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Ellen Smith Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

1601 S. Donaghey St, Conway, AR 72034 · (501) 450-4815 · Part of Conway Public Schools

Conway’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Arkansas school districts

Directions
Students
461
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
64%
Setting
City
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Ellen Smith Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Conway kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Conway kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–4Ellen Smith Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–74 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1601 S. Donaghey St, Conway

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten84
Grade 191
Grade 2101
Grade 3100
Grade 485
Enrollment over time
429’20
432’21
429’22
454’23
461’24

Up 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Black 31%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ellen Smith Elementary School from Conway families.

Other schools in Conway Public Schools

The district →
Sallie Cone Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Conway
277 students16:1
Carolyn Lewis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Conway
A
514 students17:1
Theodore Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Conway
C
491 students18:1
Woodrow Cummins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Conway
A+
450 students18:1
Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Conway
C+
417 students17:1
Ida Burns Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Conway
B
384 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Conway’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.