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Midway Elementary

Q: Is Midway Elementary a good school?

Yes. Midway Elementary ranks in the top 8.3% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Midway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Midway Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Midway Elementary?

Students at Midway Elementary are 76% White, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Midway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually go on to attend: High : River Bluff High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Midway Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lexington, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 864 students. The school is part of the Lexington 01 school district, which is ranked 18 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midway Elementary has consistently performed well, ranking among the top 50 elementary schools in South Carolina for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 53rd out of 640 elementary schools in the state and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the Lexington 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages.

While Midway Elementary has a strong track record of supporting different student subgroups, with high rankings in several categories, the school's performance with gifted and talented students is relatively lower, ranking 56th out of 101 schools in the state for this subgroup. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated, ranging from 10.1% in 2023-2024 to 27.3% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state's average and may be an area for improvement.

856

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,235

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

180 Midway Road
Lexington, SC 29072

(803) 821-0300

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually attend:

High:

River Bluff High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.2%

Asian:

7.1%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (77% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lexington 01

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

53^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 17Elementary Schools in the Lexington 01

18^th of 75Lexington 01 among South 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	53 of 640	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	40 of 638	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	50 of 644	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	65 of 625	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	63 of 622	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	41 of 643	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	36 of 624	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	22 of 639	96.6%	★★★★★
2016	94.8	14 of 619	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	94.4	15 of 638	97.6%	★★★★★
2014	91.2	12 of 630	98.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.5	25 of 599	95.8%	★★★★★
2012	87.8	27 of 594	95.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	32 of 597	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.0	33 of 589	94.4%	★★★★★
2009	86.6	43 of 580	92.6%	★★★★★
2008	82.8	58 of 577	89.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.2	38 of 566	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	90.0	18 of 559	96.8%	★★★★★
2005	88.4	22 of 557	96.1%	★★★★★
2004	92.3	10 of 550	98.2%	★★★★★
2003	93.0	7 of 542	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	14 of 147	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	70.5	34 of 143	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	44 of 174	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	30 of 151	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	10 of 122	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	3 of 189	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.3	1 of 161	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.5	49 of 581	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	41 of 565	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	64 of 580	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	52 of 573	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	65 of 554	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	55 of 588	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	53 of 570	90.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	56 of 101	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	72 of 109	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.5	57 of 147	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	102 of 613	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	159 of 599	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	147 of 608	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	71 of 600	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	73 of 580	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	107 of 600	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	90 of 588	84.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	58 of 586	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	42 of 568	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	41 of 582	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	78 of 579	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	64 of 561	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	39 of 590	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	25 of 571	95.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	103 of 460	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	50 of 441	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	92 of 463	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	111 of 455	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	129 of 439	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	96 of 472	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	84 of 457	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)45th percentile-47 vs school

Asian (2022)<1st percentile-90 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+20 vs state

Mathematics77%+25 vs state

Science56%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Midway Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0300	856	63	13.6		652 (76.2%)	38 (4.4%)	57 (6.7%)	61 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.9%)	89.1	53^rd of 640 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.3	40^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.7%	13	84.2	79.6	83.6	80.5	77.6	73.6	56.5	$13,235	$785	$335	$1,120	$10,826	$1,289	$12,114
Lexington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Azalea Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4000	607	53	11.4		308 (50.7%)	150 (24.7%)	80 (13.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	46.2	333^rd of 640 public elementary schools	48.0%		40.7	378^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.8%	45	59.4	61.9	62.0	44.6	48.9	41.8	46.8	$16,029	$1,087	$541	$1,628	$12,888	$1,513	$14,401
Meadow Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0400	775	61	12.8		439 (56.6%)	58 (7.5%)	80 (10.3%)	153 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	82.1	102^nd of 640 public elementary schools	84.1%		87.1	76^th of 638 public elementary schools	88.1%	26	68.5	74.3	82.2	68.7	66.4	66.2	65.7	$14,334	$691	$379	$1,070	$11,979	$1,286	$13,264
Nursery Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6706 Nursery Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4300	471	54	8.7		160 (34.0%)	196 (41.6%)	46 (9.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.0%)	53.2	289^th of 640 public elementary schools	54.8%		59.3	257^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.7%	32	57.6	66.7	62.3	57.0	54.7	40.5	48.0	$19,158	$1,770	$791	$2,561	$14,862	$1,736	$16,598
New Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3300	810	55	14.7		571 (70.5%)	72 (8.9%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	92	37^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.1	30^th of 638 public elementary schools	95.3%	7	81.5	82.6	84.2	82.1	73.0	76.1	71.5	$13,907	$657	$455	$1,112	$11,526	$1,269	$12,795
Leaphart Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	120 Piney Grove Road	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4700	483	45	10.7		137 (28.4%)	241 (49.9%)	46 (9.5%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	36 (7.5%)	44.6	344^th of 640 public elementary schools	46.3%		46.3	346^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.8%	2	58.4	70.2	58.2	47.6	47.8	44.3	32.8	$16,698	$1,324	$1,122	$2,446	$12,516	$1,736	$14,252
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	479 Oak Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-0100	691	56	12.2		363 (52.5%)	118 (17.1%)	133 (19.2%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	51.5	301^st of 640 public elementary schools	53.0%		49	326^th of 638 public elementary schools	48.9%	25	63.9	68.6	63.8	47.2	52.6	36.2	46.7	$15,478	$1,008	$573	$1,580	$12,323	$1,575	$13,898
Irmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Gibbes Street	Irmo	29063	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4200	487	41	12.0		282 (57.9%)	114 (23.4%)	46 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.4%)	67	211^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.0%		72.5	168^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.7%	43	66.7	72.2	77.1	52.6	55.7	50.6	56.7	$15,401	$788	$464	$1,252	$12,145	$2,004	$14,149
Harbison West Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	257 Crossbow Drive	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-3800	510	57	8.9		114 (22.4%)	285 (55.9%)	47 (9.2%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	46.7	329^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.6%		61	237^th of 638 public elementary schools	62.9%	92	65.1	48.0	64.2	53.0	48.0	51.8	33.3	$19,019	$1,572	$883	$2,455	$15,019	$1,544	$16,563
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Wise Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3100	813	60	13.5		611 (75.2%)	64 (7.9%)	37 (4.6%)	55 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	93.6	29^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.1	23^rd of 638 public elementary schools	96.4%	6	90.0	81.3	81.3	90.8	78.3	77.0	70.5	$14,296	$1,010	$368	$1,378	$11,640	$1,278	$12,918

Frequently Asked Questions about Midway Elementary

How many students attend Midway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended Midway Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Midway Elementary?

Students at Midway Elementary are 76% White, 7% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Midway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Midway Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : River Bluff High

What district is Midway Elementary in?

Lexington 01

Is Midway Elementary a good school?

Yes. Midway Elementary ranks in the top 8.3% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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