CONWAY ELEMENTARY vs EDGAR ROAD ELEM.

Conway Elementary and Edgar Road Elementary are both high-performing elementary schools in St. Louis, Missouri, but Conway Elementary holds a measurable edge in overall rating — 9.5/10 versus Edgar Road's 8.9/10, a gap of 0.6 points. That difference is reflected in their state ranks: Conway Elementary sits at #9 of 2,216 Missouri schools, while Edgar Road Elementary ranks #51 of the same pool. Both positions are exceptional, but parents prioritizing the absolute top tier will find Conway Elementary meaningfully higher.

Academically, Conway Elementary scores 9.9/10 against Edgar Road's 9.5/10 — a 0.4-point delta that places Conway among Missouri's very best performers on tested proficiency. Growth scores are identical: both Conway Elementary and Edgar Road Elementary earn a 9.7/10, meaning students at each school make comparable year-over-year academic gains regardless of where they start. The academic gap, then, is about proficiency levels rather than classroom momentum.

Conway Elementary enrolls 414 students compared to Edgar Road's 382, making it a moderately larger campus. The student-teacher ratio at Conway Elementary is 13.4:1 versus Edgar Road's 14.1:1 — a small but real difference that gives Conway students slightly more face time with teachers on average. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility diverges notably: 6% of Conway Elementary students qualify versus 3% at Edgar Road, suggesting Edgar Road draws from a somewhat more affluent catchment, though both schools serve predominantly low-FRL populations.

The most concrete structural difference between the two schools is grade span: Conway Elementary serves kindergarten through 4th grade, while Edgar Road serves kindergarten through 5th grade. Families with a child who would otherwise need a mid-elementary transition may find Edgar Road's extended grade range more convenient, while families focused purely on the highest-ranked option within a shorter window have Conway Elementary as the clear top choice. The two campuses sit 5.3 miles apart, making this a genuine cross-town decision rather than a neighborhood-versus-neighborhood one.