Midway Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Anderson, South Carolina

Midway Elementary in Anderson, South Carolina enrolled 675 students in 2024-25 with 49.4 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 62% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 77% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

699 students in 2022-23, 721 students in 2023-24, 675 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.7 to 49.4.

Students enrolled at Midway Elementary by school year2022-23: 699, 2023-24: 721, 2024-25: 67502004006008002022-236992023-247212024-25675
Students enrolled at Midway Elementary by school year2022-23: 699, 2023-24: 721, 2024-25: 67502004006008002022-236992023-247212024-25675
Students enrolled at Midway Elementary by school year2022-23: 699, 2023-24: 721, 2024-25: 67502004006008002022-236992023-247212024-25675
Students enrolled at Midway Elementary by school year2022-23: 699, 2023-24: 721, 2024-25: 67502004006008002022-236992023-247212024-25675
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2369946.715.0
2023-2472148.714.8
2024-2567549.413.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 South Carolina elementary schools

Among the 669 South Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Midway Elementary 13.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherMidway Elementary 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Midway Elementary 13.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherMidway Elementary 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Midway Elementary 13.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherMidway Elementary 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, South Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.8 to 22.9; Midway Elementary 13.7; state median 13.4.2 more above 20.0 →2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherMidway Elementary 13.7state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 364 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Midway Elementary enrolled 728 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 364 of the 728 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent13.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.7% of students were White, 12.1% Black, 5.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White74.7%
  2. Black12.1%
  3. Two or more races5.8%
  4. Hispanic4.7%
  5. Asian2.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Midway Elementary scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtSouth Carolina
Reading and language arts, 2021-2262%53%52.1%
Math, 2022-2377%46% (2021-22)43%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Anderson

12 public elementary schools in Anderson report 2024-25 enrollment; Midway Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Midway Elementary67513.740.8%
Concord Elementary61515.454.5%
McLees Elementary54314.0100.0%
Centerville Elementary53612.7100.0%
Nevitt Forest Elementary53014.5100.0%
Whitehall Elementary50414.8100.0%
North Pointe Elementary50415.436.4%
Flat Rock Elementary42914.3100.0%

All public schools in Anderson →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Midway Elementary

  1. North Pointe ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 504 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  2. Calhoun Academy of the ArtsThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.5 miles away: 424 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Midway Elementary with North Pointe ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Anderson 05 spends per student$13,515 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,515
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaMidway Elementary is the number 168 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#168 of 671
  6. South Carolina schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Midway Elementary

  1. How many students attend Midway Elementary?
    675 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 699 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Anderson, SC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Midway Elementary?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Midway Elementary a Title I school?
    Midway Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Midway Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Midway Elementary scored proficient or above: 62% in reading in 2021-22 and 77% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Midway Elementary in?
    Anderson 05, NCES district ID 4500900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450090000687 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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