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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Allen Elementary School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCOGEE COUNTY·NCES 130387001446
Allen Elementary School
5201 23rd Ave, Columbus, GA 31904 · (706) 748-2418 · Muscogee County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
436 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
18.0%
GA avg 40.1% . -7.6pp since 2021
Math
16.2%
GA avg 44.6% . -12.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 16.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 25.7% |
| 2022-23 | 27.1% | 29.5% |
| 2021-22 | 25.7% | 28.2% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Allen Elementary School
Allen Elementary School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Elementary School this school | 436 | 100.0% | 20.9% |
| G. O. Bailey Elementary School Tifton | 531 | 100.0% | 46.3% |
| River Road Elementary School Columbus | 454 | 100.0% | 19.0% |
| Northside Elementary School Tifton | 405 | 100.0% | 24.5% |
| West Green Elementary School West Green | 412 | 100.0% | 25.4% |
| Glyndale Elementary School Brunswick | 585 | 100.0% | 31.7% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Allen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Muscogee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,027 of 1,208 | #17 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #1,134 of 1,215 ▼ 207 | #20 of 32 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,060 of 1,215 ▼ 91 | #18 of 32 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.8pp | #28 of 1,183 | #1 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #1,010 of 1,324 | #15 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #852 of 1,301 | #16 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #90 of 1,301 | #4 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #327 of 1,312 | #16 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #364 of 386 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
436
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 30.5 | 14.6:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 97% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 97% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 31.5 | 13.7:1 | 94% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 72% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 65% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 39% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 24 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (432 to 436); teachers down 2% (31.5 to 31).
About Allen Elementary School
Allen Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Columbus, Georgia. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 436 students. The school is 28% below the average for elementary schools in Georgia.
Allen Elementary School is in Muscogee County, a district with 30,091 students across 54 schools.
Hispanic students account for 36% of enrollment at Allen Elementary School, more than any other group. Other students are 30% White, 26% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Muscogee County residents are about 9% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Allen Elementary School scores 71%.
Classroom staffing at Allen Elementary School totals 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 100% of students (436) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Muscogee County, the average eligibility rate is 86%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 25.7% at Allen Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.9%.
For the population of Muscogee County, median household income comes to about $58,073, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Muscogee County's 57 public schools enroll about 30,110 students and include Allen Elementary School.
Allen Elementary School's nearest public school is Arnold Middle School (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Allen Elementary School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Allen Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Allen Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment fell 5% over 4 years, reaching 436 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Allen Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Muscogee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
203,711
Census ACS
Median income
$58,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
30,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscogee County
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other schools in Columbus
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Shaw High SchoolHigh · 1,162 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Hardaway High SchoolHigh · 1,067 students
- Jordan Vocational High SchoolHigh · 1,040 students
- Spencer High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
Other Allen Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Allen Elementary. Allen Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 12.
- Allen Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 677 students
- Allen ElemWichita, KS · 514 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolAllen, KY · 462 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 442 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolSoddy Daisy, TN · 416 students
Nearby schools
- Arnold Middle School0.2 mi · 582
- Britt David Elementary Computer Magnet Academy0.9 mi · 552
- Johnson Elementary School1.2 mi · 336
- Hardaway High School1.3 mi · 1,067
- River Road Elementary School1.5 mi · 454
- Jordan Vocational High School1.5 mi · 1,040
Frequently asked questions
About Allen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Allen Elementary School?
Allen Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades KG-05.
Is Allen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Allen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Allen Elementary School have?
Allen Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Allen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Allen Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 36% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Allen Elementary School public or private?
Allen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muscogee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.