Summary:
Midway Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Blackshear, Georgia, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 489 students. The school is part of the Pierce County School District, which is ranked 8th out of 203 districts in Georgia and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Midway Elementary School consistently performs above the state and county averages in the Milestones Assessment for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Midway's 5th-grade students scored 76% proficient or better in ELA, compared to 67% for the county and 48.2% for the state. The school has a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 15% of Georgia elementary schools, and in the 2022-2023 school year, it ranked 92nd out of 1,242 Georgia elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.72% to 67.28% over the past few years, Midway Elementary School has a higher per-student spending level compared to the state average, ranging from $9,113 to $10,019 over the past few years, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14 to 14.5 students per teacher over the past few years.
Midway Elementary School outperforms the nearby Blackshear Elementary School in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. However, Midway's performance is more comparable to the higher-performing Patterson Elementary School, which is also in the Pierce County district. Midway Elementary School has maintained a strong academic performance over the past several years, consistently ranking in the top 15% of Georgia elementary schools and earning 4- and 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger, despite the economic challenges faced by its student population.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
Pierce County
SchoolDigger Rank:
142nd of 1,248 Georgia Elementary Schools
Students who attend Midway Elementary School usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.0
Number of students: 489
Racial breakdown:
White:
81.2%
Hispanic:
12.1%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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African American:
1.6%
Asian:
0.6%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.3%
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