IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in CONWAY, Arkansas, operated by CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 384 students spanning grades K through 4.

Within CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 16 schools and 10,212 students, IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 34% Black, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Faulkner County's rate of about 52%.

After controlling for student poverty, IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.1%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of +5.6 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Faulkner County) shows that median household income runs about $67,289, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Faulkner County runs 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,977 students), of which IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 384). The White share of enrollment contracted from 51% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

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