John Allen School

John Allen School operates as an average-sized K-5 school in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, overseen by Ann Arbor Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 401 students spanning grades K through 5.

John Allen School is one of 32 schools operated by Ann Arbor Public Schools, a district that serves 16,551 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, John Allen School records that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 17% Black, 11% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, John Allen School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at John Allen School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, John Allen School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.3%, the actual is 50.4%, a residual of -0.8 points.

Across the wider county, Washtenaw County reports that median household income runs about $89,180, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Washtenaw County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), of which John Allen School is one.

The closest other public school is Pattengill School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts John Allen School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Allen School has changed only slightly, going from 394 students in 2018 to 401 in 2025.

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