CONWAY ELEMENTARY vs AVERY ELEM.

Conway Elementary and Avery Elem. are both high-performing St. Louis elementary schools, but Conway Elementary holds a measurable edge: a 9.5/10 overall rating against Avery Elem.'s 8.9/10, a gap of 0.6 points. That difference is reflected in their state standings — Conway Elementary ranks #9 of 2,216 Missouri schools while Avery Elem. ranks #49 of the same pool. Both schools sit well inside the top 2% statewide, but Conway Elementary's position is notably stronger for families where rank order matters.

Academically, the two schools are close but not equal. Conway Elementary scores 9.9/10 in academics versus Avery Elem.'s 9.7/10 — a slim margin. The growth score gap is wider: Conway Elementary earns a 9.7/10 compared to Avery Elem.'s 8.9/10, an 8-point difference that signals Conway Elementary students are advancing at a faster rate relative to their starting points, regardless of where they began.

Both schools serve similarly low-poverty populations — Conway Elementary reports 6% of students on free or reduced lunch, Avery Elem. reports 7% — so family income context is nearly identical between them. Conway Elementary enrolls 414 students against Avery Elem.'s 350, making Conway the larger campus by 64 students. Avery Elem. offers a slightly more intimate classroom environment, with a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1 compared to Conway Elementary's 13.4:1, meaning parents seeking smaller class sizes will find a modest but real advantage at Avery.

The most concrete structural difference between the two schools is grade span. Conway Elementary serves kindergarten through fourth grade only, while Avery Elem. extends through fifth grade, giving families one additional year before the transition to middle school. Located 3.6 miles apart, both schools are realistic options for St. Louis families who live between them, making the grade-span and growth-score distinctions the clearest practical tiebreakers.