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Schools in Conway · Conway School District, Frontier School District

Conway’s public schools outscore 52% of Massachusetts districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Conway, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 50% of students in Conway’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Massachusetts average (44%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Massachusetts, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Massachusetts state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
50%
▲ 6 pts vs MA 44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 0 pts vs MA 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MA 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.6K
▼ 11% vs MA $26.5K
FY2024 · Frontier
Students per teacher
10.2
MA 11.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
740 students on the public path
In brief

Conway’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 264 Massachusetts towns with household incomes within a quarter of Conway’s, its schools beat 64%, higher than their 52% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Conway runs its own schools through grade 6, then shares

Conway Grammar (PK–6) is Conway’s own. From grade 7, students attend the Frontier School District with Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately: Frontier Regional in South Deerfield. See the path ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 50% and math 40% across both districts in spring 2022, against 44% and 41% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Conway spends $25,056 per student and Frontier $23,593, against $26,530 across Massachusetts (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Conway’s grade

B− Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 52% of Massachusetts school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Massachusetts average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Massachusetts school districts we grade (394)Better than 52%
Lower resultsHigher results
Massachusetts towns with similar household incomes (264)Better than 64%
Towns in Franklin County (23)Better than 78%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 384 test results and a graduating class of 92 could put Conway anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Conway’s students in the tested grades sat them (383 in math, 383 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Conway, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Conway GrammarConway School DistrictB+
7–12Frontier Regionalin South DeerfieldB+

Conway runs its own schools through grade 6 (Conway School District). From grade 7, students attend the Frontier School District, shared with Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately. Its school is in South Deerfield. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Conway

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Conway School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 152 students, up 22% since 2020–21 · 7.9 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$25,056MA $26,530 · FY2024
B
Frontier School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 1 schools · 588 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (MA 11.9)
$23,593MA $26,530 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–6, Conway School District57%
State average 43.7% · 75 students tested
Math · PK–6, Conway School District37%
State average 40.7% · 76 students tested
Reading · 7–12, Frontier School District48%
State average 43.7% · 308 students tested
Math · 7–12, Frontier School District41%
State average 40.7% · 307 students tested

Conway vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Massachusetts towns that share Conway’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ConwayB−Conway PK–6 · Frontier 7–12
ShelburneC−Mohawk Trail
DeerfieldB−Deerfield PK–6 · Frontier 7–12
Goshen—Chesterfield-Goshen PK–6 · Hampshire 7–12
WhatelyBWhately PK–6 · Frontier 7–12
BucklandC−Mohawk Trail
AshfieldC−Mohawk Trail

2 of the 6 neighbors share Frontier with Conway for grades 7–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Conway

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Conwayby address
Conway Grammar
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
152 students8:1Rate it →
Also serving Conwayin other towns
Frontier Regional
High · Grades 7–12 · South Deerfield
B+
588 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Conway’s schools

Are Conway’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Massachusetts: the public schools Conway children attend outscore 52% of Massachusetts’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Conway in?

Two districts: Conway School District runs grades PK–6, and Frontier School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Deerfield, Sunderland and Whately.

What is Conway’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Frontier School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Massachusetts.

How much does Conway spend per student?

$25,056 in Conway School District and $23,593 in Frontier School District (FY2024), against $26,530 across Massachusetts. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Massachusetts. Stars are from neighbors.