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Midway Elementary

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Midway Elementary ranks 371 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Midway Elementary is a PK–5 school in Lexington, NC, serving 546 students in Davidson County Schools. Midway has become one of the district's stronger performers: it earned a 4-star rating and ranked 371st of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools (75th percentile) in 2025–26, up from the 61st percentile in 2023–24. Roughly 48.9% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, so this success is not the result of an affluent student body.

Academically, Midway beats district averages in every tested subject and grade, and tops state averages everywhere except 4th-grade reading (54.1% vs. 57.7% statewide). Fifth-grade results are exceptional: 78.8% proficient in math and 85% in science — the top science score among nearby elementary schools. Averaging all seven EOG results puts Midway at about 70% proficiency, essentially tied with Wallburg Elementary, Northwest Elementary, and Friendship Elementary — the only nearby schools ranked higher — and well ahead of Pilot Elementary, Welcome Elementary, and Friedberg Elementary. Midway's chronic absenteeism rate is just 7.3%, compared with 10.5% for the district and 24.2% statewide.

Midway is also effective with historically underserved students: economically disadvantaged students rank in the 81st percentile statewide and special education students in the 74th percentile, both improved significantly over two years. With per-pupil spending of about $8,371 and a student–teacher ratio of 16.5 — neither unusually low nor high — the gains appear tied to school climate and instruction rather than extra resources. Watch areas include 4th-grade reading consistency and supporting Hispanic learners, whose statewide subgroup rank was 54th in 2025–26 after a stronger prior year. Overall, Midway pairs low absenteeism, standout science and math, and a clear upward trend, making it one of the stronger elementary choices in the Lexington area.

546

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

48.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.5%

Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 2.5% (any vaccine)

318 Midway School Road
Lexington, NC 27295

(336) 764-0064

District: Davidson County Schools

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Grove Middle
High:	Oak Grove High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Hispanic:

13.4%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 61st percentile in 2024 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (70% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 75th (2026) from a 61st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg62%

North Carolina avg61%

371^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st of 246Davidson County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	371 of 1492	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.6	458 of 1490	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	586 of 1505	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	483 of 1502	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	533 of 1514	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	304 of 1489	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	354 of 1473	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	488 of 1434	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.8	374 of 1429	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	259 of 1425	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	72.0	380 of 1440	73.6%	★★★★☆
2014	59.7	540 of 1390	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.5	513 of 1403	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	81.6	174 of 1388	87.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.5	242 of 1381	82.5%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	158 of 1363	88.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.5	218 of 1354	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	74.6	278 of 1324	79.0%	★★★★☆
2007	73.2	293 of 1293	77.3%	★★★★☆
2006	70.9	326 of 1276	74.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	410 of 634	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.4	130 of 646	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	177 of 878	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	283 of 897	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	314 of 1447	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.3	483 of 1451	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	555 of 1455	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	568 of 1459	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	574 of 1458	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	360 of 1440	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	323 of 1424	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	546 of 1405	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	104 of 743	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	61.3	300 of 710	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	593 of 669	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.2	83 of 582	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	85 of 500	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	209 of 494	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	105 of 612	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	452 of 981	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	325 of 961	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	412 of 915	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	556 of 893	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.0	216 of 843	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	306 of 865	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	270 of 1434	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	586 of 1437	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	745 of 1450	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.3	349 of 1437	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	545 of 1366	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	265 of 1329	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	218 of 1361	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	39.3	866 of 1332	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	458 of 1451	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.3	456 of 1450	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	628 of 1464	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	387 of 1461	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	474 of 1464	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.7	268 of 1444	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	360 of 1430	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	412 of 1413	70.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	47 of 159	70.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.5	212 of 815	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	49.4	337 of 821	59.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	413 of 1146	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	588 of 1172	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	728 of 1166	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	651 of 1183	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	629 of 1194	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.0	415 of 1172	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.9	534 of 1183	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	622 of 1178	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)70th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science85%+17 vs state

Mathematics73%+9 vs state

Reading62%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 7, 2016

I love that both my kids are at Midway. The teachers make the school, and both my children have had excellent teachers that have inspired them to love learning. The PTO is excellent and provides a lot of support to the school so there is also high parent involvement which also makes a school great. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners up to date on all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	318 Midway School Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0064	546	33	16.5	48.9%	421 (77.1%)	16 (2.9%)	73 (13.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	72.3	371^st of 1492 public elementary schools	75.1%		66.6	458^th of 1490 public elementary schools	69.3%	87	74.3	64.7	78.8	68.3	54.1	63.8	85.0	97.5%	2.5%	$8,371	$538	$7,833
Friendship Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Friendship-Ledford Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 231-8744	470	29	16.2	43.0%	298 (63.4%)	50 (10.6%)	75 (16.0%)	29 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	73.6	351^st of 1492 public elementary schools	76.5%		78.5	271^st of 1490 public elementary schools	81.8%	80	75.8	73.0	74.2	61.3	58.4	68.2	81.8	92.8%	5.8%	$8,255	$444	$7,811
Welcome Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5701 Old Hwy 52	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 731-3361	638	39	16.4	—	450 (70.5%)	44 (6.9%)	89 (13.9%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	42.6	867^th of 1492 public elementary schools	41.9%		41.5	890^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.3%	23	73.5	70.3	46.5	51.0	47.1	42.6	60.4	97.6%	1.2%	$8,344	$696	$7,649
Friedberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1131 Friedberg Church Road	Winston Salem	27127	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-2059	468	29	16.3	45.7%	329 (70.3%)	42 (9.0%)	55 (11.8%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.8%)	53.5	675^th of 1492 public elementary schools	54.8%		72.3	359^th of 1490 public elementary schools	75.9%	316	69.4	56.6	57.1	63.9	51.3	50.0	77.1	93.4%	6.6%	$7,582	$483	$7,099
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Northwest Elementary Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 764-0360	625	39	15.9	40.3%	522 (83.5%)	9 (1.4%)	48 (7.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	74.5	331^st of 1492 public elementary schools	77.8%		82.3	210^th of 1490 public elementary schools	85.9%	121	87.7	67.3	69.6	70.8	68.4	57.8	73.5	95.5%	3.4%	$7,891	$463	$7,428
Wallburg Elementary	Public	K-5	205 Motsinger Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 769-2921	717	40	17.7	51.0%	500 (69.7%)	64 (8.9%)	87 (12.1%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	75.1	320^th of 1492 public elementary schools	78.6%		74.3	329^th of 1490 public elementary schools	77.9%	9	82.8	73.7	72.5	66.4	62.3	61.7	77.2	85.9%	7.1%	$7,140	$414	$6,726
Kimmel Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4672 Ebert Rd	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-6760	760	50	15.1	—	107 (14.1%)	385 (50.7%)	179 (23.6%)	17 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (9.2%)	45.2	821^st of 1492 public elementary schools	45.0%		39.9	919^th of 1490 public elementary schools	38.3%	98	57.8	55.2	61.8	53.2	55.2	51.8	64.5	97.4%	2.6%	$8,939	$994	$7,946
Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1385 W Clemmonsville Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 703-4245	621	44	14.1	—	58 (9.3%)	257 (41.4%)	259 (41.7%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	34.7	1015^th of 1492 public elementary schools	32.0%		32.3	1054^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.3%	39	62.5	56.8	53.8	45.5	47.3	38.5	62.6	91.8%	2%	$10,374	$1,739	$8,635
Pilot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Pilot School Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 472-7965	321	21	15.0	—	228 (71.0%)	18 (5.6%)	62 (19.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	38.3	936^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.3%		54.2	667^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.2%	269	61.1	44.6	60.4	53.7	55.4	43.4	58.5	100%	0%	$9,751	$959	$8,792
Konnoak Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3200 Renon Road	Winston Salem	27127	Forsyth County	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 703-4163	600	45	13.3	—	40 (6.7%)	188 (31.3%)	355 (59.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	22	1246^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.5%		22.6	1229^th of 1490 public elementary schools	17.5%	17	48.1	50.0	54.9	34.0	40.0	45.1	51.2	97.1%	0%	$10,429	$1,736	$8,693

Frequently Asked Questions about Midway Elementary

What schools do graduates of Midway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Grove Middle
High : Oak Grove High

What is the racial makeup of Midway Elementary?

Students at Midway Elementary are 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Midway Elementary in?

Davidson County Schools

How many students attend Midway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Midway Elementary.

Is Midway Elementary a good school?

Midway Elementary ranks 371^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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