Midway Elementary School

Set in Alum Creek, West Virginia, Midway Elementary School is an intimate elementary school, overseen by Lincoln County Schools. It serves 237 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Lincoln County Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 2,731 students, Midway Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Midway Elementary School reports that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Black. Compared to Lincoln County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 12.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put the typical household earns roughly $46,205 per year, about 8% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Lincoln County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,804 students), of which Midway Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Alum Creek Elementary School, roughly 3.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 304 students in 2018 compared to 237 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Midway Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.