Midway High School

Midway High School is a public high school located in the city of Waco, Texas, USA and classified as a 6A school by the UIL. It is part of the Midway Independent School District, which serves the Waco, Texas area. Although the school is located in southwestern Waco, most students live in the suburbs of Woodway and Hewitt. The school was formerly located in Hewitt until the fall of 2003, when the current high school was built a half-mile away. The previous building is now Midway Middle School.

• Named #1 Best Public High School in McLennan County in 2018 by ^[2]
• Rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency in 2016 and 2015
• Students rank in the top 25% for student progress, closing performance gaps and postsecondary readiness

Midway High School
Location
8200 Mars Drive Waco , Texas 76712-6575 United States
Coordinates	31.484008°N 97.199053°W / 31.484008; -97.199053
Information
School type	Public high school
School district	Midway ISD
Principal	Alison Smith
Staff	176.13 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,730 (2023–2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	15.50[1]
Color(s)	Red, white, and blue
Athletics conference	UIL Class 6A
Mascot	Panther
Website	Midway High School

Demographics

The ethnic breakdown of Midway ISD is approximately 57% White/ Anglo, 23.4% Hispanic, 11.9% African American, 4.6% Asian, 0.2% American Indian/ Alaska Native, 0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and 2/6% two or more ethnicities.

Athletics

The Midway Panthers and Pantherettes compete in these sports:^[3]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cross Country
• Football
• Golf
• Marching Band
• Powerlifting
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Water polo (club)

State titles

• Baseball - ^[4]
  • 2003(4A), 2025(6A/D1)
• Girls Basketball - ^[5]
  • 1955(B), 1969(2A), 1973(2A), 1975(3A), 1976(3A), 1994(4A), 2009(4A)
• Girls Cross Country - ^[6]
  • 1982 (4A)
• Boys Soccer - ^[7]
  • 2002(4A)
• Softball - ^[8]
  • 1998(4A), 2010(4A), 2025(6A/D1)^[9]
• Tennis
  • Girls Singles - 2011 (4A)
  • Boys Doubles - 1982(4A), 1987(4A) ^[10]
  • Boys Singles - 1992(4A) ^[10]
  • Mixed Doubles - 2010(4A)
• Girls Track - ^[11]
  • 1975(3A)
• Volleyball - ^[12]
  • 2007(4A)

Notable programs

Midway added a robotics program in 2010 and an astronomy club in 2011. The Midway ISD Education Foundation ^[13] provided a portable, inflatable planetarium for these clubs as well as FFA and agricultural studies.

The speech and debate teams have been nationally competitive since the 1980s-90s, and have consistently qualified for the National Forensic League tournament. The clubs have won the following state championships:

• Lincoln-Douglas Debate (1995)
• Policy debate (1993, 1995, 1996, 2000)
• Informative speaking (1993)
• Persuasive speaking (1964, 1965, 1993)

The orchestra program received international recognition in 2012 at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Ill. They were named a national finalist for the American Prize in Orchestra Performance, placing second.

The school has Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) established in the early 1980s.

Lone Star Cup

In 2012, Midway ranked in the top 10 of UIL's Lone Star Cup Class 4A rankings for the fifth year in a row, before moving to 5A in the 2012-13 school year.^[14] The Texas Lone Star Cup is awarded based on a school district’s combined academic and athletic achievements.

In addition to strong athletics and academics, Midway was named "One of the Best Communities for Music Education" by the NAMM Foundation four straight years.^[15]

Midway High on television

Midway was the setting of the 2006 teen drama reality series Texas Cheer Moms on The Learning Channel.^[16]

Notable alumni

• Andy Hawkins (class of 1978) — baseball pitcher, MLB
• Shawn Achor (class of 1996) — author
• Brian Barkley — baseball pitcher, MLB
• Christian Davis – football player, SMU Mustangs
• Ahmad Dixon (class of 2010) – football player, Baylor Bears, NFL
• Zach Duke (class of 2001) — baseball pitcher, MLB
• Casey Fossum (class of 96) — baseball pitcher, MLB
• Ryan Harlan — decathlete
• KT Leveston (class of 2018) — football player, NFL
• Tanner Mordecai (class of 2018) — football player, Wisconsin Badgers, San Francisco 49ers
• Tre Tomlinson — football player, TCU Horned Frogs, LA Rams
• Kramer Robertson — baseball shortstop, MLB
• JoJo Ward — football player
• Aaron Wilkerson (class of 2007) — baseball pitcher, MLB