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Midway Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Des Moines, King County. The school has 537 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Highline School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Midway Elementary enrolls 537 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 13% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 216 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 135 | 25% |
| Asian | 70 | 13% |
| White | 45 | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 7.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 29 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
444 of the school's 537 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 409 qualify for free lunch and 35 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 33.
Midway Elementary is one of 43 schools in Highline School District, based in BURIEN, Washington. The district serves 18,072 students district-wide and employs 1,010 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 537 students, Midway Elementary is larger than the district average of about 420 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large