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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050459001550
CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1805 MILITARY RD, CONWAY, AR 72034 · (501) 450-4835 · Faulkner County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
280 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 20% larger than its 4th grade class (90).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
51.3%
AR avg 34.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
AR avg 38.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 49.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 514 | 54.5% | 51.2% |
| HURRICANE CREEK ELEMENTARY BENTON | 435 | 58.9% | 46.1% |
| SYLVAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHERWOOD | 516 | 48.8% | 39.1% |
| OAKBROOKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHERWOOD | 408 | 57.1% | 30.3% |
| SHERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHERWOOD | 424 | 46.7% | 42.6% |
| BAYOU METO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 416 | 48.6% | 28.7% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Faulkner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #71 of 461 | #9 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #135 of 465 ▼ 23 | #9 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #74 of 465 ▼ 40 | #7 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #137 of 531 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #324 of 480 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #34 of 480 | #6 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.5% | #398 of 513 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #225 of 311 | #8 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
514
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 514 | 29.7 | 17.3:1 | 54% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 28.6 | 17.8:1 | 53% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 28.6 | 19.1:1 | 51% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 50% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 32.6 | 17.3:1 | 24% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 51% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public mid-sized elementary school in CONWAY, Arkansas. The school enrolls 514 students in kindergarten through 4. On average, elementary schools in Arkansas enroll around 418, and this school is 23% above that mark.
CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the 16 schools that make up CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT (10,212 students in total).
Of every 100 students at CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 45 are White, the largest group. Other students are 32% Black, 11% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. That is lower than the 79% White share among all Faulkner County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
A staff of 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.3:1. The gap from the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas is 1.4 students per teacher. By family income, 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Faulkner County is close, at 52%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 39.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.2%.
Census data for Faulkner County show median household income comes to about $67,289, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The county has 37 public schools and about 18,977 students.
About 2.1 miles separate CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL from the closest public school, ELLEN SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (507) to 2024-25 (514).
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Faulkner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,717
Census ACS
Median income
$67,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,350 students
- CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
- RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 547 students
- BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 498 students
- THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Other schools in CONWAY
- CONWAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,350 students
- CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,568 students
- CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
- RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 547 students
- BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 498 students
- THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- ELLEN SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 461
- MARGUERITE VANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.4 mi · 359
- CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL2.5 mi · 752
- JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 357
- RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL3.4 mi · 547
- SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL3.4 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 514 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 17.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 45% White, 10% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Faulkner County.
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