Conway Public Schools

Public Grades PK–12 A-School Grade

Public schools for Conway, and parts of Mayflower.

At a glance

10,212Students enrolled

17Schools

$12,156Spent per student

16:1Student–teacher ratio

53%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Conway

Grades K–4

9 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs AR

Math proficiency43%

State average 36.2%

Reading / language arts47%

State average 36.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)89%

State average 88.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,156

per student each year · 11% below the AR average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration37%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)15%

State74%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

10,035’20

10,038’21

10,251’22

10,174’23

10,212’24

Students

White · 46%4,662

Black · 30%3,103

Hispanic · 14%1,478

Two or more races · 8%781

Asian · 2%164

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%19

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools17 in district

Level

All 17 Preschool 1 Elementary 9 Middle 4 High 3

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CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 514 students · Conway

APublic 📚

THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 491 students · Conway

CPublic 📚

ELLEN SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 461 students · Conway

B+Public 📚

WOODROW CUMMINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 450 students · Conway

A+Public 📚

PRESTON & FLORENCE MATTISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 417 students · Conway

C+Public 📚

IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 384 students · Conway

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MARGUERITE VANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 359 students · Conway

B-Public 📚

JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 357 students · Conway

B+Public 📚

JULIA LEE MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 328 students · Conway

APublic 📚

CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–7 · 752 students · Conway

A-Public 📚

RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–7 · 547 students · Conway

APublic 📚

BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–7 · 498 students · Conway

B-Public 📚

RAY PHYLLIS SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · Grades 5–7 · 459 students · Conway

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CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLSecondary · Grades 8–9 · 1,568 students · Conway

A-Public 🏫

CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · Grades 10–12 · 2,350 students · Conway

B+Public 🏫

CONWAY AREA CAREER CENTERHigh · Grades 9–12 · Conway

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SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOLPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 277 students · Conway

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.