Summary:
Zip code 83434 in Menan, Idaho, is served by a single elementary school, Midway Elementary School, which enrolls 372 students in grades PK–5 and is part of the Jefferson County Joint District. Midway is the only school in this area, so all comparisons are made against district and state averages to give parents a sense of where the school stands.
Midway has a mixed academic profile. In 2025-2026, its overall math proficiency (43.6%) is essentially tied with the state average (43.1%), but its overall English language arts proficiency (44.1%) trails the state by nearly 10 points. The most striking concern is a pronounced 4th-grade reading dip: only 31.3% of 4th graders are proficient in ELA, far below the state average of 50.2% and well below the school’s own 3rd-grade (52.2%) and 5th-grade (48.5%) scores. Math proficiency also declines steadily with grade level, from 50.7% in 3rd grade to 40.3% in 4th grade and 39.4% in 5th grade. Chronic absenteeism is a major warning sign, with 21.1% of students chronically absent—about 69% higher than the district rate (12.5%) and 53% higher than the state rate (13.8%).
On a positive note, Midway is improving year over year. Math proficiency rose from 39.4% to 43.6% and ELA from 38.9% to 44.1% between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, and the school’s state rank percentile jumped from the 20th to the 33rd percentile. Strong 3rd-grade ELA performance also shows early literacy is a bright spot. However, the school still ranks in the lower third of Idaho elementary schools, while its district sits in the 61st percentile. For parents, the key takeaways are that Midway is on an upward trend but faces serious challenges with upper-grade reading, attendance, and a widening gap between the school and its stronger-performing district. Targeted literacy support in 4th grade and efforts to reduce chronic absenteeism would likely have the biggest impact.
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