Best Public Schools in Conway, MO

Summary:

The city of Conway, Missouri is home to two schools - Ezard Elementary and Conway High Schools, both part of the Laclede County R-I district. While the schools share similarities in their high free/reduced lunch rates and student-teacher ratios, they have seen diverging performance trends in recent years.

Ezard Elementary has experienced a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 182nd out of 901 Missouri elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 449th out of 898 in 2022-2023. In contrast, Conway High Schools has seen its ranking improve, though it still lags behind the state average. Both schools have a high percentage of white students, well above the state average, indicating a lack of racial diversity.

Academically, the schools face challenges, with both Ezard Elementary and Conway High Schools reporting math and English language arts proficiency rates below state averages. The high free/reduced lunch rates at both schools suggest a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which may contribute to the academic performance challenges. While funding and staffing levels appear similar between the two schools, the data indicates that the schools in Conway, Missouri may need to address underlying issues to improve the quality of education for their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				MAP Mathematics (2023)						MAP Science (2023)	MAP English Language Arts (2023)				MAP Algebra I (2023)	MAP Biology I (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ezard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	209 S Shiloh Ave	Conway	65632	Laclede County	Laclede County R-I	No	No	No	Yes	(417) 589-2171	433	31	14.0	55.0%	414 (95.6%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.7	449^th of 898 public elementary schools	50.0%		54.5	415^th of 908 public elementary schools	54.3%	34	25.5	47.8	30.4	54.6			56.5	25.5	46.3					$9,652	$918	$8,733
Conway High Schools	Public	7-12	726 W Jefferson Ave	Conway	65632	Laclede County	Laclede County R-I	No	No	No	No	(417) 589-2941	384	27	14.1	55.2%	362 (94.3%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46.7	160^th of 352 public high schools	54.5%		21.8	287^th of 361 public high schools	20.5%	127					43.8	47.3				26.5	40.0	32.7	37.1	$9,897	$758	$9,140

Cities Near Conway

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Niangua	9.74 mi	2	373^rd
Lebanon	9.92 mi	9	283^rd
Long Lane	10.99 mi	1
Grovespring	11.41 mi	1
Marshfield	14.31 mi	6	116^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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