Midway Elementary

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

Midway Elementary in Lexington, South Carolina enrolled 856 students in 2024-25 with 62.7 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, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 74% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

891 students in 2022-23, 864 students in 2023-24, 856 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 67.0 to 62.7.

Students enrolled at Midway Elementary by school year2022-23: 891, 2023-24: 864, 2024-25: 85602505007501k2022-238912023-248642024-25856
Students enrolled at Midway Elementary by school year2022-23: 891, 2023-24: 864, 2024-25: 85602505007501k2022-238912023-248642024-25856
Students enrolled at Midway Elementary by school year2022-23: 891, 2023-24: 864, 2024-25: 85602505007501k2022-238912023-248642024-25856
Students enrolled at Midway Elementary by school year2022-23: 891, 2023-24: 864, 2024-25: 85602505007501k2022-238912023-248642024-25856
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2389167.013.3
2023-2486466.013.1
2024-2585662.713.7

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 292 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Midway Elementary enrolled 876 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 292 of the 876 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent10.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.2% of students were White, 7.1% Asian, 6.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White76.2%
  2. Asian7.1%
  3. Hispanic6.7%
  4. Two or more races4.9%
  5. Black4.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%
  7. American Indian0.2%

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: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% 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, 2021-2270%57%52.1%
Math, 2022-2374%45% (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 Lexington

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

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Midway Elementary85613.78.1%
Pleasant Hill Elementary84613.311.4%
Lake Murray Elementary81313.510.5%
New Providence Elementary81014.712.0%
Rocky Creek Elementary80514.115.5%
Meadow Glen Elementary77512.810.2%
Deerfield Elementary75312.329.0%
Oak Grove Elementary69112.331.4%

All public schools in Lexington →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Midway Elementary

  1. Lexington ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 607 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Meadow Glen ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 775 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Midway Elementary with Lexington ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lexington County School District One spends per student$13,591 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,591
  5. The largest public schools in South CarolinaMidway Elementary is the number 60 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#60 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?
    856 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 891 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lexington, 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: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 74% 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?
    Lexington County School District One, NCES district ID 4502700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450270000052 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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