Conway Junior High School
Public high school, grades 8 to 9 · Conway, Arkansas
Conway Junior High School in Conway, Arkansas enrolled 1,568 students in 2024-25 with 103.3 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Arkansas high-school median of 8.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
1,597 students in 2022-23, 1,572 students in 2023-24, 1,568 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 100.4 to 103.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,597 | 100.4 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1,572 | 98.8 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 1,568 | 103.3 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Arkansas high schools
Among the 299 Arkansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 394 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Conway Junior High School enrolled 1,574 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 141 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 394 of the 1,574 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions141
- Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.6% of students were White, 30.8% Black, 13.8% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White46.6%
- Black30.8%
- Hispanic13.8%
- Two or more races6.7%
- Asian1.7%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Conway Junior High School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52% | 49% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45% | 46% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Conway
2 public high schools in Conway report 2024-25 enrollment; Conway Junior High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway High West | 2,350 | 17.2 | 31.7% |
| Conway Junior High School | 1,568 | 15.2 | 38.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Conway Junior High School
- Conway High WestThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 2,350 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Greenbrier High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 9.3 miles away: 818 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).9.3 mi
- Compare Conway Junior High School with Conway High WestStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Conway School District spends per student$11,689 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,689
- The largest public schools in ArkansasConway Junior High School is the number 17 by size of 305 Arkansas high schools open in 2024-25.#17 of 305
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 8.4 for high schools.15.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Conway Junior High School
How many students attend Conway Junior High School?
1,568 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,597 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Conway, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Conway Junior High School?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for high schools is 8.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Conway Junior High School a Title I school?
Conway Junior High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Conway Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Conway Junior High School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Conway Junior High School in?
Conway School District, NCES district ID 0504590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050459000182 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.