Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180639001107
Allen Elementary School
1115 E Bradford St, Marion, IN 46952 · (765) 664-7355 · Grant County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
313 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 40% larger than its 4th grade class (55).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Allen Elementary School→Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd→John L McCulloch Junior High Sch→Marion High School
Based on grade levels within Marion Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
24.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.3%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 (18.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Elementary School this school | 380 | 82.4% | 18.3% |
| Blanche E Fuqua Elementary School Terre Haute | 354 | 83.3% | 26.3% |
| John W Kendall Elem School Marion | 409 | 77.5% | 33.5% |
| Sugar Grove Elementary School Terre Haute | 360 | 82.8% | 33.7% |
| Bon Air Elementary School Kokomo | 261 | 77.4% | N/A |
| Riverview Elementary School Marion | 393 | 74.0% | 34.9% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Indiana | In Grant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #862 of 983 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #815 of 986 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #908 of 986 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #659 of 1,079 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #604 of 991 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #146 of 996 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #34 of 1,058 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #223 of 353 | #5 of 6 |
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
380
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 380 | 24.3 | 15.7:1 | 82% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 27.3 | 14.9:1 | 81% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 84% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 82% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 80% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 94% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 389 | 18 | 21.6:1 | 88% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 474 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 53% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 476 | 26 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Elementary School.
About Allen Elementary School
Allen Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Marion, Indiana. It covers pre-K through 4, with a total enrollment of 380 students.
Marion Community Schools enrolls 3,668 students, and its 7 schools include Allen Elementary School.
White students form the largest group at Allen Elementary School, 49% of enrollment. Other groups make up 26% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 12% Black. County-wide, 85% of Grant County residents are White. Allen Elementary School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Allen Elementary School and a ratio of 15.7:1. Elementary schools in Indiana have a similar average ratio of 15.5:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 82% of students. For comparison, public schools in Grant County average 57%.
In Indiana, Allen Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 18.3% actual against a predicted 17.3%.
Grant County has these Census figures: median household income is about $53,522, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Allen Elementary School is among the 30 public schools in Grant County.
Riverview Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Allen Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Allen Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Allen Elementary School was 386 in 2020-21 and 380 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.7:1.
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Grant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,295
Census ACS
Median income
$53,522
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
10,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion Community Schools
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Justice Thurgood Marshall IntrmdMiddle · 500 students
- Frances Slocum Elem SchoolElementary · 473 students
- John L McCulloch Junior High SchMiddle · 455 students
- John W Kendall Elem SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
Other schools in Marion
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,058 students
- Eastbrook High SchoolHigh · 524 students
- Justice Thurgood Marshall IntrmdMiddle · 500 students
- Frances Slocum Elem SchoolElementary · 473 students
- John L McCulloch Junior High SchMiddle · 455 students
- John W Kendall Elem SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other Allen Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Allen Elementary. Allen Elementary School is the 8th 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 SchoolColumbus, GA · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Riverview Elementary School1.2 mi · 393
- Excel Center - Grant County2.3 mi · 39
- Marion High School2.5 mi · 1,058
- John W Kendall Elem School2.5 mi · 409
- Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd2.6 mi · 500
- Frances Slocum Elem School2.7 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Allen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Allen Elementary School?
Allen Elementary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Allen Elementary School serve?
Allen Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Allen Elementary School have?
Allen Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Allen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Allen Elementary School are roughly 49% White, 13% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 26% Two or more.
What district is Allen Elementary School in?
Allen Elementary School is part of Marion Community Schools.
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