📍 2150 Hwy 32, Halfway, Polk County, 65663
Halfway Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Halfway, Polk County. The school has 154 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Halfway R-Iii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Halfway Elem. enrolls 154 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% White and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 147 | 95% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 4.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
95 of the school's 154 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Halfway Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-40, state senate district 28, state house district 128.
Halfway Elem. is one of 2 schools in HALFWAY R-III, based in HALF WAY, Missouri. The district serves 247 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 154 students, Halfway Elem. is larger than the district average of about 124 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant