The top reported proficiency rate is 14% in Math. The lowest is 12% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Midway Es
Midway ES is a small public school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade in the rural community of Council Hill, Oklahoma, part of the Midway district. The school sits on South Pine Street in a town that, after an early-20th-century commercial peak, was heavily damaged by a tornado and never rebuilt its downtown core. Council Hill has seen steady population decline over decades, but a massive Google data center announced on hundreds of acres in late 2025 represents a transformative shift for this quiet farming community. The area is predominantly rural residential, with State Highway 72 providing the main connection to Muskogee, about a half-hour drive to the northeast.
The student body at Midway ES is small for its preK-through-8 grade band. White students make up the largest share, followed by a substantial American Indian or Alaska Native population, with smaller groups identifying as two or more races, Black, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and Hispanic. The school does not appear to have a published breakdown of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, nor data on special education or English learner populations, though a parent may want to inquire about student support services directly from the district.
State testing results for the most recent year show a pattern that families should examine carefully. Across the grades where math results were reported, proficiency rates were low, with the highest reported figure in the upper single to low double-digit range. In reading and English language arts, reported results were similarly low, with the highest reported proficiency in the upper single to low double-digit range. Several grade levels had results suppressed, likely due to very small class sizes, meaning the school may not have enough tested students to report publicly for those groups. Science results were entirely suppressed. When compared with other school districts in Muskogee County, Midway ES fell in the bottom quarter for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. The state also changed its cut scores for math and English language arts in this testing year, which makes direct comparisons to prior years unreliable. A family considering this school would want to discuss these results, the school's approach to academic intervention, and how it tracks individual student growth with the principal or teaching staff.
Midway ES does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report for this campus. The district brief did not identify any recent major changes or initiatives that would directly affect families, and no information on course offerings, extracurricular programs, or staffing was available in the data provided. Housing in the area is modestly priced relative to national benchmarks, with typical home values near the state average and well below the national figure, reflecting the rural and economically quiet character of the region.
For a family looking at this school, the picture is one of a very small, rural preK-8 setting in a town on the cusp of major industrial change. Academic proficiency on state tests is an area where the school appears to struggle, and with many small classes yielding suppressed data, it can be hard to gauge performance fully from public numbers. The student population is racially diverse, with a significant Native American presence. The peer environment is intimate, and the school likely plays a central community role in a town that has little other civic infrastructure. Parents who value a tight-knit rural school and are prepared to be actively involved in monitoring academic progress may find this a fit, while those seeking robust test scores or a wide array of program offerings would want to investigate further.
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