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Conway Elementary

Q: Is Conway Elementary a good school?

Conway Elementary ranks 828 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

828^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Conway Elementary is a K–5 school in Fredericksburg, VA, serving 904 students in the Stafford County Public Schools district, with a moderate-income population where about 47% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch. One of the school's standout strengths is attendance: only 8.7% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, far better than the district rate of 17.5% and the state rate of 14.8%. Conway has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among all nearby elementary schools, including Grafton Village Elementary at 12.1% and Falmouth Elementary at 19.8%.

Academically, however, Conway sits in the bottom quarter of Virginia elementary schools, ranking in the 25th percentile statewide. In the most recent testing year, the school fell below district and state averages in nearly every subject. For example, 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 52.5% compared with the state average of 67.6%, and 5th-grade science was 58.5% versus 68.8% statewide. This was a notable step backward from the prior year, when Conway actually matched or exceeded district and state averages in several subjects. The decline was broad-based, affecting nearly all student groups, including students with disabilities (who rank at the 3rd percentile) and military-connected students (11th percentile). Importantly, schools with similar poverty rates nearby — like Ferry Farm Elementary and Stafford Elementary — rank around the 52nd and 53rd percentiles respectively, suggesting that Conway's challenges go beyond its student demographics.

Conway has a solid foundation: excellent attendance, a reasonable student-teacher ratio of about 15:1, and a demonstrated ability to achieve near district averages as recently as the prior year. Per-pupil spending of $9,524 is somewhat lower than several higher-performing neighbor schools, which may limit the availability of academic interventions and enrichment. The school's biggest challenge is translating its strong attendance culture into consistent academic gains, particularly in reading and science, and for its most vulnerable students. The recent academic slide is concerning, but the comparison with nearby schools in similar circumstances shows that better outcomes are achievable within the same district and community.

904

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,413

Per pupil spending ?

47.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

105 Primmer House Road
Fredericksburg, VA 22405

(540) 361-1455

District: Stafford County Public Schools

Students who attend Conway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edward E. Drew Junior Middle
High:	Stafford Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.3%

African American:

22.5%

Hispanic:

20.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Virginia average (63% vs 72% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg69%

Virginia avg72%

828^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Stafford County Public Schools

74^th of 131Stafford County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	828 of 1111	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.3	695 of 1110	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	800 of 1114	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	737 of 1114	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	733 of 1109	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	670 of 1103	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	635 of 1105	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	630 of 1097	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.4	774 of 1099	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	49.5	631 of 1096	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.6	589 of 1100	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.2	378 of 1110	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.1	545 of 1120	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.4	506 of 1117	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.0	635 of 1117	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.0	647 of 1113	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.0	787 of 1082	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	788 of 1081	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.3	760 of 1083	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	956 of 1071	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	454 of 591	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.7	325 of 579	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	354 of 588	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.1	224 of 579	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	215 of 246	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	239 of 249	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	236 of 238	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	408 of 420	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	235 of 315	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	180 of 326	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	213 of 306	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.9	285 of 300	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	829 of 1100	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	728 of 1096	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	834 of 1098	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	649 of 1100	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	538 of 619	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	368 of 606	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	475 of 580	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	405 of 564	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	839 of 1040	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.5	691 of 1046	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	801 of 1036	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	814 of 1099	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	651 of 1093	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	776 of 1101	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	819 of 1093	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	183 of 206	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.4	128 of 192	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	157 of 195	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	191 of 306	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	161 of 271	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.9	227 of 247	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	239 of 245	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	773 of 974	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.7	752 of 973	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	707 of 979	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	622 of 984	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

African American (2026)23rd percentile~ school

White (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)13th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2026)11th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2026)3rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics66%-7 vs state

English Reading64%-7 vs state

Science58%-10 vs state

VA Studies58%-13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, September 7, 2018

Best school in Stafford! Best principal in Stafford! Blessed to have my kids at Conway! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 18, 2018

This school has been monumental in the growth of my two children. The teachers are so very caring, and the principal is super nice and positive! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, November 2, 2009

The Staff at Conway is amazing. The parents are very involved, as well as the staff after school. My son's teacher even calls after school in the later part of the afternoon to discuss any issues they may have risen at school that day. They are helpful in solving and problems that you may have. I love this school and would not change my son to another school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Conway Elementary	Public	K-5	105 Primmer House Road	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 361-1455	904	61	14.8	47.2%	355 (39.3%)	203 (22.5%)	185 (20.5%)	83 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	74 (8.2%)	31.4	828^th of 1111 public elementary schools	25.5%		42.3	695^th of 1110 public elementary schools	37.4%	133	63.1	69.0	66.2	58.5	52.5	70.1	67.6	57.6	$11,413	$502	$10,911
Falmouth Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Forbes St	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7458	724	51	14.1	78.7%	240 (33.1%)	181 (25.0%)	166 (22.9%)	53 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (11.5%)	30.3	839^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.5%		26.1	871^st of 1110 public elementary schools	21.5%	32	61.5	65.7	61.1	63.2	50.9	64.9	66.1	69.4	$12,314	$717	$11,596
Grafton Village Elementary	Public	K-5	501 Deacon Rd	Falmouth	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 373-5454	737	49	15.0	36.6%	429 (58.2%)	98 (13.3%)	132 (17.9%)	16 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	58.4	502^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.1	588^th of 1110 public elementary schools	47.0%	86	76.8	71.7	80.8	75.2	68.8	71.1	78.9	74.6	$11,157	$311	$10,845
Ferry Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Pendleton Rd	Fredericksburg	22405	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 373-7366	555	42	13.2	44.5%	303 (54.6%)	66 (11.9%)	125 (22.5%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	56	538^th of 1111 public elementary schools	51.6%		54.8	542^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	51.2%	4	75.6	70.6	78.4	71.6	65.9	74.5	77.3	75.8	$14,159	$735	$13,424
Hugh Mercer Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Cowan Blvd	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1115	859	54	15.8	90.3%	180 (21.0%)	260 (30.3%)	223 (26.0%)	129 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	63 (7.3%)	11.6	1016^th of 1111 public elementary schools	8.6%		5.5	1070^th of 1110 public elementary schools	3.6%	54	44.6	52.5	58.8	55.0	39.1	52.5	55.7	53.9	$12,565	$1,160	$11,405
Gladys West Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(540) 372-1140	0			—															(n/a)	52.0	55.4	72.2	56.7	53.2	64.4	71.1	59.1
Rocky Run Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Reservoir Rd	Fredericksburg	22406	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 286-1956	911	62	14.6	75.2%	280 (30.7%)	245 (26.9%)	180 (19.8%)	102 (11.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (11.0%)	29.8	844^th of 1111 public elementary schools	24.0%		28.3	848^th of 1110 public elementary schools	23.6%	4	62.2	59.1	78.2	65.2	60.7	55.7	64.2	52.1	$11,168	$625	$10,543
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	3 Learning Lane	Fredericksburg	22401	Fredericksburg city	Fredericksburg City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 372-1135	812	54	15.0	90.8%	206 (25.4%)	232 (28.6%)	193 (23.8%)	102 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (9.4%)	6.5	1056^th of 1111 public elementary schools	5.0%		15.2	980^th of 1110 public elementary schools	11.7%	76	42.7	32.9	47.6	46.3	37.8	56.1	51.9	50.9	$13,018	$1,250	$11,768
Stafford Elementary	Public	K-5	1349 Courthouse Rd	Stafford	22554	Stafford County	Stafford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(540) 658-6340	879	53	16.5	42.8%	271 (30.8%)	215 (24.5%)	253 (28.8%)	53 (6.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	83 (9.4%)	57.1	520^th of 1111 public elementary schools	53.2%		49.4	604^th of 1110 public elementary schools	45.6%	84	67.7	84.4	72.3	66.1	69.9	77.3	74.4	80.1	$9,306	$181	$9,125
Salem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4501 Jackson Rd	Fredericksburg	22407	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 786-8218	573	42	13.6	64.9%	139 (24.3%)	146 (25.5%)	216 (37.7%)	20 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (8.6%)	27.4	873^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	21.4%		28.6	842^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	24.1%	31	57.1	58.6	79.8	66.3	44.1	58.6	70.8	46.3	$9,215	$589	$8,626

Frequently Asked Questions about Conway Elementary

Is Conway Elementary a good school?

Conway Elementary ranks 828^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Conway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Conway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edward E. Drew Junior Middle
High : Stafford Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Conway Elementary?

Students at Conway Elementary are 39% White, 22% African American, 20% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Conway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 904 students attended Conway Elementary.

What district is Conway Elementary in?

Stafford County Public Schools

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