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Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LADUE·NCES 291782000942
CONWAY ELEMENTARY
9900 CONWAY RD, ST LOUIS, MO 63124 · (314) 993-2878 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.8:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
20 students
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (84).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within LADUE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
82.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +3.1pp since 2021
Math
80.8%
MO avg 43.8% . +0.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 53.3% | 29.2% | 11.2% | 6.1% |
| Math | 58.4% | 22.4% | 12.9% | 6.1% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.5% | 80.8% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 81.2% |
| 2022-23 | 82.5% | 78.9% |
| 2021-22 | 79.4% | 80.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Missouri's top 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 CONWAY ELEMENTARY
CONWAY ELEMENTARY's state test result (82.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONWAY ELEMENTARY this school | 392 | 5.1% | 82.1% |
| WOERTHER ELEM. BALLWIN | 423 | 11.1% | 59.6% |
| CHESTERFIELD ELEM. CHESTERFIELD | 389 | 6.4% | 79.2% |
| GLENRIDGE ELEM. CLAYTON | 321 | 9.7% | 74.2% |
| GREEN PINES ELEM. WILDWOOD | 423 | 10.9% | 61.7% |
| TWIN CHIMNEYS ELEM. O'FALLON | 488 | 8.2% | 60.0% |
Matched among Missouri 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 CONWAY ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #4 of 1,002 | #1 of 133 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #8 of 1,019 ▼ 1 | #3 of 138 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #6 of 1,018 ▼ 2 | #2 of 138 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #445 of 943 | #62 of 130 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #418 of 1,294 | #69 of 165 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #389 of 950 | #28 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #202 of 953 | #31 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.1% | #1,155 of 1,165 | #145 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #81 of 251 | #12 of 38 |
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
392
+41 (+12%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 392 | 31.6 | 12.4:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 31.6 | 13.1:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 6% (25) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 31 | 11.3:1 | 3% (11) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 27.5 | 12.6:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 4% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 24 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CONWAY ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (345 to 392); teachers up 15% (27.5 to 31.6).
About CONWAY ELEMENTARY
CONWAY ELEMENTARY, located in ST LOUIS, Missouri, is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 392 students at the school, in kindergarten through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 24% bigger than that.
The district, LADUE, has 4,624 students enrolled across 8 schools.
At CONWAY ELEMENTARY, White students make up 60% of the student body. It is also 17% Asian, 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, St. Louis County is about 62% White. CONWAY ELEMENTARY's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 31.6 full-time equivalents, or about 12.4 students per teacher. That matches the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri fairly closely. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 5%. Among public schools in St. Louis County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
BeatsExpectations places CONWAY ELEMENTARY in the top 10% of Missouri schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 24.1 points above it (82.1% actual, 58.0% predicted).
St. Louis County census figures show that the median household income is $82,936, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 275 public schools in St. Louis County, enrolling about 134,601 students in all.
Nearest public school: LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. CONWAY ELEMENTARY's average proficiency of 82.1% compares with 62.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put CONWAY ELEMENTARY in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, CONWAY ELEMENTARY's enrollment grew 12%, to 392. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.3:1 to 12.4:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Louis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LADUE
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- LADUE MIDDLEMiddle · 1,053 students
- REED ELEMENTARYElementary · 410 students
- OLD BONHOMME ELEMENTARYElementary · 379 students
- SPOEDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 376 students
- LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 357 students
Other schools in ST LOUIS
- RITENOUR SR. HIGHHigh · 2,041 students
- OAKVILLE SR. HIGHHigh · 1,847 students
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGHHigh · 1,395 students
- MEHLVILLE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,388 students
- HAZELWOOD EAST HIGHHigh · 1,310 students
- WEBSTER GROVES HIGHHigh · 1,253 students
Other Conway Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Conway Elementary. CONWAY ELEMENTARY is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Conway ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 904 students
- Conway ElementaryConway, SC · 583 students
- Conway ElementaryEscondido, CA · 547 students
- CONWAY ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 426 students
- Conway Elementary SchoolConway, NH · 187 students
Nearby schools
- LADUE HORTON WATKINS HIGH0.2 mi · 1,395
- LADUE MIDDLE0.4 mi · 1,053
- LITZSINGER1.3 mi · 84
- LADUE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER1.7 mi · 262
- LADUE FIFTH GRADE CENTER1.7 mi · 357
- REED ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About CONWAY ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at CONWAY ELEMENTARY?
CONWAY ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 392 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does CONWAY ELEMENTARY serve?
CONWAY ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at CONWAY ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at CONWAY ELEMENTARY.
How diverse is CONWAY ELEMENTARY?
CONWAY ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 60% White, 3% Hispanic, 9% Black, 17% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees CONWAY ELEMENTARY?
CONWAY ELEMENTARY is overseen by LADUE in St. Louis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.