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What's something Conway Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
583
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249000618
Conway Elementary
1101 Snowhill Drive, Conway, SC 29526 · (843) 488-0696 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
63.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 63.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 58.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Conway Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #155 of 635 ▲ 23 | #13 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #199 of 635 ▲ 12 | #15 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #249 of 709 | #22 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #366 of 656 | #10 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #236 of 656 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #151 of 395 | #2 of 11 |
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
583
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 583 | 42 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 58% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 68% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 40% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 42 | 16.7:1 | 100% (701) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 58% (374) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 64% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 748 | 50 | 15.0:1 | 72% (538) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 27 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conway Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (701 to 583); teachers unchanged (42 to 42).
About Conway Elementary
Conway Elementary is a public elementary school in Conway, South Carolina. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 583 students.
A total of 55 schools make up Horry 01, with 48,662 students enrolled.
Conway Elementary is 54% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 26% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 77% White among all Horry County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Conway Elementary is 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1.
allk12 grades Conway Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Horry County, the median household income is $66,880, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Conway Elementary, Horry County has 59 other public schools.
The closest public school to Conway Elementary is Conway Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Conway Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES assigns Conway Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (591) and 2024-25 (583).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Conway Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Horry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
383,016
Census ACS
Median income
$66,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
49,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Horry 01
- Carolina Forest HighHigh · 3,176 students
- St. James HighHigh · 1,826 students
- Conway HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Socastee HighHigh · 1,720 students
- North Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,673 students
- Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,510 students
Other schools in Conway
- Conway HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Waccamaw ElementaryElementary · 1,047 students
- Whittemore Park MiddleMiddle · 1,013 students
- Pee Dee ElementaryElementary · 927 students
- Black Water MiddleMiddle · 789 students
- Homewood ElementaryElementary · 671 students
Other Conway Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Conway Elementary. Conway Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Conway ElementaryFredericksburg, VA · 904 students
- Conway ElementaryEscondido, CA · 547 students
- CONWAY ELEMENTARYORLANDO, FL · 426 students
- CONWAY ELEMENTARYST LOUIS, MO · 392 students
- Conway Elementary SchoolConway, NH · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Conway Middle0.6 mi · 578
- Whittemore Park Middle1.6 mi · 1,013
- Homewood Elementary1.7 mi · 671
- Conway High1.7 mi · 1,724
- South Conway Elementary2.6 mi · 642
- Waccamaw Elementary2.8 mi · 1,047
Frequently asked questions
About Conway ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Conway Elementary?
Conway Elementary enrolls approximately 583 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Conway Elementary serve?
Conway Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conway Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conway Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Conway Elementary?
At Conway Elementary, the student body is approximately 54% White, 10% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Conway Elementary public or private?
Conway Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Horry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.