Vilonia Primary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Conway, Arkansas
Vilonia Primary School in Conway, Arkansas enrolled 361 students in 2024-25 with 21.6 full-time teachers, 16.7 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% 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 rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
345 students in 2022-23, 368 students in 2023-24, 361 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.7 to 21.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 345 | 21.7 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 23.1 | 15.9 |
| 2024-25 | 361 | 21.6 | 16.7 |
16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools
Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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 267 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Vilonia Primary School enrolled 334 students and had 1.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.3, one per 267 of the 334 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent22.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.4% of students were White, 7.8% Hispanic, 3.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White86.4%
- Hispanic7.8%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Black2.2%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Vilonia Primary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% 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 | 25‑29% | 50% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 75‑79% | 47% (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.
Elementary schools in Conway
10 public elementary schools in Conway report 2024-25 enrollment; Vilonia Primary School is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Lewis Elementary School | 514 | 17.3 | 43.4% |
| Theodore Jones Elementary School | 491 | 18.0 | 51.7% |
| Ellen Smith Elementary School | 461 | 16.9 | 51.8% |
| Woodrow Cummins Elementary School | 450 | 18.0 | 27.6% |
| Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School | 417 | 17.0 | 59.5% |
| Ida Burns Elementary School | 384 | 17.0 | 57.0% |
| Vilonia Primary School | 361 | 16.7 | 36.0% |
| Marguerite Vann Elementary School | 359 | 16.1 | 58.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Vilonia Primary School
- Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 6.2 miles away: 417 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.2 mi
- Theodore Jones Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 7.2 miles away: 491 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).7.2 mi
- Compare Vilonia Primary School with Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Vilonia School District spends per student$10,431 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,431
- The largest public schools in ArkansasVilonia Primary School is the number 322 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#322 of 504
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.16.7:1
- 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 Vilonia Primary School
How many students attend Vilonia Primary School?
361 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 345 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Conway, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Vilonia Primary School?
16.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Vilonia Primary School a Title I school?
Vilonia Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Vilonia Primary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Vilonia Primary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 75-79% 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 Vilonia Primary School in?
Vilonia School District, NCES district ID 0513530. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 051353001430 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.