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Woodrow Cummins Elementary School

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Woodrow Cummins Elementary School ranks 90 th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 491 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Woodrow Cummins Elementary School is a K-4 school in Conway, AR, serving 450 students within the Conway School District, and it stands out as a high-performing school with a long track record of academic excellence.

Woodrow Cummins has historically ranked among the top 5% of Arkansas elementary schools for nearly a decade, and it remains a strong 4-star school today. Its academic performance is notably higher than most other elementary schools in the Conway district. For example, in English Language Arts, Woodrow Cummins scores 57.5% proficiency, which is 10.6 percentage points above the district average. In Mathematics, it achieves 55.4% proficiency, outperforming the district average by 13.9 points. The school also benefits from a relatively low poverty rate, with only 36.89% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, which is significantly lower than many of its district peers. Interestingly, Carolyn Lewis Elementary School, another high-performing school in the district, actually surpasses Woodrow Cummins in English Language Arts (62.5% vs. 57.5%) despite having a higher poverty rate (54.47%), suggesting that Carolyn Lewis may have particularly effective reading instruction. Meanwhile, nearby Greenbrier Springhill Elementary School (in the Greenbrier School District) sets a benchmark for excellence with proficiency rates above 79% in Math and Science, showing what is possible in the region.

One key takeaway is that Woodrow Cummins' success is not driven by higher spending—it spends $10,890 per student, while lower-performing schools like Ida Burns Elementary School and Marguerite Vann Elementary School spend significantly more ($13,365 and $12,542, respectively). This suggests that factors like parental involvement and effective teaching practices play a major role. However, Woodrow Cummins has seen a slight decline in its state ranking over the last two years, dropping from a 5-star to a 4-star rating. This recent volatility, combined with the rise of Carolyn Lewis, indicates that the school must continue to innovate to maintain its high standards and ensure its success is not solely dependent on its demographic advantages.

450

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,890

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Padgett Rd
Conway, AR 72034

(501) 513-4417

District: Conway School District

Students who attend Woodrow Cummins Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ruth Doyle Middle School
High:	Conway High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

African American:

17.3%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (55% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Arkansas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Conway School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg46%

Arkansas avg42%

90^th of 491

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 4% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Conway School District

89^th of 251Conway School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	90 of 491	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	84 of 495	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	42 of 497	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	18 of 492	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	76 of 487	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	91.2	28 of 496	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.2	24 of 488	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	30 of 480	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	91.6	16 of 485	96.7%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	18 of 494	96.4%	★★★★★
2015	95.4	12 of 466	97.4%	★★★★★
2014	85.5	29 of 471	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	83.9	30 of 476	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	88.0	11 of 468	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	86.3	20 of 471	95.8%	★★★★★

By subject vs Arkansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%+18 vs state

Reading56%+16 vs state

Mathematics55%+11 vs state

Science52%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 23, 2017

THEY DELETED MY FB REVIEW AND SO I WILL CONTINUE TO POST ON OTHER SITES! My son was suspended unfairly today. My son (African American) was accused of grabbing another student for taking something that he was playing with. Then I was told the boy (white) along with several other (white students) said he choked him until he threw up and the school sided with them. This is not the first incident where I've had to question the right & wrong of the school. None of this showed up on the school cameras! Those are VERY serious allegations! I'm very disappointed in this school. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, September 12, 2016

The faculty and staff at Woodrow is like an extension of our family! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2026)					ATLAS Reading (2026)					ATLAS Mathematics (2026)					ATLAS Science (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading 6th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 6th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science 6th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Woodrow Cummins Elementary School	Public	K-4	1400 Padgett Rd	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 513-4417	450	25	17.9	36.9%	255 (56.7%)	78 (17.3%)	66 (14.7%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	78.3	90^th of 491 public elementary schools	81.7%		80	84^th of 495 public elementary schools	83.0%	6	55.2	59.6			57.5	55.1	56.6			55.9	54.0	56.6			55.4	51.7	52.6			52.1	$10,890	$753	$10,137
Jim Stone Elementary School	Public	K-4	4255 College Ave	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4808	357	22	15.9	50.7%	173 (48.5%)	77 (21.6%)	67 (18.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.7%)	73.9	123^rd of 491 public elementary schools	74.9%		59.8	199^th of 495 public elementary schools	59.8%	76	53.4	59.8			56.4	49.3	61.2			55.0	50.6	46.3			48.6	52.1	53.7			52.8	$13,142	$1,361	$11,781
Julia Lee Moore Elementary School	Public	K-4	1301 Country Club Rd	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4830	328	22	15.0	40.5%	200 (61.0%)	69 (21.0%)	16 (4.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (12.2%)	66.1	165^th of 491 public elementary schools	66.4%		88.4	46^th of 495 public elementary schools	90.7%	119	50.0	46.9			48.3	54.7	48.2			51.1	46.9	50.6			48.9	50.0	44.4			46.9	$13,210	$1,212	$11,998
Marguerite Vann Elementary School	Public	K-4	2845 Carl Stuart Rd	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4870	359	22	16.0	70.8%	135 (37.6%)	126 (35.1%)	52 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.3%)	31.5	365^th of 491 public elementary schools	25.7%		28.4	375^th of 495 public elementary schools	24.2%	10	38.5	36.7			37.7	41.4	31.7			36.9	30.0	20.0			25.4	34.3	28.3			31.5	$12,542	$1,188	$11,354
Ida Burns Elementary School	Public	K-4	1201 Donaghey Ave	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4825	384	23	17.0	70.3%	172 (44.8%)	129 (33.6%)	45 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.6%)	46.5	277^th of 491 public elementary schools	43.6%		60.9	193^rd of 495 public elementary schools	61.0%	84	43.8	37.3			40.6	39.7	37.4			38.5	47.9	49.3			48.7	34.3	34.7			34.5	$13,365	$1,291	$12,074
Carolyn Lewis Elementary School	Public	K-4	1805 Military Rd	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4835	514	30	17.3	54.5%	230 (44.7%)	167 (32.5%)	52 (10.1%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.7%)	82.1	70^th of 491 public elementary schools	85.7%		80.2	82^nd of 495 public elementary schools	83.4%	12	67.0	58.3			62.5	67.0	56.3			61.5	50.5	55.4			53.0	55.5	56.3			56.0	$11,164	$1,159	$10,005
Ellen Smith Elementary School	Public	K-4	1601 S. Donaghey St	Conway	72034	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4815	461	27	16.8	63.6%	181 (39.3%)	144 (31.2%)	94 (20.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.0%)	29.4	379^th of 491 public elementary schools	22.8%		28.6	373^rd of 495 public elementary schools	24.6%	6	38.7	22.1			30.7	41.9	24.4			33.5	26.0	33.7			29.8	41.3	25.6			33.7	$11,593	$1,786	$9,808
Theodore Jones Elementary School	Public	K-4	1800 Freyaldenhoven Ln	Conway	72032	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-6645	491	27	17.9	65.0%	163 (33.2%)	204 (41.5%)	64 (13.0%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	51.9	247^th of 491 public elementary schools	49.7%		40.1	313^th of 495 public elementary schools	36.8%	66	45.9	44.8			45.3	41.9	42.7			42.3	34.2	50.0			43.2	45.2	34.3			39.0	$10,924	$1,378	$9,546
Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School	Public	K-4	2001 Florence Mattison Drive	Conway	72032	Faulkner County	Conway School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 450-4820	417	25	16.9	70.5%	151 (36.2%)	117 (28.1%)	94 (22.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.8%)	36.5	335^th of 491 public elementary schools	31.8%		55.3	227^th of 495 public elementary schools	54.1%	108	41.3	37.1			39.2	38.7	42.3			40.5	26.3	37.2			31.8	27.6	32.0			29.8	$12,297	$1,532	$10,765
Anne Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	114 W Panther Drive	Bigelow	72016	Perry County	East End School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 759-2638	357	23	15.4	72.3%	306 (85.7%)	7 (2.0%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	73.7	124^th of 491 public elementary schools	74.7%		48.1	269^th of 495 public elementary schools	45.7%	145	82.2	59.0	37.5	40.0	56.0	83.9	59.0	34.4	34.3	54.5	58.1	61.5	73.5	65.8	65.0	66.1	56.4	40.6	40.0	51.5	$11,368	$1,677	$9,691

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodrow Cummins Elementary School

Is Woodrow Cummins Elementary School a good school?

Woodrow Cummins Elementary School ranks 90^th of 491 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Woodrow Cummins Elementary School in?

Conway School District

What is the racial makeup of Woodrow Cummins Elementary School?

Students at Woodrow Cummins Elementary School are 57% White, 17% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Woodrow Cummins Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Woodrow Cummins Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ruth Doyle Middle School
High : Conway High School

How many students attend Woodrow Cummins Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 450 students attended Woodrow Cummins Elementary School.

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