Conway School District 317

Conway School District 317, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Mount Vernon, Washington, operated by Conway School District, serves 421 students, covering grades K through 8.

Operationally, Conway School District 317 answers to Conway School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Conway School District 317 lists that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Skagit County's rate of about 56%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Conway School District 317 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.1%; this one delivers 51.1%.

In the area at large, census data for Skagit County shows median household earnings sit near $89,263, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Skagit County's 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students), Conway School District 317 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Aspire Academy, roughly 3.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Conway School District 317 comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Conway School District 317's enrollment has fell 7% since 2018, when it stood at 453 (now 421). Class-load math has fell: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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