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Midway Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8Regional · 2 towns

Serves Derby Acres and Fellows.

Derby Acres’ Schools page →

Students
65
Schools
1
Spent per student
$29,970
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$3.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Midway Elementary School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 41% more per student than the CA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $3.3M, about $50,492 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Derby Acres. Grade by grade →

K–8Midway ElementaryThis district
9–12Taft Union HighTaft Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 33.1% · 49 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 46.7% · 49 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Taft Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$29,970 per student · 41% above CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 80%State 16%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
72’20
64’21
85’22
67’23
65’24

Down 9.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 17%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races 2%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.