The top reported proficiency rate is 87% in Science. The lowest is 81% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Conway Elementary
Conway Elementary serves kindergarten through fourth grade in the Ladue School District, a St. Louis County system that sits in a high-cost housing market. The school is a regular public elementary school, not a charter or magnet, and its student body draws from a community where home values, measured per the school’s ZIP code, are well above both the county and national medians. A small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in an affluent attendance zone by the numbers available.
State testing results for the most recent school year are strong across the subjects and grades tested. In third-grade math, a large majority of students scored proficient or above, and in fourth-grade math that share was higher still. Reading scores follow the same pattern: third-grade English language arts proficiency was solid, and fourth-grade results were even stronger. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages tested subjects and grades, places Conway in the top quartile of schools relative to districts across St. Louis County. That is a clear strength. Science results were not available for the current grade band, so no read on that subject is possible from the recent data.
Enrollment is on the larger side for an elementary building that tops out at fourth grade, and the student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Asian population and smaller shares of students who are Black, two or more races, or Hispanic. The school’s demographics reflect the broader Ladue attendance area, where housing costs are high and the economic profile is elevated. The district completed a round of facility upgrades in 2024, funded by a bond referendum passed a few years earlier, which included renovations at Conway and the district’s other elementary schools. That means the physical plant a family sees today has been recently updated, and the associated debt service levy on property taxes is a publicly documented cost for residents.
Because Conway serves only grades K through 4, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not offer the kind of advanced coursework, career pathways, or dual-credit programs that matter at the high school level. For a family with young children, the academic pathway here is a strong foundational start, and the peer environment is shaped by the area’s affluence and the school’s racial and economic composition. A parent considering Conway should note that the student body is not economically diverse in the conventional sense, and the school’s high proficiency rates sit in that context.
The school sits within the city of St. Louis, though its address and the district it serves place it in the county’s western suburbs. The city itself has a diversified economy with major employers in finance, health care, and research institutions, as well as cultural anchors like Forest Park and the zoo. The school’s own neighborhood, in the 63124 ZIP code, carries a housing market that is expensive relative to the rest of the metro area, and rents along with mortgage costs reflect that premium.
A few gaps in the data are worth naming. Information on discipline rates, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, and special-education or English-learner populations was not available in the provided records, so those dimensions of school quality cannot be assessed from this account. A parent who cares about those areas would need to ask the school directly. Similarly, the school’s Title I status was not reported, which means federal funding for low-income student support is either absent or unstated, consistent with the school’s low share of students qualifying for meal assistance.
Overall, Conway Elementary presents as a well-resourced, high-performing school in an expensive housing market, with recent facility upgrades and a student body that reflects the affluence of its attendance zone. The academic results are a clear draw, and the school’s position among its county peers is strong. Families who want a notably diverse economic mix or who need information on discipline and support services should seek those details from the school administration, as the public dataset does not cover them.
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