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Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School

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Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School ranks 227 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 390 students in grades K-4 in Conway, Arkansas, which is part of the Conway School District. Despite being in a district that is ranked 79 out of 250 in the state, this school has consistently performed in the bottom half of Arkansas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking as low as 365 out of 487 schools in 2021-2022.

The school faces significant challenges, including very high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 73.96% to 78.46% over the past 3 years, indicating a high-poverty student population. Across all grade levels and subject areas, Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary lags behind both the Conway School District and the state of Arkansas in the percentage of students scoring proficient or better on standardized tests. For example, in 2024-2025, only 33.9% of students were proficient in math compared to 38.5% for the district and 38.7% for the state.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Conway School District, such as Carolyn Lewis Elementary and Jim Stone Elementary, Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary performs significantly worse, with much higher test scores and state rankings. While the school's location within the Conway School District suggests potential opportunities for collaboration and learning, addressing the school's challenges will require a concerted effort to provide targeted support and resources to this high-needs population.

417

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,297

Per pupil spending ?

70.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2001 Florence Mattison Drive
Conway, AR 72032

(501) 450-4820

District: Conway School District

Students who attend Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bob Courtway Middle School
High:	Conway High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

African American:

28.1%

Hispanic:

22.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Arkansas median (54th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Arkansas avg36%

227^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	227 of 495	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	252 of 497	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	328 of 492	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	365 of 487	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	326 of 496	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	209 of 488	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.1	314 of 480	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	381 of 485	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.4	375 of 494	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.4	284 of 466	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	67.4	139 of 471	70.5%	★★★★☆
2013	50.5	284 of 476	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.1	193 of 468	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	173 of 471	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.1	141 of 457	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.7	211 of 445	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.7	206 of 439	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.9	111 of 440	74.8%	★★★★☆
2006	61.7	174 of 402	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.6	276 of 411	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%+9 vs state

Reading44%+9 vs state

Science34%-4 vs state

Mathematics34%-5 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Vilonia Primary School	Public	K-3	4 Bane Lane	Vilonia	72032	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 796-2018	361	22	16.6	53.2%	312 (86.4%)	8 (2.2%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	73.3	120^th of 495 public elementary schools	75.8%		96.8	10^th of 497 public elementary schools	98.0%	110	42.2			42.2	41.0			41.0	56.6			56.6	44.6			44.6	$11,605	$1,120	$10,485
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 Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School

What district is Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School in?

Conway School District

What schools do graduates of Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bob Courtway Middle School
High : Conway High School

How many students attend Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School.

Is Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School a good school?

Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School ranks 227^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School?

Students at Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School are 36% White, 28% African American, 23% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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