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Midway Middle School

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Midway Middle School ranks 330 th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 578 Georgia Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Georgia middle schools

Summary

Midway Middle School in Midway, GA, serves approximately 750 students in grades 6-8 within the Liberty County school district, a school that has seen its statewide ranking dip slightly over the past few years while navigating a rising rate of economic need among its families.

The most striking story at Midway is the divide between its advanced coursework and its grade-level classes. In the most recent testing year, 100% of students taking Algebra I scored proficient or above—more than double the state average—and 90.5% of 8th graders taking High School Physical Science also met that bar. These are exceptional results that rival top schools anywhere. However, in regular grade-level math, only about 26% to 36% of students (depending on grade) reached proficiency, which trails state averages by roughly 10 to 14 points. This suggests the school is doing an outstanding job with its highest-achieving students in accelerated tracks, but the majority of students in standard classes are not seeing the same level of success. On a positive note, chronic absenteeism has improved significantly, dropping from 29.2% to 19.7% over the past few years, which is now better than the district average.

Compared to its immediate neighbors, Midway is the strongest middle school in Liberty County, outranking Lewis Frasier Middle School and Snelson-Golden Middle School in overall state ranking and in most 8th-grade subjects. Yet the contrast with Richmond Hill Middle School, just a few miles away in Bryan County, is stark—Richmond Hill posts proficiency rates roughly double Midway's in most subjects, though it also serves a far less economically disadvantaged population (28.9% vs. 72.5% free/reduced lunch). Midway spends more per student ($12,647) than Richmond Hill ($9,930), yet outcomes lag, raising questions about how resources are being used. For parents, the takeaway is a school with genuine strengths in advanced academics, but one that faces real challenges in lifting grade-level achievement for all students.

750

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,647

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 Edgewater Dr
Midway, GA 31320

(912) 884-6677

District: Liberty County

Students who attend Midway Middle School usually attend:

High:

Liberty County High School

Feeder schools for Midway Middle School:

Elementary:	Frank Long Elementary School
	Joseph Martin Elementary School
	Liberty Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.7%

White:

33.3%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg28%

Georgia avg43%

330^th of 578

Georgia public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Liberty County

130^th of 202Liberty County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	330 of 578	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	300 of 585	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	289 of 578	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	222 of 569	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	230 of 558	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	297 of 542	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	228 of 559	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	266 of 543	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.3	300 of 539	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.1	324 of 545	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.8	318 of 537	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.6	292 of 521	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.2	329 of 527	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.6	290 of 508	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.1	286 of 504	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.1	283 of 494	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.0	227 of 466	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.5	208 of 462	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.6	273 of 445	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.7	211 of 420	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	184 of 480	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.4	225 of 494	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	212 of 489	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	153 of 485	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	179 of 482	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	345 of 550	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	284 of 567	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	280 of 558	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.5	194 of 553	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	203 of 544	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	192 of 374	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.8	82 of 400	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	129 of 381	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	136 of 380	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	79 of 367	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	318 of 550	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	315 of 569	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	273 of 561	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	256 of 559	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	263 of 553	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2023	31.3	109 of 157	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	80 of 159	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	137 of 169	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	108 of 172	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	123 of 163	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	100 of 145	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	286 of 425	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	286 of 442	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	179 of 437	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	223 of 429	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	219 of 431	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	361 of 404	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	299 of 415	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	268 of 417	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	197 of 429	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	247 of 425	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)62nd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-10 vs school

Migrant (2023)31st percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-30 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+52 vs state

HS Physical Science90%+30 vs state

Social Studies37%-3 vs state

Mathematics32%-11 vs state

Science18%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Midway Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Edgewater Dr	Midway	31320	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 884-6677	750	46	16.2	72.5%	250 (33.3%)	328 (43.7%)	107 (14.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	56 (7.5%)	39.3	330^th of 578 public middle schools	42.9%		44.8	300^th of 585 public middle schools	48.7%	30	100.0	26.2	33.1	35.9	18.3	37.0	90.5	$12,647	$756	$11,891
Lewis Frasier Middle School	Public	6-8	910 Long Frasier Dr	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 877-5367	828	53	15.5	93.5%	134 (16.2%)	440 (53.1%)	144 (17.4%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	93 (11.2%)	34.6	368^th of 578 public middle schools	36.3%		38	354^th of 585 public middle schools	39.5%	14	92.3	24.8	26.0	30.7	20.0	36.3	85.2	$12,688	$955	$11,734
Richmond Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	503 Warren Hill Drive	Richmond Hill	31324	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	No	(912) 459-5130	2,022	124	16.2	28.9%	1,221 (60.4%)	255 (12.6%)	280 (13.8%)	112 (5.5%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	149 (7.4%)	84.3	73^rd of 578 public middle schools	87.4%		86.5	70^th of 585 public middle schools	88.0%	3	95.9	61.9	59.9	65.4	34.9	60.1	90.9	$9,930	$184	$9,746
Snelson-Golden Middle School	Public	6-8	465 Coates Rd	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 877-3112	876	58	15.0	100.0%	99 (11.3%)	559 (63.8%)	111 (12.7%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.0%)	88 (10.0%)	28.3	410^th of 578 public middle schools	29.1%		25.2	437^th of 585 public middle schools	25.3%	27	94.5	28.2	22.4	25.7	22.5	20.6	94.7	$11,932	$1,147	$10,786
Long County Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 US Highway 84 E	Ludowici	31316	Long County	Long County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 545-2069	1,007	54	18.5	77.9%	422 (41.9%)	284 (28.2%)	194 (19.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	97 (9.6%)	45.8	289^th of 578 public middle schools	50.0%		36	369^th of 585 public middle schools	36.9%	80	90.3	30.8	26.8	38.3	35.7	36.7		$9,561	$488	$9,073
Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	6030 Ogeechee Rd	Savannah	31419	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-3540	528	43	12.3	80.9%	59 (11.2%)	305 (57.8%)	116 (22.0%)	26 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.2%)	11.3	536^th of 578 public middle schools	7.3%		8.9	561^st of 585 public middle schools	4.1%	25	90.5	15.7	12.8	14.5	3.4	12.5	35.9	$18,956	$1,670	$17,287

Frequently Asked Questions about Midway Middle School

How many students attend Midway Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Midway Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Midway Middle School attend?

Students who attend Midway Middle School usually go on to attend Liberty County High School

Is Midway Middle School a good school?

Midway Middle School ranks 330^th of 578 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Midway Middle School in?

Liberty County

What is the racial makeup of Midway Middle School?

Students at Midway Middle School are 44% African American, 33% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

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