Allen (Ella B.) Elementary

Located at 4300 Allen School Rd., in Bonita, California, Allen (Ella B.) Elementary is a mid-tier primary school that instructs 422 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Chula Vista Elementary.

Across the 43 schools in Chula Vista Elementary (22,235 students total), Allen (Ella B.) Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Allen (Ella B.) Elementary logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 16% White, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 35% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Allen (Ella B.) Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.6%; this one delivers 56.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for San Diego County shows median household earnings sit near $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, San Diego County runs 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), of which Allen (Ella B.) Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Valley Vista Elementary, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Allen (Ella B.) Elementary comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.8%.

Allen (Ella B.) Elementary operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Allen (Ella B.) Elementary has rose 15%, going from 368 students in 2018 to 422 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 24% to 16% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 23.0:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.