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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050459000081
THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1800 FREYALDENHOVEN LN, CONWAY, AR 72034 · (501) 450-6645 · Faulkner County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
319 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 19% |
Student demographics
69%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
34.7%
AR avg 34.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
32.1%
AR avg 38.9% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 38.3% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Where THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Faulkner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #260 of 461 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #287 of 465 | #14 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #239 of 465 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #165 of 531 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #373 of 480 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #23 of 480 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #329 of 513 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #71 of 138 | #3 of 8 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
491
+66 (+16%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 491 | 27.3 | 18.0:1 | 65% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 27.2 | 17.8:1 | 71% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 26.8 | 18.1:1 | 68% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 70% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 30.1 | 14.9:1 | 30% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 30 | 16.0:1 | 73% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 70% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 52% (235) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in CONWAY, Arkansas. The school covers kindergarten through 4 and reported 491 students in 2024-25.
THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district with 10,212 students across 16 schools.
Black students account for 42% of enrollment at THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, more than any other group. Other students are 33% White, 13% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. By comparison, Faulkner County residents are about 12% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 69%.
THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1, with 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Faulkner County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 1.8 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.9% actual, 35.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
For the population of Faulkner County, median household income comes to about $67,289, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Faulkner County's 37 public schools enroll about 18,977 students and include THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits about 0.5 miles from THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment rose 16% over 4 years, reaching 491 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.4:1 in 2020-21, and 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 498 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
- CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 514 students
- BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 498 students
Nearby schools
- BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 498
- RAY PHYLLIS SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 459
- PRESTON & FLORENCE MATTISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 417
- CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,568
- IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 384
- SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL2.5 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 491 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 33% White, 13% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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