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Midway Elementary

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Midway Elementary ranks 626 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Midway Elementary is a public elementary school located in New Tazewell, Tennessee, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 386 students. The school is part of the Claiborne County School District, which is ranked 105 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midway Elementary faces significant challenges in student academic performance, with standardized test scores generally below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics was 36.6% at Midway Elementary, compared to 42.2% for the state and 30.2% for Claiborne County. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 30.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and county averages.

While Midway Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools within the Claiborne County School District, such as Forge Ridge School, Ellen Myers Primary, and Springdale Elementary, these schools also struggle to meet state and county averages, suggesting a broader systemic issue within the district. The high chronic absenteeism rates and the socioeconomic status of the student population may be contributing factors to the school's challenges.

404

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,946

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4411 Clouds RD
New Tazewell, TN 37825

(423) 626-3067

District: Claiborne County

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually attend:

High:	Claiborne Adult High School
	Claiborne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.1%

Two or more races:

4.7%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (37% vs 43% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg33%

Tennessee avg43%

Elementary school

626^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

223^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Claiborne County

105^th of 139Claiborne County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	626 of 1009	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	720 of 1018	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	587 of 1020	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	541 of 1000	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	508 of 983	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	577 of 985	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	668 of 997	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	457 of 646	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.4	499 of 855	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.1	367 of 853	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.7	502 of 846	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.0	586 of 820	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.0	744 of 818	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	506 of 809	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	590 of 986	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	657 of 990	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	466 of 989	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.2	457 of 975	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.0	343 of 945	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	318 of 926	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	338 of 843	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	516 of 853	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	432 of 865	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	360 of 858	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	159 of 823	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	408 of 821	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	537 of 877	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	650 of 984	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	734 of 991	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	692 of 987	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	589 of 980	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	619 of 941	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	739 of 916	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	654 of 840	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	723 of 847	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	637 of 852	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	589 of 844	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	560 of 844	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	608 of 812	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	711 of 841	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	223 of 583	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	342 of 587	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	232 of 594	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	324 of 569	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	287 of 576	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	405 of 574	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	399 of 563	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.3	332 of 492	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.1	333 of 485	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.1	363 of 475	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	394 of 466	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.1	351 of 462	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	376 of 435	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	146 of 546	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	234 of 554	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	132 of 560	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.4	280 of 552	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	192 of 538	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	371 of 529	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	105 of 490	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	50.2	230 of 510	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	101 of 514	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	200 of 495	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	93 of 483	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	29.2	377 of 490	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	337 of 481	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	305 of 550	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	415 of 560	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	363 of 557	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	388 of 540	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	376 of 529	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	374 of 523	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	264 of 492	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	377 of 504	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	268 of 503	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	342 of 500	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	317 of 496	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	419 of 484	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	407 of 481	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies55%+6 vs state

Science40%-6 vs state

Mathematics37%-6 vs state

English Language Arts26%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	4411 Clouds RD	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-3067	386	24	15.8		356 (92.2%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	38.2	626^th of 1009 public elementary schools	38.0%		31.2	720^th of 1018 public elementary schools	29.3%	94	42.9	29.8	26.8	45.2	25.6	52.4	36.6	26.2	25.5	22.0	45.2	18.6	23.8	26.0	40.5	25.5	31.7	61.3	48.8	40.5	40.2	67.7	53.5	47.6	55.2	$12,946	$1,356	$9,948
Tazewell-New Tazewell Elementary	Public	K-4	501 Davis DR	New Tazewell	37825	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9502	518	33	15.5		493 (95.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	22	824^th of 1009 public elementary schools	18.3%		26.7	775^th of 1018 public elementary schools	23.9%	49	27.1	23.4					25.3	25.0	31.9					28.4	33.3	33.0					33.2					$12,684	$1,856	$9,306
Powell Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	255 Powell Valley School LN	Speedwell	37870	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-4659	299	19	15.9		292 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	29.3	748^th of 1009 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.9	768^th of 1018 public elementary schools	24.6%	20	20.0	36.4	28.6	38.9	41.7	35.7	32.7	27.5	30.3	34.3	27.8	29.2	39.3	31.1	25.0	36.4	37.1	38.9	33.3	28.6	33.2	27.8	37.5	21.4	28.4	$15,854	$1,451	$12,027
Springdale Elementary	Public	K-8	1915 Hwy 25E South	Tazewell	37879	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 626-9142	364	26	13.7		348 (95.6%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	30.6	728^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.8%		46.1	529^th of 1018 public elementary schools	48.0%	199	34.1	34.2	20.5	26.2	33.3	28.2	29.4	40.9	42.1	40.9	28.6	37.8	17.9	34.9	27.3	44.7	27.3	23.8	51.1	25.6	33.3	21.4	71.1	59.0	50.8	$12,799	$1,056	$10,291
Sharps Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Sharps Chapel RD	Sharps Chapel	37866	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 992-7087	124	11	11.2		118 (95.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	40.5	602^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.1	602^nd of 1018 public elementary schools	40.9%		23.5	38.9	33.3				32.1	29.4	50.0	27.8				35.8	52.9	55.6	31.6				46.3					$20,947	$183	$18,922
Ellen Myers Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	275 Nettleton RD	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2172	356	21	17.3		337 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	50.6	478^th of 1009 public elementary schools	52.6%		45.9	531^st of 1018 public elementary schools	47.8%	53	29.3	36.5					33.1	41.4	55.6					48.8	50.0	49.2					49.6					$12,753	$1,165	$10,061
Forge Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Hill RD	Harrogate	37752	Claiborne County	Claiborne County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 869-2768	132	12	11.0		129 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	35.5	672^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	33.4%		54.6	412^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.5%	260	44.4	23.5	50.0	23.1	33.3	21.4	33.0	38.9	41.2	28.6	46.2	33.3	14.3	34.1	5.6	23.5	42.9	46.2	33.3	28.6	28.4	15.4	41.7	28.6	28.2	$18,714	$1,567	$14,533
Rutledge Elementary School	Public	2-6	7480 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5530	334	24	13.9		274 (82.0%)	4 (1.2%)	53 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	57.5	385^th of 1009 public elementary schools	61.8%		43.9	560^th of 1018 public elementary schools	45.0%	175	44.6	52.8	32.2	36.4			40.8	51.8	62.3	40.0	41.6			48.0	55.4	69.8	47.5	40.3			51.8	32.5			32.5	$14,628	$1,783	$11,750
Joppa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4745 Rutledge PIKE	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5721	415	31	13.6		403 (97.1%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	65.5	292^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	71.1%		54	423^rd of 1018 public elementary schools	58.4%	131	45.0	54.0	50.0	45.7			48.6	47.5	51.0	46.4	39.1			46.3	58.3	66.7	48.2	47.8			55.4	45.5			45.5	$12,285	$1,238	$10,172
Rutledge Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	470 Water ST	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-5614	176	16	11.0		153 (86.9%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)																										$17,363	$2,789	$13,031

Frequently Asked Questions about Midway Elementary

How many students attend Midway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 404 students attended Midway Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Midway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Claiborne Adult High School
High : Claiborne High School

What district is Midway Elementary in?

Claiborne County

Is Midway Elementary a good school?

Midway Elementary ranks 626^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Midway Elementary?

Students at Midway Elementary are 91% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

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