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Jim Stone Elementary School

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Jim Stone Elementary School ranks 199 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Jim Stone Elementary School is a public elementary school in Conway, Arkansas, serving 363 students in grades K-4. The school is part of the Conway School District, which is ranked 79 out of 250 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jim Stone Elementary School has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Arkansas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 199 out of 495 schools. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Reading, but slightly below in Mathematics and Science. The school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 42.9% to 53.05% over the past 3 years, suggesting it serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to some nearby schools. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.4 is slightly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 15.5 to 18.6.

Compared to other schools in the region, Jim Stone Elementary School performs similarly to or slightly better than the other elementary schools in the Conway School District. However, it lags behind the top-performing school in the district, Woodrow Cummins Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of Arkansas elementary schools. Additionally, Greenbrier Springhill Elementary, a school in the neighboring Greenbrier School District, significantly outperforms Jim Stone Elementary and the other Conway schools on academic measures, ranking among the top 1% of Arkansas elementary schools.

357

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,142

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4255 College Ave
Conway, AR 72034

(501) 450-4808

District: Conway School District

Students who attend Jim Stone Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carl Stuart Middle School
High:	Conway High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

African American:

21.6%

Hispanic:

18.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Arkansas median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Arkansas avg36%

199^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Conway School District

79^th of 250Conway 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
2025	59.8	199 of 495	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	156 of 497	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	156 of 492	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	190 of 487	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	203 of 496	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	166 of 488	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	160 of 480	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.4	87 of 485	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	77 of 494	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	83.0	54 of 466	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.2	63 of 471	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	84.8	25 of 476	94.7%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	5 of 468	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	11 of 471	97.7%	★★★★★
2010	90.4	7 of 457	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	91.5	7 of 445	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	90.7	12 of 439	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	94.0	6 of 440	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	92.3	8 of 402	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	89.2	16 of 411	96.1%	★★★★★

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Science42%+4 vs state

Reading41%+6 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

English Language Arts39%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Jim Stone has been a disappointment this year. The school administration has done a poor job of educating my Kindergartener. The teacher, as well as the Vice Principal, have done nothing but dish out age inappropriate discipline for a normal 5 year old. I have had multiple conversations with them, and they have done nothing to educate my son. I should not have to go to the school to teach my son how to not talk in class. I do my part at home, and I expect them to do their part at school. This is my third child in this school. It was a great school until the Vice Principal was moved up as principal of another school. It has really gone down hill since then. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 9, 2009

Best principal and assistant principal. Very secure. Have an active PTO. My children have excelled at this school! Close Quote

Schools Near Jim Stone Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)				ATLAS Reading (2025)				ATLAS Mathematics (2025)				ATLAS Science (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	59.8	199^th of 495 public elementary schools	59.8%		66.6	156^th of 497 public elementary schools	68.6%	43	38.0	40.3		39.0	41.8	40.3		41.1	38.0	44.8		41.1	45.6	37.3		41.8	$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%)	88.4	46^th of 495 public elementary schools	90.7%		94	22^nd of 497 public elementary schools	95.6%	24	56.6	53.6		55.2	60.5	59.2		59.9	55.3	59.2		57.2	53.9	56.3		55.1	$13,210	$1,212	$11,998
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%)	80	84^th of 495 public elementary schools	83.0%		87.2	42^nd of 497 public elementary schools	91.5%	42	47.3	51.0		49.2	45.7	48.1		46.9	60.8	57.8		59.3	53.3	46.0		49.5	$10,890	$753	$10,137
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%)	28.4	375^th of 495 public elementary schools	24.2%		39.4	319^th of 497 public elementary schools	35.8%	56	19.4	36.1		27.8	22.2	41.7		31.9	19.4	23.6		21.6	23.6	26.4		25.0	$12,542	$1,188	$11,354
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%)	80.2	82^nd of 495 public elementary schools	83.4%		80.2	78^th of 497 public elementary schools	84.3%	4	49.1	53.4		51.1	48.1	55.7		51.5	44.4	54.5		49.0	45.3	62.5		53.1	$11,164	$1,159	$10,005
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%)	60.9	193^rd of 495 public elementary schools	61.0%		64	175^th of 497 public elementary schools	64.8%	18	41.9	46.2		43.9	41.9	40.0		41.0	36.5	45.4		40.7	41.9	36.4		39.3	$13,365	$1,291	$12,074
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%)	28.6	373^rd of 495 public elementary schools	24.6%		65.3	166^th of 497 public elementary schools	66.6%	207	17.5	42.3		29.1	17.5	37.6		26.9	16.5	31.7		23.6	16.4	34.1		24.7	$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%)	40.1	313^th of 495 public elementary schools	36.8%		52.1	245^th of 497 public elementary schools	50.7%	68	30.4	39.6		34.8	28.5	37.4		32.6	28.7	36.3		32.3	30.7	29.7		30.2	$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%)	55.3	227^th of 495 public elementary schools	54.1%		51	252^nd of 497 public elementary schools	49.3%	25	37.7	49.4		43.9	35.1	51.7		43.9	33.8	34.1		33.9	32.5	36.5		34.5	$12,297	$1,532	$10,765
Greenbrier Springhill Elementary School	Public	K-5	91 Elliott Rd	Greenbrier	72058	Faulkner County	Greenbrier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 679-1030	447	27	16.3	40.9%	402 (89.9%)	4 (0.9%)	23 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	97.8	6^th of 495 public elementary schools	98.8%		96.2	13^th of 497 public elementary schools	97.4%	7	68.2	62.0	76.7	68.8	60.6	63.3	71.2	65.2	75.7	77.2	68.5	73.8	83.3	74.6	79.4	78.9	$9,865	$1,150	$8,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Stone Elementary School

How many students attend Jim Stone Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Jim Stone Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Jim Stone Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Jim Stone Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carl Stuart Middle School
High : Conway High School

What district is Jim Stone Elementary School in?

Conway School District

What is the racial makeup of Jim Stone Elementary School?

Students at Jim Stone Elementary School are 48% White, 22% African American, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Jim Stone Elementary School a good school?

Jim Stone Elementary School ranks 199^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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