Elementary school (grades K-5) · Fellows, CA

Midway Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Midway Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 23/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062478003709
0/100100/10023/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
4
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Midway Elementary earns 23/100 on the Resource Investment Index, even as it posts class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools.

23
Resource Index · Lower
16.3:1
small classes for California
55.3%
free-lunch eligible
65
students enrolled

Midway Elementary has class sizes smaller than 86% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

School address

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 062478003709 · Fellows, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

65 enr · 16.3:1 · 55.3% lunch · RII 23

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Midway Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Midway Elementary compares

Midway Elementary on the metrics families compare, against California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.3:1 ▼ 24% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 55.3% ▼ 0% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 65 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.3:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
65
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
55.3%
free-lunch eligible - 0% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.3:1
students per teacher - 24% below state mean
Top 14% in California - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
38.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,341
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 80.0%
Hispanic or Latino 16.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.5%
Two or More 1.5%

Largest group: White at 80.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.1, Midway Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Midway Elementary, which includes Midway Elementary.

$22,341
Per student
+20%
vs California
Avg $18,665
+27%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 73.4%
State 18.0%
Federal 8.6%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Midway Elementary

How many students attend Midway Elementary?

Midway Elementary has 65 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Fellows, CA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary is 16.3:1, which is 24% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Midway Elementary?

55.3% of students at Midway Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Midway Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Midway Elementary is White at 80.0% of enrollment, in Fellows, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Midway Elementary?

Midway Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 23/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Midway Elementary?

None reported; Midway Elementary operates only Midway Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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