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Schools in Midway

Midway’s public schools

Fort Cherry School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Midway. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
912 students on the public path
In brief

Midway’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Midway’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Fort Cherry El Ctr places highest (better than 63%); Fort Cherry JSHS lowest (47%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Midway, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Fort Cherry El Ctrin Mc DonaldB
7–12Fort Cherry JSHSin Mc DonaldB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fort Cherry School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fort Cherry School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 912 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,417PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading70%
State average 55.1% · 455 students tested
Math38%
State average 36.1% · 414 students tested

Midway vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Midway’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Midway—Fort Cherry
RobinsonA−Fort Cherry
SmithB+Burgettstown Area

Every school in Midway

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Midwayin other towns
Fort Cherry El Ctr
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mc Donald
B
455 students12:1Rate it →
Fort Cherry JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Mc Donald
B−
457 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Midway’s schools

Are Midway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Midway. Fort Cherry School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Midway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Midway in?

Fort Cherry School District.

Where do Midway kids go to high school?

Fort Cherry JSHS.

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What Midway families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.