Allen Elem

Allen Elem is a sizable primary school in Wichita, Kansas, run under Wichita. The school hosts 514 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 64% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Wichita comprises 87 schools with combined enrollment of 47,545 students; Allen Elem is among them.

Demographically, Allen Elem shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 28% Black, 15% White, 11% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sedgwick County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Allen Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 17.7%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Sedgwick County indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,365 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allen Elem is one of 160 public schools in Sedgwick County (combined enrollment of about 84,569 students).

The closest other public school is Griffith Elem, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Allen Elem at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 14.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Allen Elem has ticked down 5%, going from 539 students in 2018 to 514 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 22% to 15%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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