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Vilonia Primary School

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Vilonia Primary School ranks 120 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-3

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Vilonia Primary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-3 in the Vilonia School District in Conway, Arkansas, with 368 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.9. The school has a history of strong academic performance, consistently ranking among the top 25 elementary schools in Arkansas.

Vilonia Primary School outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across subjects like English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 56.6% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 54.8% for the Vilonia School District and 38.7% for the state of Arkansas. The school's spending per student, at $9,455 in the 2018-2019 school year, is slightly higher than the state average, indicating a commitment to investing in its students' education.

Compared to nearby Conway School District elementary schools, such as Julia Lee Moore Elementary, Ellen Smith Elementary, and Marguerite Vann Elementary, Vilonia Primary School's academic performance is generally stronger, with higher proficiency rates across subjects. Additionally, the school has shown a consistent trend of improvement, moving from a 2-star rating in 2016-2017 to a 5-star rating in 2023-2024, indicating its commitment to enhancing educational quality and student outcomes.

361

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,605

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4 Bane Lane
Vilonia, AR 72032

(501) 796-2018

District: Vilonia School District

Students who attend Vilonia Primary School usually attend:

Middle:	Vilonia Middle School
High:	Vilonia High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.4%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arkansas average (46% vs 36% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Arkansas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg50%

Arkansas avg36%

120^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Vilonia School District

7^th of 250Vilonia 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	73.3	120 of 495	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	96.8	10 of 497	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	25 of 492	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	47.3	286 of 487	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.8	170 of 496	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	185 of 488	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	210 of 480	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.2	258 of 485	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	78.9	67 of 494	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	44.7	256 of 466	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	84.0	42 of 471	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	60.6	201 of 476	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.5	111 of 468	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.4	130 of 471	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	54.5	247 of 457	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.4	140 of 445	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.5	232 of 439	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.7	160 of 440	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.1	58 of 402	85.6%	★★★★☆
2005	77.2	68 of 411	83.5%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+18 vs state

Science45%+6 vs state

English Language Arts42%+8 vs state

Reading41%+6 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 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
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
Vilonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	15 Eagle Street	Vilonia	72173	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 796-2112	579	31	18.6	58.7%	515 (88.9%)	9 (1.6%)	35 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.9%)	95.7	13^th of 495 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.5	17^th of 497 public elementary schools	96.6%	4	59.6				59.6	59.7				59.7	69.3				69.3	64.1				64.1	$11,740	$1,155	$10,585
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
Mt. Vernon Enola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	17 Mt. Vernon Rd	Enola	72047	Faulkner County	Mount Vernon Enola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 849-2211	293	19	15.1	69.6%	278 (94.9%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	50	258^th of 495 public elementary schools	47.9%		60.8	202^nd of 497 public elementary schools	59.4%	56	31.4	28.5	35.0	32.5	32.0	25.7	34.3	35.0	35.0	32.7	54.2	37.1	25.0	45.0	40.0	45.7	37.1	37.5	35.0	38.6	$11,985	$1,661	$10,324
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vilonia Primary School

Is Vilonia Primary School a good school?

Vilonia Primary School ranks 120^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Vilonia Primary School attend?

Students who attend Vilonia Primary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vilonia Middle School
High : Vilonia High School

What is the racial makeup of Vilonia Primary School?

Students at Vilonia Primary School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Vilonia Primary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Vilonia Primary School.

What district is Vilonia Primary School in?

Vilonia School District

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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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