Conway School Closings Today — Live Status & Delays (Arkansas)

Looking for Conway school closings today? Check live status below — updated every 10 minutes.

Live status monitored for Conway Public Schools, Greenbrier School District, Vilonia School District, and Mayflower School District.

How Conway School Closings Are Announced

Conway Public Schools (CPSD), the largest district in the metro area with roughly 10,174 students across 17 schools, posts closure and delay decisions on its official website at conwayschools.org and shares them with families through district notification and messaging apps in addition to the district’s official social media accounts. When severe weather threatens the morning commute, CPSD typically aims to make a decision by early morning, though ice events that develop overnight sometimes push the announcement closer to 5:30–6:00 AM. Evening-before announcements are more common ahead of forecast tornado outbreaks or widespread ice accumulation that meteorologists can see coming a day out.

Because Conway sits in the Little Rock television market, local TV stations are one of the fastest ways to check status alongside the district website. KATV Channel 7 (ABC) maintains a running closings list, THV11 KTHV (CBS) posts delay and cancellation updates during active weather, and KARK 4 (NBC) covers closures for Conway and the surrounding Faulkner County districts. This page checks the district site and all three stations automatically so families do not need to flip between apps during a stressful morning.

Weather Risks That Can Close Conway-Area Schools

• Winter ice storms: Freezing rain, not snow, is the primary cold-season threat in central Arkansas. A thin glaze of ice on roads, power lines, and bus routes can be more disruptive than several inches of snow in colder states, and it is the single most common reason Faulkner County districts close in winter.
• Severe thunderstorms: Central Arkansas sits inside a corridor prone to damaging straight-line winds, large hail, and rapidly developing storm cells, especially during spring, which can force early dismissals or delayed starts.
• Tornadoes: Faulkner County has a documented history of significant tornado events, and districts will close or shelter-in-place when tornado watches or warnings are in effect during school hours.
• Flash flooding: Heavy rainfall from slow-moving thunderstorm complexes can flood low-lying roads and bus routes around Conway, Mayflower, and the Cadron Creek and Palarm Creek drainages faster than road crews can post warnings.
• Extreme summer heat: High heat and humidity during early fall and late spring can affect outdoor athletics, recess, and bus-loading procedures, particularly at schools without full air conditioning in gyms or portable classrooms.

Frequently Asked Questions

How early does Conway Public Schools announce school closures?

Conway Public Schools generally tries to announce closures the evening before when a storm is clearly forecast, such as an approaching ice event, but for fast-developing situations the decision is often made by early morning, sometimes as late as 5:30–6:00 AM. Families can check the district website, the district’s notification app, or this page for the fastest update.

What is the difference between a closure and a delay in Conway?

A closure means all Conway Public Schools campuses are shut for the entire day, while a delay pushes the start of the school day back by a set amount of time — commonly one or two hours — to let roads clear or temperatures rise before buses run. Delays are more common for morning ice on untreated rural roads, while full closures are more likely when ice, flooding, or tornado risk is expected to persist through the day.

Do all Conway-area schools close at the same time?

Not necessarily. Conway Public Schools makes a single district-wide decision that applies to all of its 17 schools, but neighboring districts such as Greenbrier, Vilonia, and Mayflower each make independent decisions for their own buildings and bus routes. Because these districts cover different rural roads and creek crossings, it is possible for one district to close or delay while a neighboring district stays open — always confirm the status of your specific district.

Which local TV stations report Conway school closings?

KATV Channel 7 (ABC), THV11 KTHV (CBS), and KARK 4 (NBC) — all part of the Little Rock television market that covers Conway — maintain running closings lists during active weather. This page monitors all three stations along with the district websites so the information here typically matches what you would see on air.

How often is this page updated?

Status checks run automatically every 15 minutes under normal conditions and every 5 minutes during active weather alerts, so the information reflects the most recent check against district and TV station sources. The exact last-checked time is shown at the top of the live status widget above.

Does Conway Public Schools use different bell times across grade levels?

Yes — Conway Public Schools operates a large system with an elementary, middle, junior high, and high school structure, and published start times can vary by campus. This page uses a standard early-morning reference time for its countdown display; families should confirm their specific school’s bell schedule through the district website, since it is not identical across every campus.

Conway-Area School Roster

Conway Public Schools

High Schools

• Conway High School
• Conway Area Career Center

Junior High Schools

• Conway Junior High School

Middle Schools

• Bob & Betty Courtway Middle School
• Carl Stuart Middle School
• Ruth Doyle Middle School
• Raymond & Phyllis Simon Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Carolyn Lewis Elementary School
• Ellen Smith Elementary School
• Ida Burns Elementary School
• Jim Stone Elementary School
• Julia Lee Moore Elementary School
• Marguerite Vann Elementary School
• Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School
• Theodore Jones Elementary School
• Woodrow Cummins Elementary School

Early Childhood

• Sallie Cone Pre-School

Greenbrier School District

High Schools

• Greenbrier High School

Junior High Schools

• Greenbrier Junior High School

Middle Schools

• Greenbrier Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Greenbrier Eastside Elementary
• Greenbrier Westside Elementary
• Greenbrier Springhill Elementary School

Vilonia School District

High Schools

• Vilonia High School

Junior High Schools

• Vilonia Junior High School

Elementary Schools

• Frank Mitchell Intermediate School
• Vilonia Elementary School
• Vilonia Primary School

Alternative & Online

• Vilonia Pathways Academy

Mayflower School District

High Schools

• Mayflower High School

Middle Schools

• Mayflower Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Mayflower Elementary School

Mayflower School District school count is approximate — verify current roster at mayflower.school.