Midway Elementary School

440 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 3rd

School Overview

Midway Elementary School is a public school located in the rural community of Tickfaw, Louisiana, serving students in Tangipahoa Parish. As a part of the Tangipahoa Parish School System, the school typically focuses on providing foundational education for students in the elementary grade levels, emphasizing core curriculum subjects such as literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies.

The school environment at Midway is reflective of its small-town setting, often characterized by a close-knit community atmosphere. Like many schools in the region, Midway Elementary strives to foster a supportive learning environment that promotes student engagement, character development, and academic growth, while working to meet the diverse needs of the local student population through various instructional programs and extracurricular opportunities.

440

Total Students

36.3

Full-Time Teachers

12.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

86.4%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Midway Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	79
Hispanic	74
Black	259
Asian	2
Two or More	26

Black
259 (58.9%)
White
79 (18.0%)
Hispanic
74 (16.8%)
Two or More
26 (5.9%)
Asian
2 (0.5%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Tangipahoa Parish
Phone:	(985)345-2376
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 3rd
Total Students:	440
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	36.3
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	368
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	12

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 83

Kindergarten 97

Grade 1 88

Grade 2 83

Grade 3 89