As the early day families began building their homes, smokehouses, barns and pens, clearing and fencing their land, and digging their water wells, a need for their children’s education was felt.  In 1889, Gabriel Ketner and Joseph Greer gave 2 acres of land for school purposes.  A one-room school was built within walking distance, between the Cary, Ketner, and Greer homes.  It was known as “Possum Trot School” and the first teachers were Miss Wamneke and Miss Ruth Hamon.  As the community grew, Ketner gave land for a Methodist church and Greer and E. J. Porch gave land for a cemetery.  School was moved to the church building, and one of the teachers of this school was Emma French, who later married James Cary.  The community became known as Midway.

When the railroad came through Novice and Goldsboro in 1911, schools were built in both towns.  The Rough Creek School was closed and the pupils moved to Novice.  A new school house was built at Midway, District #66, located about halfway between Novice and Goldsboro, which closed the Atoka School, with part of the district going to Novice and the rest to Midway.  The Midway School was a one-teacher school, grades one through seven were taught.  Some of the teachers were:  Mr. Taylor, Vernon McCasland, Lucy DeHay, and Mildred C. Greer, who taught there from 1921 until 1927.  In 1928, Midway was consolidated with Content in Runnels County.  In 1939, the Midway district consolidated with Novice.