Is Conway Elementary a good school?

Conway Elementary ranks 3475 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Conway Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 537 students attended Conway Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Conway Elementary?

Students at Conway Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Conway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Conway Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rincon Middle High : Escondido High

Conway Elementary

Summary:

Conway Elementary is a public elementary school located in Escondido, California, serving 515 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Escondido Union School District, which has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Conway Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 10.7% in 2017-2018 to 47.3% in 2021-2022, the school's academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. However, the school's English Language Learner students have shown strong performance, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools in this subgroup. Additionally, North Broadway Elementary and Glen View Elementary within the district tend to outperform Conway Elementary in academic proficiency and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Conway Elementary, with 77.67% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the overall lower academic performance compared to the district and state. In contrast, the nearby Heritage K-8 Charter school stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Mathematics, and Science compared to Conway Elementary, the district, and the state.

Detail:

Public K-6

1325 Conway Dr.
Escondido, CA 92027-1629

(760) 432-2435

District: Escondido Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
3475^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,075

Students who attend Conway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rincon Middle
High:	Escondido High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.6

Number of students: 537

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.5%

White:

8.9%

Asian:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Conway Elementary ranks worse than 59.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Escondido Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.48. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.5%), White (8.9%), Asian (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Conway Elementary is 17.6. 9 elementary schools in the Escondido Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Conway Elementary employs 30.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Conway Elementary is $8,075, which is the 7^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Escondido Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Conway Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Conway Elementary 3475^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Conway Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Escondido Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Escondido Union 994^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Conway Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	36.76	2826^th	4809	41.2%
2005	39.06	2777^th	4822	42.4%
2006	29.26	3364^th	4818	30.2%
2007	22.56	4089^th	5113	20.0%
2008	23.62	4074^th	5113	20.3%
2009	18.78	4518^th	5193	13.0%
2010	11.46	5088^th	5314	4.3%
2011	13.08	5067^th	5377	5.8%
2012	12.89	5085^th	5390	5.7%
2013	14.13	5101^st	5530	7.8%
2015	10.13	5460^th	5611	2.7%
2016	23.07	4342^nd	5614	22.7%
2017	36.58	3335^th	5692	41.4%
2018	24.70	4263^rd	5662	24.7%
2019	27.68	4131^st	5789	28.6%
2022	45.96	2753^rd	5883	53.2%
2023	42.83	2955^th	5874	49.7%
2024	35.48	3475^th	5862	40.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Conway Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.20	1753^rd	3246	46.0%
2019	44.87	1498^th	3275	54.3%
2022	57.32	872^nd	3311	73.7%
2023	77.14	317^th	3250	90.2%
2024	50.33	1156^th	3160	63.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Conway Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	31.37	1736^th	2634	34.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Conway Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.95	3481^st	5084	31.5%
2019	36.24	3409^th	5173	34.1%
2022	55.29	1958^th	5264	62.8%
2023	52.90	2171^st	5374	59.6%
2024	38.04	3284^th	5511	40.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Conway Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.45	4746^th	5413	12.3%
2019	25.23	4208^th	5492	23.4%
2022	38.36	3104^th	5635	44.9%
2023	37.84	3154^th	5617	43.8%
2024	30.37	3760^th	5605	32.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Conway Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.45	3437^th	5431	36.7%
2019	31.05	3702^nd	5510	32.8%
2022	54.19	2230^th	5663	60.6%
2023	47.71	2578^th	5650	54.4%
2024	41.66	2959^th	5636	47.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Conway Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	33.45	3311^th	4830	31.4%
2019	37.02	3168^th	4963	36.2%
2022	58.36	1719^th	5084	66.2%
2023	53.98	2000^th	5098	60.8%
2024	40.79	2914^th	5102	42.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Conway Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	514	9	44	151	3	n/a	n/a	0	721
1989	571	7	41	173	3	n/a	n/a	0	795
1990	629	10	46	200	0	n/a	n/a	0	885
1991	638	21	45	269	1	n/a	n/a	0	974
1992	685	28	49	272	8	n/a	n/a	0	1042
1993	582	22	48	185	3	n/a	n/a	0	840
1994	564	19	30	204	5	n/a	n/a	0	822
1995	593	27	57	292	16	n/a	n/a	0	985
1996	593	27	57	292	16	n/a	n/a	0	985
1997	537	26	56	310	13	n/a	n/a	0	942
1998	520	28	54	344	17	n/a	n/a	0	963
1999	489	29	57	394	26	n/a	n/a	0	995
2000	501	45	63	473	15	n/a	n/a	0	1097
2001	470	43	60	528	15	n/a	n/a	0	1116
2002	402	42	69	604	10	n/a	n/a	0	1127
2003	402	42	69	604	10	n/a	n/a	0	1127
2004	337	50	71	648	5	n/a	n/a	0	1111
2005	274	32	65	520	7	n/a	n/a	2	900
2006	173	34	54	571	2	n/a	n/a	6	840
2007	136	25	46	586	2	n/a	n/a	3	798
2008	132	24	44	570	3	n/a	n/a	0	773
2009	130	26	31	509	6	3	14	0	719
2010	108	24	23	538	0	2	34	0	729
2011	78	21	25	539	3	0	57	0	723
2012	85	21	22	529	4	0	60	0	721
2013	85	22	20	586	3	0	40	0	756
2014	81	21	18	602	4	0	16	0	742
2015	69	27	15	574	3	1	4	0	693
2016	60	13	14	554	3	0	20	0	664
2017	56	6	8	500	2	0	22	0	594
2018	51	5	11	480	2	0	17	0	566
2019	37	2	12	461	1	0	18	0	531
2020	40	0	13	469	1	1	24	0	548
2021	45	1	15	440	0	0	25	0	526
2022	41	4	13	434	0	0	20	0	512
2023	45	4	15	423	0	0	28	0	515
2024	48	3	18	454	0	0	14	0	537

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Conway Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	721	28.5	25.2	n/a
1989	795	31.0	25.6	n/a
1990	885	33.0	26.8	n/a
1991	974	40.0	24.3	n/a
1992	1042	40.6	25.6	34.7
1993	840	30.0	28.0	37.3
1994	822	32.0	25.7	36.4
1995	985	36.0	27.4	35.9
1996	985	36.0	27.4	35.9
1997	942	43.6	21.6	39.7
1998	963	46.6	20.7	43.6
1999	995	51.6	19.3	44.5
2000	1097	53.0	20.7	44
2001	1116	56.0	19.9	44.7
2002	1127	58.5	19.3	48.5
2003	1127	58.5	19.3	48.5
2004	1111	50.5	22.0	53.9
2005	900	44.0	20.5	52.2
2006	840	41.0	20.5	62.7
2007	798	40.0	20.0	66
2008	773	41.0	18.9	69.7
2009	719	38.0	18.3	69.1
2010	729	31.0	23.5	75.3
2011	723	n/a	n/a	74.3
2012	721	27.0	26.7	n/a
2013	756	29.0	26.0	75.7
2014	742	30.0	24.7	74.9
2015	693	29.0	23.8	80.4
2016	664	28.0	23.7	74.7
2017	594	22.0	27.0	79.8
2018	566	22.0	25.7	79.7
2019	531	22.0	24.1	80.8
2020	548	n/a	n/a	67.9
2021	526	24.5	21.4	80.4
2022	512	26.0	19.6	53.9
2023	515	28.2	18.2	77.7
2024	537	30.5	17.6	81.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Conway Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	721	28.5	25.2	n/a
1989	795	31.0	25.6	n/a
1990	885	33.0	26.8	n/a
1991	974	40.0	24.3	n/a
1992	1042	40.6	25.6	34.7
1993	840	30.0	28.0	37.3
1994	822	32.0	25.7	36.4
1995	985	36.0	27.4	35.9
1996	985	36.0	27.4	35.9
1997	942	43.6	21.6	39.7
1998	963	46.6	20.7	43.6
1999	995	51.6	19.3	44.5
2000	1097	53.0	20.7	44
2001	1116	56.0	19.9	44.7
2002	1127	58.5	19.3	48.5
2003	1127	58.5	19.3	48.5
2004	1111	50.5	22.0	53.9
2005	900	44.0	20.5	52.2
2006	840	41.0	20.5	62.7
2007	798	40.0	20.0	66
2008	773	41.0	18.9	69.7
2009	719	38.0	18.3	69.1
2010	729	31.0	23.5	75.3
2011	723	n/a	n/a	74.3
2012	721	27.0	26.7	n/a
2013	756	29.0	26.0	75.7
2014	742	30.0	24.7	74.9
2015	693	29.0	23.8	80.4
2016	664	28.0	23.7	74.7
2017	594	22.0	27.0	79.8
2018	566	22.0	25.7	79.7
2019	531	22.0	24.1	80.8
2020	548	n/a	n/a	67.9
2021	526	24.5	21.4	80.4
2022	512	26.0	19.6	53.9
2023	515	28.2	18.2	77.7
2024	537	30.5	17.6	81.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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