Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Hewitt’s public schools outscore 88% of Texas districts
62% of students in Hewitt’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hewitt, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hewitt’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 590 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hewitt’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 68% and math 62% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,856 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Midway Middle, then Midway H S. 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.
What’s behind Hewitt’s grade
A: better than 88% of Texas school districts, #35 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hewitt, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Hewitt
Midway Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,112 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hewitt
Midway Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,112 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hewitt
Midway Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,112 students · 14:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hewitt
Midway H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,687 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Waco
11th grade in Hewitt
Midway H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,687 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Waco
12th grade in Hewitt
Midway H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,687 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Waco
Hewitt’s public schools are run by Midway Independent School District, which also serves Waco and Woodway. Parts of Hewitt (7% of its land) are served by Lorena Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Hewitt vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Hewitt’s borders.
Every school in Hewitt
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hewitt’s schools
Are Hewitt’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hewitt children attend outscore 88% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #35 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hewitt in?
Midway Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,824 students in 12 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Hewitt are served by Lorena Independent.
Where do Hewitt kids go to high school?
Midway H S in Waco, with 2,687 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Hewitt’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Midway Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Hewitt spend per student?
$10,856 in Midway Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hewitt families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hewitt → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.