Enrollment
70
Elementary
DISTRICT 66 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS·NCES 310288000009
ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
126 E 5TH, ALLEN, NE 68710 · (402) 635-2484 · Dixon County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL70 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
28 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 37%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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→ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within ALLEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
54.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
70
-14 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 8.4:1
% White
96%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the micro-enrollment elementary schools in ALLEN, Nebraska, operated by ALLEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS, with 70 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 74% below that benchmark.
Within ALLEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS, which oversees 2 schools and 131 students, ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Dixon County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.0:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.1%.
Around the school, Dixon County reports that median household income runs about $72,454, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dixon County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 557 students), ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. On composite proficiency, ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 61.4%.
ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 17%: 84 students in 2018 compared to 70 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 8.4:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, members of the ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Dixon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,545
Census ACS
Median income
$72,454
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 61
- WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL10.4 mi · 234
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.4 mi · 341
- EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH10.9 mi · 100
- EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOL11.4 mi · 71
- EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL11.4 mi · 40
Frequently asked questions
About ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 70 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALLEN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.