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Midway Elementary School

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Midway Elementary School ranks 203 rd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Midway Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Alum Creek, West Virginia, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 255. The school is part of the Lincoln County Schools district, which is ranked 47 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Midway Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state and its district averages in standardized test scores across grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts were significantly lower than the state and district averages, with the largest gaps in 5th grade Math (28.6% vs. 42% state) and 3rd grade ELA (50% vs. 44.8% state). The school has been ranked in the bottom half of West Virginia elementary schools for the past several years, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger in the most recent school year (2024-2025), placing it well below the state average and its nearby counterparts in the Kanawha County Schools district.

Despite being located relatively close to several higher-performing elementary schools in the Kanawha County Schools district, such as Andrews Heights Elementary and Alum Creek Elementary, Midway Elementary School has struggled to match their academic achievements. The school's ranking and test scores have generally trended downward over the past decade, with the school's 1-star rating in the 2022-2023 school year being its lowest in the period analyzed.

237

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,171

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

267 Midway Rd
Alum Creek, WV 25003-9591

(304) 756-3121

District: Lincoln County Schools

Students who attend Midway Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.8%

African American:

2.1%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 23rd-percentile low (2019)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 19 pts below the West Virginia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg34%

West Virginia avg46%

203^rd of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Lincoln County Schools

47^th of 55Lincoln County Schools among West Virginia 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	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	203 of 355	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	228 of 368	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	260 of 368	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	251 of 375	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.0	290 of 380	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	293 of 383	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	258 of 392	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.9	205 of 399	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.1	177 of 402	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.5	170 of 408	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.5	220 of 422	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	334 of 428	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.7	384 of 426	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.3	231 of 426	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	202 of 427	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.2	222 of 420	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2021	36.9	101 of 146	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	184 of 302	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	145 of 316	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	196 of 317	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	189 of 325	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	179 of 322	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	301 of 339	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	233 of 366	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	169 of 381	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	57.1	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2024	34.9	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	207 of 328	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	194 of 336	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	243 of 333	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	251 of 347	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	274 of 335	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	189 of 368	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.2	160 of 382	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	213 of 305	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	289 of 325	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	260 of 322	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	265 of 330	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	288 of 333	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	219 of 338	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	229 of 364	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.9	213 of 382	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	54.2	83 of 218	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	114 of 171	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	132 of 185	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	60.6	77 of 377	79.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	203 of 353	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	227 of 367	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	266 of 366	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	265 of 373	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	309 of 376	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	295 of 373	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	245 of 374	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.5	194 of 382	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)70th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2017)62nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2021)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Science14%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)			WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			WV Assessment Science (2025)	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/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	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Midway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	267 Midway Rd	Alum Creek	25003	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 756-3121	237	21	11.5		227 (95.8%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	43.2	203^rd of 355 public elementary schools	42.8%		41.7	228^th of 368 public elementary schools	38.0%	25	43.3	67.9	28.6	50.0	67.9	31.0	14.3	$11,171	$1,866	$9,305
Alum Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4540 Brounland Rd	South Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 348-1935	151	11	14.3		139 (92.1%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.6%)	67.8	90^th of 355 public elementary schools	74.6%		38.2	244^th of 368 public elementary schools	33.7%	154	56.0	76.2	45.5	56.0	66.7	59.1	27.3	$14,648	$2,232	$12,416
Andrews Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7776 Coal River Rd	Tornado	25202	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0232	233	19	12.2		215 (92.3%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	70	82^nd of 355 public elementary schools	76.9%		68.9	89^th of 368 public elementary schools	75.8%	7	55.6	71.4	72.2	41.7	57.1	58.3	41.7	$11,969	$1,149	$10,820
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2089 Lakewood Dr	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0200	294	19	15.8		263 (89.5%)	13 (4.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.4%)	32.2	259^th of 355 public elementary schools	27.0%		34.3	260^th of 368 public elementary schools	29.3%	1	43.6	58.7	38.1	35.9	47.8	33.3	14.3	$12,483	$1,253	$11,230
Ruthlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	736 Ruthdale Rd	Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 744-9481	225	17	13.2		198 (88.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.6%)	29.1	280^th of 355 public elementary schools	21.1%		58.5	136^th of 368 public elementary schools	63.0%	144	46.3	45.2	43.5	22.0	45.2	30.4	26.1	$12,175	$1,170	$11,006
Dunbar Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-2	2401 Myers Ave	Dunbar	25064	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 766-0367	271	24	11.2		149 (55.0%)	60 (22.1%)	8 (3.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	50 (18.5%)								(n/a)								$13,281	$2,606	$10,675
Bridgeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Ohio St	South Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 766-0383	417	31	13.4		290 (69.5%)	58 (13.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.3%)	28.3	289^th of 355 public elementary schools	18.6%		30.6	276^th of 368 public elementary schools	25.0%	13	38.9	30.4	32.3	38.9	35.7	50.0	29.0	$12,479	$2,220	$10,259
Richmond Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4620 Spring Hill Ave	South Charleston	25309	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 766-0357	213	19	11.2		129 (60.6%)	45 (21.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (17.4%)	20.3	317^th of 355 public elementary schools	10.7%		26.8	298^th of 368 public elementary schools	19.0%	19	50.0	50.0	20.6	26.7	41.7	11.8	5.9	$12,169	$2,002	$10,167
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Helene St	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 722-0226	304	20	15.5		249 (81.9%)	25 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.2%)	50.3	170^th of 355 public elementary schools	52.1%		46	199^th of 368 public elementary schools	45.9%	29	47.9	34.9	59.0	45.8	32.6	59.0	43.6	$11,534	$1,138	$10,396
Dunbar Intermediate Center	Public	3-5	1330 Myers Ave	Dunbar	25064	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 766-1570	232	19	12.2		143 (61.6%)	44 (19.0%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (15.9%)	31.6	266^th of 355 public elementary schools	25.1%		14.1	346^th of 368 public elementary schools	6.0%	80	41.8	46.6	35.3	37.3	45.2	43.3	23.5	$12,772	$2,442	$10,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Midway Elementary School

What district is Midway Elementary School in?

Lincoln County Schools

Is Midway Elementary School a good school?

Midway Elementary School ranks 203^rd of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Midway Elementary School?

Students at Midway Elementary School are 96% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Midway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Midway Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Midway Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Midway Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Lincoln County High School

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