Midway Heights Elementary School
Public elementary school in Columbia, Missouri · Columbia 93 School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Midway Heights Elementary School serves 251 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Columbia (Boone County). It is one of 34 schools in Columbia 93 School District. By enrollment it is the 803rd largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 15.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Columbia 93 School District |
| County | Boone County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290100001142 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Columbia 93 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 251 | 18,640 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 27.1% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 94% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Midway Heights Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 21 elementary schools in Columbia 93 School District, Midway Heights Elementary School is the 17th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 6.5 miles away and have a median of 415 students, so Midway Heights Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 51 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 35, against an average of 42 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% more students than kindergarten (44 against 38). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 80.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Columbia 93 (51.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
27.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.7% across Columbia 93 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 12% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Midway Heights Elementary School has 16.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 251 students would have about 20.4 teachers, so Midway Heights Elementary School has 4.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School, 4.6 miles away in the same district. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 16 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 80.9% |
| Two or more races | 9.2% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Hispanic | 3.2% |
| Black | 2.8% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 38 |
| Grade 1 | 35 |
| Grade 2 | 51 |
| Grade 3 | 40 |
| Grade 4 | 43 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8130 W Hwy 40, Columbia, MO 65202
Phone: (573)214-3540
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Midway Heights Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 4.6 mi | 619 | 15.5 | 34.1% |
| Fairview Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 5.3 mi | 471 | 15.4 | 26.3% |
| Russell Blvd. Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 6.0 mi | 500 | 14.5 | 17.4% |
| West Blvd. Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 6.2 mi | 327 | 10.6 | 100% |
| Parkade Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 6.7 mi | 359 | 11.4 | 57.9% |
| John Ridgeway Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 7.1 mi | 227 | 14.3 | 15% |
| Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 7.1 mi | 296 | 13.7 | 31.1% |
| Mill Creek Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 7.2 mi | 583 | 17.6 | 15.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.