Elementary school (grades K-5) · Mount Vernon, WA

Conway School District 317

Federal NCES profile for Conway School District 317, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 530168000287
0/100100/10053/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
16
📋 Attendance
90
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Conway School District 317 earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Washington median.

#2 of 8
elementary schools in Mount Vernon · Resource Index
53
Resource Index · Higher
16.2:1
students per teacher
21.4%
free-lunch eligible

Conway School District 317 has class sizes near the Washington median. Computed live against every Washington school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Conway School District 317 ranks #2 of 8 elementary schools in Mount Vernon, WA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-2 students YoY

Conway School District 317 held near 442 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 26.3 → 24.6 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 530168000287 · Mount Vernon, WA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

421 enr · 16.2:1 · 21.4% lunch · RII 53

Nearest enrollment peer: Selma Street Elementary School (421 students)

Conway School District 317 held near 442 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 26.3 → 24.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Washington schools → · Find another →

How Conway School District 317 compares

Conway School District 317 held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Washington and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Washington Washington avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.2:1 ▼ 8% 17.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.4% ▼ 52% 45.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 421 top 44% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.2:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
421
Bigger than 51% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
21.4%
free-lunch eligible - 52% below the Washington average of 45.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.2:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 49% in Washington - lower ratio than 51% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
4.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$17,369
per pupil, district-wide - below Washington avg of $20,912
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 421 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 81.9%
Hispanic or Latino 13.3%
Two or More 3.6%
Asian 1.0%
African American 0.2%

Largest group: White at 81.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.0, Conway School District 317 is less mixed than the Washington school average of 53.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Conway School District reports $17,369 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Mount Vernon

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Conway School District 317

How many students attend Conway School District 317?

Conway School District 317 has 421 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Mount Vernon, WA. CCD year-over-year: 444 (2022-23) → 442 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Conway School District 317?

The student-teacher ratio at Conway School District 317 is 16.2:1, which is 8% lower than the Washington average of 17.6:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Conway School District 317?

21.4% of students at Conway School District 317 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Washington average of 45.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Conway School District 317?

The largest demographic group at Conway School District 317 is White at 81.9% of enrollment, in Mount Vernon, WA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Conway School District 317?

Conway School District 317 has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Conway School District 317 rank among elementary schools in Mount Vernon?

By Resource Investment Index, Conway School District 317 ranks #2 of 8 elementary schools in Mount Vernon, WA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Mount Vernon on the city page.

What other schools are in Conway School District?

None reported; Conway School District operates only Conway School District 317 as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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