Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHGATE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 263234000295
Allen Elementary School
16500 MCCANN ST, SOUTHGATE, MI 48195 · (734) 246-4644 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
229 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 55%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56% · 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→Davidson Middle School
Based on grade levels within Southgate Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.4%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
50.0%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 (45.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Elementary School this school | 359 | 63.8% | 45.0% |
| Grogan Elementary School SOUTHGATE | 353 | 63.5% | 38.7% |
| Pullen Elementary School MOUNT PLEASANT | 303 | 62.7% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary School COLDWATER | 378 | 64.0% | 41.5% |
| Riverside Elementary School WATERFORD | 291 | 64.9% | N/A |
| West MI Academy of Arts and Academics SPRING LAKE | 371 | 57.7% | 35.1% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #568 of 1,085 | #66 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #437 of 1,072 | #55 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #656 of 1,139 | #81 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #844 of 1,630 | #187 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #855 of 1,424 | #159 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #437 of 1,424 | #75 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.8% | #617 of 1,563 | #203 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #255 of 440 | #56 of 91 |
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
359
+112 (+45%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 357
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 359 | 21.8 | 16.5:1 | 64% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 20.1 | 17.0:1 | 61% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 21.4 | 15.8:1 | 59% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 22 | 11.2:1 | 45% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 20.1 | 16.8:1 | 48% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 47% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 17 | 20.2:1 | 50% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 19 | 18.8:1 | 18% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (338 to 359); teachers up 8% (20.1 to 21.8).
About Allen Elementary School
Allen Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in SOUTHGATE, Michigan, under Southgate Community School District. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 359 students enrolled.
Allen Elementary School falls under Southgate Community School District, which has 9 schools enrolling 3,857 students.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at Allen Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Wayne County overall, about 49% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
Allen Elementary School has 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. The 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is close to this figure. At Allen Elementary School, 64% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Wayne County is similar, at 66%.
Allen Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.0% is 7.0 points above the 38.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Wayne County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $60,539, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. There are 573 public schools in the county, enrolling about 259,786, Allen Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Allen Elementary School is Southgate Anderson High School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Allen Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 45.0% is above the 33.7% average for nearby schools.
Allen Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Reported enrollment: 247 (2020-21) and 359 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.2 to 16.5 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Allen Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southgate Community School District
- Southgate Anderson High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Davidson Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
- Asher SchoolHigh · 462 students
- Grogan Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Shelters Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
- Fordline Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other schools in SOUTHGATE
- Southgate Anderson High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- Creative Montessori AcademyElementary · 759 students
- Davidson Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
- Asher SchoolHigh · 462 students
- Grogan Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Shelters Elementary SchoolElementary · 327 students
Other Allen Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Allen Elementary. Allen Elementary School is the 9th 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
- Southgate Anderson High School0.2 mi · 1,052
- Huntington Elementary School0.6 mi · 328
- Seitz Middle School0.7 mi · 606
- Asher School0.8 mi · 462
- Davidson Middle School0.9 mi · 663
- Fordline Elementary School1.0 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Allen Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Allen Elementary School?
Allen Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-05.
Is Allen Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Allen Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Allen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Allen Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allen Elementary School?
At Allen Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Allen Elementary School public or private?
Allen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southgate Community School District.
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