Midway Elementary, New Tazewell TN

Original Research by School Decision on Midway Elementary

Midway Elementary is a regular public school in New Tazewell, Tennessee, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It is one of several elementary and middle-level schools in the Claiborne County district. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-25 school year, the school's results varied across subjects. In math, a modest share of students met the state's proficiency benchmark. In English language arts, that share was smaller, with a meaningful gap between the two subjects. Science results were higher, with more than a third of students reaching proficiency, and social studies was the strongest tested area, with roughly half of tested students scoring at the proficient level. These scores come from the TNReady assessments, and participation rates were high. No multi-year trend data were available, so it is not possible to say whether performance is improving or declining over time.

The school enrolls a modest number of students across preschool through eighth grade, with the largest groups in the early elementary grades. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with very small shares of Hispanic students and students of two or more races. Data on economic disadvantage, special education, and English learner status were not reported, so a parent who wants to understand the level of support for those populations would need to ask the school directly.

New Tazewell is a small, mostly rural town with a manufacturing base that includes furniture, medical products, and trailer companies. The town markets itself as relaxed and affordable, with no local property tax. Home values in the area are below the statewide typical level, making it a relatively affordable market compared to many parts of Tennessee. The population has declined modestly over the past decade, and recent development has focused on infrastructure such as a runway expansion at the municipal airport rather than new housing. The town is near Norris Lake and within a reasonable drive of Knoxville.

The Claiborne County district has undergone notable changes in recent years. In 2021, two high schools were consolidated into a single Claiborne County High School located in Harrogate, meaning all district high school students now attend one campus. The district also adopted a new English language arts curriculum for the 2023-24 school year and expanded career and technical education pathways in healthcare and advanced manufacturing. These changes shape the secondary options available to Midway students when they transition to high school.

No program offerings were reported for Midway Elementary, so a parent would want to learn directly from the school about any enrichment, arts, music, or extracurricular activities. The school's setting in a small manufacturing town with a modest population base means that class sizes may be moderate and that the school is likely a central community institution for families in the area. A parent considering Midway will want to look into academic support structures, especially given the lower proficiency rates in reading and math relative to the stronger science and social studies results.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-837%

School 37% · District 30% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median

English language arts

Grades 3-826%

School 26% · District 31% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median

Science

Grades 3-840%

School 40% · District 36% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median

Social studies

Grades 3-855%

School 55% · District 38% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median

This schoolClaiborne County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income21%Higher-income29%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income19%Higher-income29%10 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income10%Higher-income26%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income46%Higher-income44%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income14%Higher-income21%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income8%Higher-income31%23 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income20%Higher-income29%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income43%0 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income32%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income10%Higher-income32%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income46%Higher-income44%2 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income21%Higher-income28%6 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income59%20 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income31%Higher-income39%8 pp gap