📍 1892 Highway 1 North, Cassatt, Kershaw County, 29032
Midway Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cassatt, Kershaw County. The school has 297 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Kershaw 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Midway Elementary enrolls 297 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 16% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 6.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 297 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 297 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Midway Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-50, state senate district 27, state house district 50.
Midway Elementary is one of 17 schools in Kershaw 01, based in Camden, South Carolina. The district serves 11,135 students district-wide and employs 718 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 297 students, Midway Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 655 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant