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Midway Elementary

Q: Is Midway Elementary a good school?

Midway Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Washington elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Midway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Midway Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Midway Elementary?

Students at Midway Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 18% African American, 18% Asian, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Midway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Pacific Middle School High : Mount Rainier High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,160 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Midway Elementary is a public elementary school serving about 550 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in Des Moines, Washington, as part of the Highline School District.

Academically, Midway faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 1% of all Washington state schools, with fewer than 20% of students proficient in core subjects like reading and math. This performance is notably lower than that of nearby schools in the same district, such as North Hill Elementary and Marvista Elementary, where proficiency rates are more than three times higher, despite being located just a few miles away.

The school serves a high-needs population, with about 78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate much higher than many of its higher-performing neighbors. While other schools with similar student demographics, like Sunnycrest Elementary and Parkside Elementary, also struggle, the data shows that high poverty does not always lead to the lowest outcomes, as seen at Star Lake Elementary. Midway's performance has declined over the past decade, and it shows particular difficulty in serving English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking at the very bottom of the state in these areas, which suggests a need for targeted instructional support and resource strategies.

548

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,000

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22447 24th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198-7199

(206) 631-4400

District: Highline School District

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pacific Middle School
High:	Mount Rainier High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

African American:

18.4%

Asian:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (15% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg31%

Washington avg48%

1,151^st of 1,160

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Highline School District

201^st of 247Highline School District among Washington districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	1151 of 1160	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1161 of 1168	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1122 of 1169	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	1132 of 1169	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1096 of 1107	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	966 of 1130	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	893 of 1054	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	971 of 1056	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	921 of 1053	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	877 of 1067	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.0	989 of 1106	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.9	957 of 1097	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	992 of 1092	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.9	1054 of 1088	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.2	976 of 1072	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.5	1030 of 1067	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1051 of 1069	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.5	1049 of 1051	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.4	1028 of 1031	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.6	979 of 1026	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	106 of 108	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	57 of 110	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	79 of 107	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2023	13.4	156 of 170	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.1	132 of 201	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	303 of 303	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	247 of 254	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	130 of 213	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	143 of 248	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	146 of 333	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	2.4	1090 of 1092	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	1091 of 1093	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1055 of 1094	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1078 of 1100	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	996 of 1008	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	890 of 1068	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	879 of 1004	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	5.4	653 of 659	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	645 of 651	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	580 of 633	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	616 of 694	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	551 of 697	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	362 of 540	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	42.5	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	1005 of 1013	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1017 of 1024	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	960 of 1013	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	960 of 1019	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	756 of 979	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	589 of 835	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	1088 of 1098	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	1082 of 1099	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1035 of 1099	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1053 of 1113	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	957 of 1075	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	824 of 999	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	38.9	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2018	28.2	486 of 637	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2019	57.2	446 of 1027	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2019)57th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2018)24th percentile+8 vs school

Pacific Islander (2019)20th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2019)15th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)8th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-37 vs state

Science15%-34 vs state

Math14%-29 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, November 19, 2022

Incredibly diverse student body with a faculty prepared and focused to have them all succeed Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, January 27, 2017

Very diverse. Very devoted teachers and staff. Excellent facilities. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)							SBAC Math (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Diphtheria (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% Pertussis (2024)	% Tetanus (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Measles KG	% Mumps KG	% Rubella KG	% Diphtheria KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% Pertussis KG	% Tetanus KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22447 24th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4400	548	31	17.8	78.1%	53 (9.7%)	101 (18.4%)	238 (43.4%)	97 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	34 (6.2%)	3.5	1151^st of 1160 public elementary schools	0.8%		3.6	1161^st of 1168 public elementary schools	0.6%	10	15.3		15.3	14.9	15.3	19.0				16.2	18.4	11.8	11.8				14.1	77.4	83.5	88.7	87.8	87.8	85.2	92.2	89.6	85.2	85.2	$20,000	$1,473	$18,527
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22420 Military Rd S	SeaTac	98198	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7320	697	42	16.6	72.7%	95 (13.6%)	150 (21.5%)	175 (25.1%)	176 (25.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (7.6%)	46 (6.6%)	4.3	1144^th of 1160 public elementary schools	1.4%		3.8	1157^th of 1168 public elementary schools	0.9%	13	19.8		19.8	17.1	10.2	20.5				15.5	19.1	14.3	15.9				16.3	68.9	78.3	79.3	79.3	79.3	75.5	87.7	76.4	75.5	75.5	$19,556	$1,556	$18,001
Des Moines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22001 9th Ave S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-3700	500	32	15.6	62.6%	111 (22.2%)	84 (16.8%)	145 (29.0%)	58 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	84 (16.8%)	23.2	931^st of 1160 public elementary schools	19.7%		31.7	798^th of 1168 public elementary schools	31.7%	133	29.5		29.5	45.0	45.3	24.4				37.4	38.8	35.9	19.5				31.0	89.0	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	94.5	97.3	94.5	94.5	94.5	$23,049	$1,917	$21,132
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2104 S 247th St	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4700	535	28	18.7	80.2%	85 (15.9%)	113 (21.1%)	141 (26.4%)	115 (21.5%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.6%)	48 (9.0%)	9.3	1103^rd of 1160 public elementary schools	4.9%		12.8	1070^th of 1168 public elementary schools	8.4%	33	22.8		22.8	31.3	15.3	29.9				25.2	28.9	15.3	20.5				21.6	87.7	93.2	95.9	95.9	95.9	91.8	97.3	93.2	91.8	91.8	$20,831	$1,473	$19,358
Madrona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20301 32nd Ave South	SeaTac	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4100	317	20	15.7	77.0%	20 (6.3%)	65 (20.5%)	162 (51.1%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.7%)	21 (6.6%)	17.4	994^th of 1160 public elementary schools	14.3%		7	1124^th of 1168 public elementary schools	3.8%	130	30.8		30.8	25.0	22.0	33.3				26.3	34.9		38.5				24.8	80.4	83.9	89.3	89.3	89.3	82.1	92.9	83.9	82.1	82.1	$23,482	$2,361	$21,121
Sunnycrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	24629 42nd Av S	Kent	98032	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4100	535	35	15.2	81.1%	63 (11.8%)	57 (10.7%)	209 (39.1%)	125 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	71 (13.3%)	8.9	1107^th of 1160 public elementary schools	4.6%		4.6	1146^th of 1168 public elementary schools	1.9%	39	17.5		17.5	22.9	26.0	25.0				24.6	20.8	20.0	27.6				22.4	76.7	88.9	92.2	92.2	92.2	85.6	96.7	91.1	85.6	85.6	$18,935	$1,249	$17,687
North Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19835 8th Ave S	Des Moines	98148	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4600	518	31	16.6	45.9%	179 (34.6%)	44 (8.5%)	149 (28.8%)	53 (10.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	88 (17.0%)	66.9	355^th of 1160 public elementary schools	69.4%		71.3	302^nd of 1168 public elementary schools	74.1%	53	66.7		66.7	47.4	47.7	68.7				54.7	61.8	53.5	61.5				58.8	89.7	97.7	96.6	96.6	96.6	95.4	94.3	95.4	95.4	95.4	$21,974	$1,257	$20,718
Neely O Brien Elementary School	Public	K-5	6300 S 236th ST	Kent	98032	King County	Kent School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 373-7434	472	36	13.2	66.9%	49 (10.4%)	92 (19.5%)	180 (38.1%)	48 (10.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (11.4%)	47 (10.0%)	34.5	756^th of 1160 public elementary schools	34.8%		23.9	917^th of 1168 public elementary schools	21.5%	161	30.4		30.4	53.4	53.6	42.0				50.2	39.8	40.0	29.0				36.8	70.9	76.0	74.7	74.7	74.7	76.0	84.8	76.0	76.0	76.0	$22,964	$1,612	$21,353
Marvista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19800 Marine View Dr SW	Normandy Park	98166	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-4200	532	33	15.9	40.8%	225 (42.3%)	49 (9.2%)	131 (24.6%)	17 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.5%)	78 (14.7%)	61.5	418^th of 1160 public elementary schools	64.0%		59.7	451^st of 1168 public elementary schools	61.4%	33	57.5		57.5	56.7	61.1	57.0				58.1	56.7	50.0	45.6				51.0	88.0	90.2	92.4	92.4	92.4	90.2	94.6	91.3	90.2	90.2	$20,295	$1,217	$19,078
Woodmont K-8 School	Public	K-8	26454 16th Av S	Des Moines	98198	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	Yes	(253) 945-4500	402	25	16.2	70.9%	84 (20.9%)	60 (14.9%)	119 (29.6%)	72 (17.9%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.0%)	41 (10.2%)	21.7	952^nd of 1160 public elementary schools	17.9%		28.3	849^th of 1168 public elementary schools	27.3%	103	32.3	44.4	34.2	35.0	31.8	32.3	14.3	50.0	33.3	32.7	51.3	42.6	29.0	19.1	31.3	22.2	37.0	86.7	93.3	95.0	95.0	95.0	90.0	96.7	90.0	90.0	90.0	$19,396	$1,731	$17,665

Frequently Asked Questions about Midway Elementary

What district is Midway Elementary in?

Highline School District

How many students attend Midway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Midway Elementary.

Is Midway Elementary a good school?

Midway Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Washington elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Midway Elementary?

Students at Midway Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 18% African American, 18% Asian, 10% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Midway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pacific Middle School
High : Mount Rainier High School

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