JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of average-sized scale in CONWAY, Arkansas, one of the schools within CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT, serveing 357 students in grades K through 4.

Across the 16 schools in CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT (10,212 students total), JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Black, 19% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Faulkner County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.2%; this one delivers 40.4%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Faulkner County put median household income runs about $67,289, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Faulkner County (combined enrollment of about 18,977 students).

Nearest neighbor: RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.7%.

JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 10%, going from 396 students in 2018 to 357 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 62% to 48% over that span.

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