 2017-18 | 41.2% | 32.8% |
| 2016-17 | 31.3% | 32.5% |
| 2015-16 | 33.9% | 34.4% |
| 2014-15 | 37.3% | 35.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (13.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Elementary this school | 548 | 78.1% | 13.9% |
| Mirror Lake Elementary School FEDERAL WAY | 491 | 82.3% | 21.9% |
| Beverly Park Elem at Glendale Seattle | 411 | 77.1% | 26.0% |
| White Center Heights Elementary Seattle | 527 | 75.1% | 32.0% |
| Tukwila Elementary TUKWILA | 458 | 71.4% | 39.9% |
| Kent Elementary School Kent | 438 | 81.5% | 26.9% |
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 King County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #930 of 936 | #280 of 280 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #1,085 of 1,103 ▲ 5 | #279 of 281 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #1,088 of 1,102 ▼ 8 | #280 of 280 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.3pp | #261 of 928 | #85 of 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #177 of 1,268 | #44 of 299 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #954 of 1,085 | #245 of 280 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #189 of 1,088 | #104 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #138 of 1,169 | #18 of 292 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #273 of 778 | #92 of 220 |
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
548
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 548 | 30.7 | 17.8:1 | 78% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 564 | 32.1 | 17.6:1 | 82% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 31.8 | 16.9:1 | 83% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 31 | 18.8:1 | 60% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 33.4 | 20.8:1 | 75% (517) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 35 | 18.8:1 | 79% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 74% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 459 | 21 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 15 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (693 to 548); teachers down 8% (33.4 to 30.7).
About Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school located in Des Moines, Washington. The school had 548 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Washington is about 380, so this school runs 44% larger than that.
The district, Highline School District, operates 36 schools serving 18,072 students.
Midway Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 43%. Smaller groups are 18% Black, 18% Asian, 10% White, and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 11% of King County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Midway Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Teacher staffing is 30.7 full-time equivalents, or about 17.8 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is about 17.3:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 78%. For comparison, public schools in King County average 38%.
Test results at Midway Elementary are 13.9 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.9%, compared with a predicted 27.8%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Washington.
County data help place the school in context: in King County, median household income is about $124,746, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The public schools of King County number 544 and enroll about 278,492.
The closest public school, Pacific Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Midway Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Midway Elementary ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Midway Elementary had 582 students in 2020-21 and 548 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
The Midway Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
King County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,287,171
Census ACS
Median income
$124,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
544
278,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highline School District
- Mount Rainier High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Highline High SchoolHigh · 1,423 students
- Evergreen High SchoolHigh · 1,080 students
- Glacier Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 671 students
- Tyee High SchoolHigh · 644 students
Other schools in Des Moines
- Mount Rainier High SchoolHigh · 1,846 students
- Pacific Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Parkside ElementaryElementary · 535 students
- North Hill ElementaryElementary · 518 students
- Des Moines ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Woodmont K-8 SchoolElementary · 402 students
Other Midway Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Midway Elementary. Midway Elementary is the 5th largest of the 22.
- Midway ElementaryCOLBERT, WA · 418 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
- Pacific Middle School0.1 mi · 604
- Mount Rainier High School0.2 mi · 1,846
- Cascade Public Schools0.3 mi · 126
- River Ridge Elementary0.7 mi · 697
- Des Moines Elementary0.9 mi · 500
- Parkside Elementary1.3 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Midway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary enrolls approximately 548 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 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 43% Hispanic, 18% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Midway Elementary public or private?
Midway Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Highline School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.