Midway High School

Summary:

Midway High School is a public high school located in Waco, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,648 students. The school is part of the Midway Independent School District, which is ranked 93 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midway High School consistently ranks among the top 15% of high schools in Texas, with a statewide ranking between 187 and 294 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is impressive, with proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages across all subject areas. Midway High School's four-year graduation rate is consistently high, ranging from 97.5% to 98.7% over the past five years, significantly outperforming the state average. The school's dropout rate is exceptionally low, ranging from 0.1% to 0.2% in recent years, well below the state average. Midway High School's performance across various student subgroups, including female students, African American and Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, is also noteworthy, with rankings in the top 20% to top 10% of Texas high schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Methodist Children's Home, Brazos High School, and Challenge Academy, Midway High School outperforms them in academic metrics, such as STAAR EOC proficiency rates and graduation rates. Additionally, Midway High School's racial composition is more balanced compared to some nearby schools, which have higher concentrations of minority students, and the school's student-teacher ratio of 15.5 is lower than the ratios of some nearby schools, indicating a more favorable learning environment.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 8200 Mars Dr
       Waco, TX  76712-6575


(254) 761-5650

District: Midway Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
243rd of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,293 Help


Feeder schools for Midway High School:

Elementary:    Castleman Creek Elementary
    Hewitt Elementary
    South Bosque Elementary
    Speegleville Elementary
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Middle:    Midway Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  2,730

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.4%
Hispanic:
25.9%
African American:
11.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  28.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Midway High School ranks better than 87.8% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.92. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Midway High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.4%), Hispanic (25.9%), African American (11.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 28.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Midway High School is 15.4. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Midway High School is $9,293.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Midway High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Midway High School 243rd of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Midway High School in the ranking list.)

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Midway Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Midway Independent School District (Isd) 93rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Midway High School

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Rank History for all students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 75.48 216th 1427 84.9%
2005 77.80 185th 1429 87.1%
2006 81.02 125th 1430 91.3%
2007 81.53 113th 1497 92.5%
2008 82.53 102nd 1510 93.2%
2009 79.70 127th 1539 91.7%
2010 72.30 289th 1568 81.6%
2011 72.82 305th 1672 81.8%
2012 57.99 610th 1603 61.9%
2013 73.50 266th 1652 83.9%
2014 74.15 279th 1734 83.9%
2015 75.82 221st 1743 87.3%
2016 75.20 235th 1762 86.7%
2017 77.10 228th 1777 87.2%
2018 75.52 253rd 1797 85.9%
2019 79.93 187th 1857 89.9%
2021 79.73 226th 1861 87.9%
2022 78.09 234th 1876 87.5%
2023 75.91 294th 1961 85.0%
2024 77.92 243rd 1987 87.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.54 190th 588 67.7%
2022 75.31 116th 664 82.5%
2023 72.29 137th 677 79.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.81 160th 1113 85.6%
2019 86.76 81st 1136 92.9%
2021 78.23 107th 1195 91.0%
2022 27.43 913th 1278 28.6%
2023 48.48 519th 1371 62.1%
2024 51.63 452nd 1435 68.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.24 406th 1347 69.9%
2019 70.33 207th 1357 84.7%
2021 59.91 351st 1382 74.6%
2022 68.90 234th 1418 83.5%
2023 48.89 609th 1478 58.8%
2024 60.51 411th 1547 73.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.40 475th 1794 73.5%
2019 68.00 357th 1818 80.4%
2021 68.28 363rd 1848 80.4%
2022 68.22 327th 1847 82.3%
2023 65.11 422nd 1897 77.8%
2024 62.06 445th 1883 76.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.60 250th 1781 86.0%
2019 79.10 209th 1798 88.4%
2021 80.30 190th 1815 89.5%
2022 77.35 222nd 1841 87.9%
2023 78.69 204th 1891 89.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.75 477th 1137 58.0%
2019 65.19 452nd 1145 60.5%
2021 71.35 356th 1177 69.8%
2022 66.19 441st 1172 62.4%
2023 70.88 335th 1182 71.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.56 160th 1784 91.0%
2019 86.74 95th 1810 94.8%
2021 65.22 392nd 1829 78.6%
2022 59.56 453rd 1837 75.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.45 339th 1803 81.2%
2019 78.00 234th 1824 87.2%
2021 76.84 252nd 1840 86.3%
2022 76.62 251st 1853 86.5%
2023 70.82 389th 1913 79.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.25 94th 486 80.7%
2019 59.28 217th 487 55.4%
2021 50.67 267th 488 45.3%
2022 57.81 231st 507 54.4%
2023 56.18 256th 525 51.2%
2024 63.18 186th 529 64.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.35 267th 1013 73.6%
2019 69.34 229th 1024 77.6%
2021 62.18 281st 1020 72.5%
2022 65.12 243rd 1031 76.4%
2023 61.65 295th 1069 72.4%
2024 58.12 326th 1065 69.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.24 395th 1691 76.6%
2019 76.96 218th 1714 87.3%
2021 72.72 289th 1743 83.4%
2022 70.64 305th 1762 82.7%
2023 68.58 373rd 1820 79.5%
2024 70.75 300th 1804 83.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.65 49th 122 59.8%
2024 74.77 29th 107 72.9%
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Rank History for White students at Midway High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.44 255th 1539 83.4%
2019 77.12 213th 1526 86.0%
2021 78.29 168th 1510 88.9%
2022 76.74 196th 1525 87.1%
2023 74.40 235th 1576 85.1%
2024 74.47 211th 1556 86.4%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Midway High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1305 34 27 70 2 n/a n/a 0 1438
1989 1229 38 26 83 0 n/a n/a 0 1376
1990 1198 44 27 87 1 n/a n/a 0 1357
1991 1232 52 21 85 1 n/a n/a 0 1391
1992 1241 59 18 83 2 n/a n/a 0 1403
1993 1300 65 24 86 3 n/a n/a 0 1478
1994 1323 69 29 96 5 n/a n/a 0 1522
1995 1398 86 43 92 5 n/a n/a 0 1624
1996 1398 86 43 92 5 n/a n/a 0 1624
1997 1395 86 38 111 4 n/a n/a 0 1634
1998 1478 81 44 120 2 n/a n/a 0 1725
1999 1449 86 47 126 3 n/a n/a 0 1711
2000 1466 98 49 138 4 n/a n/a 0 1755
2001 1475 98 52 149 4 n/a n/a 0 1778
2002 1468 120 65 184 4 n/a n/a 0 1841
2003 1468 120 65 184 4 n/a n/a 0 1841
2004 1484 128 70 180 6 n/a n/a 0 1868
2005 1468 140 60 191 8 n/a n/a 0 1867
2006 1474 165 68 213 8 n/a n/a 0 1928
2007 1419 178 62 220 4 n/a n/a 0 1883
2008 1393 196 63 250 7 n/a n/a 0 1909
2009 1359 208 70 251 7 n/a n/a 0 1895
2010 1350 243 69 293 10 n/a n/a 0 1965
2011 1354 250 92 363 21 2 25 0 2107
2012 1338 254 98 377 17 0 33 0 2117
2013 1280 281 103 401 19 1 34 0 2119
2014 1298 304 111 443 22 1 46 0 2225
2015 1342 301 102 470 16 2 49 0 2282
2016 1358 335 117 536 10 3 53 0 2412
2017 1372 338 112 538 6 4 48 0 2418
2018 1404 310 115 567 5 4 44 0 2449
2019 1374 302 120 577 4 3 60 0 2440
2020 1412 273 119 558 4 2 72 0 2440
2021 1417 289 118 595 3 2 75 0 2499
2022 1417 290 118 628 5 3 95 0 2556
2023 1450 313 113 665 5 6 96 0 2648
2024 1457 324 121 706 3 7 112 0 2730

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Midway High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1438 89.0 16.1 n/a
1989 1376 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1357 87.0 15.5 n/a
1991 1391 86.9 16.0 n/a
1992 1403 90.8 15.4 1.7
1993 1478 91.0 16.2 0
1994 1522 90.8 16.8 0.9
1995 1624 100.5 16.2 1.9
1996 1624 100.5 16.2 1.9
1997 1634 106.2 15.4 2.5
1998 1725 86.3 20.0 2.6
1999 1711 80.7 21.2 4.7
2000 1755 105.3 16.7 4.3
2001 1778 109.7 16.2 5.1
2002 1841 112.7 16.3 8.2
2003 1841 112.7 16.3 8.2
2004 1868 114.0 16.4 9.6
2005 1867 121.1 15.4 10.2
2006 1928 123.3 15.6 12.7
2007 1883 129.4 14.6 14.2
2008 1909 132.2 14.4 16.1
2009 1895 134.2 14.1 16.6
2010 1965 137.4 14.3 22.8
2011 2107 144.4 14.5 23.4
2012 2117 132.2 16.0 24.3
2013 2119 132.9 15.9 25.1
2014 2225 134.4 16.5 24.4
2015 2282 144.0 15.8 25.1
2016 2412 147.0 16.4 27.6
2017 2418 154.3 15.6 24.9
2018 2449 156.3 15.6 25.8
2019 2440 158.9 15.3 27.5
2020 2440 163.9 14.8 25.9
2021 2499 164.9 15.1 27.7
2022 2556 168.9 15.1 27.2
2023 2648 170.5 15.5 32.4
2024 2730 176.1 15.4 28.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Midway High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1438 89.0 16.1 n/a
1989 1376 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1357 87.0 15.5 n/a
1991 1391 86.9 16.0 n/a
1992 1403 90.8 15.4 1.7
1993 1478 91.0 16.2 0
1994 1522 90.8 16.8 0.9
1995 1624 100.5 16.2 1.9
1996 1624 100.5 16.2 1.9
1997 1634 106.2 15.4 2.5
1998 1725 86.3 20.0 2.6
1999 1711 80.7 21.2 4.7
2000 1755 105.3 16.7 4.3
2001 1778 109.7 16.2 5.1
2002 1841 112.7 16.3 8.2
2003 1841 112.7 16.3 8.2
2004 1868 114.0 16.4 9.6
2005 1867 121.1 15.4 10.2
2006 1928 123.3 15.6 12.7
2007 1883 129.4 14.6 14.2
2008 1909 132.2 14.4 16.1
2009 1895 134.2 14.1 16.6
2010 1965 137.4 14.3 22.8
2011 2107 144.4 14.5 23.4
2012 2117 132.2 16.0 24.3
2013 2119 132.9 15.9 25.1
2014 2225 134.4 16.5 24.4
2015 2282 144.0 15.8 25.1
2016 2412 147.0 16.4 27.6
2017 2418 154.3 15.6 24.9
2018 2449 156.3 15.6 25.8
2019 2440 158.9 15.3 27.5
2020 2440 163.9 14.8 25.9
2021 2499 164.9 15.1 27.7
2022 2556 168.9 15.1 27.2
2023 2648 170.5 15.5 32.4
2024 2730 176.1 15.4 28.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Midway High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $482 (5.4%) $8,455 (94.6%) $8,937
2020 $550 (5.9%) $8,817 (94.1%) $9,367
2021 $1,376 (14.8%) $7,918 (85.2%) $9,293

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Midway High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 187th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 294th of 1961 High schools
 4.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
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% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Midway High School)7358
 15%
   End of Course Algebra I (Midway Independent School District (Isd))7867
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Midway High School)8374
 9%
   End of Course Biology (Midway Independent School District (Isd))8374
 9%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Midway High School)7778
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Midway Independent School District (Isd))7778
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Midway High School)7379
 6%
   End of Course English II Reading (Midway Independent School District (Isd))7379
 6%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Midway High School)8684
 2%
   End of Course U.S. History (Midway Independent School District (Isd))8684
 2%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students24402648
 8.5%
African American302313
 3.6%
American Indian45
 25%
Asian120113
 5.8%
Hispanic577665
 15.3%
Pacific Islander36
 100%
White13741450
 5.5%
Two or More Races6096
 60%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients27.5%32.4%
 4.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Midway High School

Midway High School ranks 243rd of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Midway High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Castleman Creek Elementary
Elementary : Hewitt Elementary
Elementary : South Bosque Elementary
Elementary : Speegleville Elementary
Elementary : Spring Valley Elementary
Elementary : Woodway Elementary
Middle : Midway Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,730 students attended Midway High School.

Students at Midway High School are 53% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.


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