Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOSES LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530522001982
Midway Elementary
502 SOUTH C ST, MOSES LAKE, WA 98837 · (509) 766-2657 · Grant County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
168 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
26.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -12.3pp since 2014
Math
29.7%
WA avg 51.2% . +2.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.7% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 13.7% |
| 2022-23 | 18.6% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 26.7% | 11.7% |
| 2018-19 | 26.4% | 30.9% |
| 2017-18 | 32.5% | 27.8% |
| 2016-17 | 32.3% | 18.4% |
| 2015-16 | 39.9% | 32.1% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 27.6% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 (27.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Elementary this school | 222 | 75.7% | 27.4% |
| Paul Rumburg Elementary ENTIAT | 231 | 70.1% | N/A |
| Mesa Elem Mesa | 220 | 69.1% | 35.9% |
| Washington Elementary VANCOUVER | 244 | 75.0% | N/A |
| Larson Heights Elementary MOSES LAKE | 292 | 80.1% | 20.0% |
| Knolls Vista Elementary MOSES LAKE | 282 | 74.1% | 34.5% |
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 Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #841 of 936 | #15 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #885 of 1,103 ▲ 191 | #12 of 24 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #995 of 1,102 ▼ 61 | #16 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #105 of 928 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #1,073 of 1,268 | #22 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #890 of 1,085 | #13 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #724 of 1,088 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #168 of 1,169 | #12 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.8% | #56 of 778 | #6 of 19 |
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
222
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 222 | 12.8 | 17.4:1 | 76% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 77% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 83% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 24 | 9.4:1 | 80% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 75% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 73% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 51% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 18 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 16 | 28.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (346 to 222); teachers down 49% (25 to 12.8).
About Midway Elementary
Midway Elementary is a public elementary school run by Moses Lake School District in MOSES LAKE, Washington. It had 222 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Washington average about 380 students, which makes this school 42% below average.
Moses Lake School District counts 20 schools and 8,430 students, including Midway Elementary.
About 59% of the student body at Midway Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups include 36% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Grant County residents are about 44% Hispanic. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Midway Elementary are from different groups.
The school had 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 17.3:1 average for elementary schools in Washington. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 76%.
Test results at Midway Elementary are 2.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (27.4% actual, 29.4% predicted).
In Grant County, home to about 101,799 people, the median household earns about $73,267 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Midway Elementary shares Grant County with 60 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Moses Lake Early Learning Center, is the closest to Midway Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 27.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Midway Elementary in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 226 in 2020-21 and 222 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.4:1) than in 2020-21 (9.4:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Midway Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,799
Census ACS
Median income
$73,267
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
20,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moses Lake School District
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Vanguard AcademyHigh · 387 students
Other schools in MOSES LAKE
- Moses Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- Columbia Middle SchoolMiddle · 875 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Park Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Vicki I. Groff Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Vanguard AcademyHigh · 387 students
Other Midway Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 15 states are named Midway Elementary. Midway Elementary is the 18th largest of the 22.
- Midway ElementaryDes Moines, WA · 548 students
- Midway ElementaryCOLBERT, WA · 418 students
- Midway Elementary SchoolAlpharetta, GA · 1,022 students
- Midway ElementaryLexington, SC · 856 students
- MIDWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSANFORD, FL · 789 students
Nearby schools
- Moses Lake Early Learning Center0.0 mi · 221
- Frontier Middle School0.6 mi · 690
- Park Orchard Elementary School1.0 mi · 454
- Knolls Vista Elementary1.1 mi · 282
- Peninsula Elementary1.1 mi · 383
- Garden Heights Elementary1.2 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Midway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Midway Elementary?
Midway Elementary enrolls approximately 222 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Midway Elementary serve?
Midway Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Midway Elementary?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Midway Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Midway Elementary?
Student demographics at Midway Elementary are roughly 36% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Midway Elementary in?
Midway Elementary is part of Moses Lake School District.
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