Summary
Conway Elementary serves 547 students in kindergarten through sixth grade in Escondido, within the Escondido Union district. Its results vary considerably by subject and grade: science is a relative strength, but mathematics—especially third-grade math—is the clearest concern. In 2025–2026, just 15% of third graders were proficient in math, far below district and state results, making this the most important issue for families to explore.
Science is Conway’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, the district and the state: 37% of students were proficient, versus 36% statewide and 26% in the district. Conway ranked second among 10 nearby same-district schools in science, behind only Reidy Creek Elementary. Math was weaker: 26% proficient, compared with 29% in the district and 38% statewide; Conway ranked seventh of 10 nearby schools, and its third-grade result ranked ninth. ELA was also below state and district results, though Conway ranked fourth among the 10 nearby schools. Fifth grade stands out as a relative bright spot: 51% were proficient in ELA, above the district’s 41% and the state’s 49%, and the result ranked second among those schools.
Over four years, science proficiency rose 19 percentage points, while math fell 14 points; ELA ended close to where it began. The latest SchoolDigger rating is 37th percentile statewide, with 2 stars and a rank of 3,684 out of 5,804. Conway’s student–teacher ratio was 20.5 in 2024–2025, the highest among same-district schools with reported ratios. In that school year, 81% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 83%. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for English Language Learner Students was 63rd percentile in 2023–2024, versus 41st percentile for Conway overall; for Special Education Students, it rose from 19th percentile in 2024–2025 to 45th in 2025–2026, while Conway’s overall percentile fell from 49 to 37. Chronic absenteeism also improved, declining from 47% in 2021–2022 to 20% in 2025–2026, though it remained slightly above the state and district.
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