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Allen Elementary School

111 N Richmond Ave, Allen, OK 74825 · (580) 857-2419 · Pontotoc County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Oklahoma public elementary schools
  • C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oklahoma public elementary schools

Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 366
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
282 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 68%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K319%
Kindergarten3812%
Grade 13511%
Grade 23711%
Grade 3309%
Grade 43410%
Grade 5278%
Grade 6237%
Grade 74012%
Grade 83410%

This year's kindergarten class (38) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (34).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
17453%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
289%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Two+
9228%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
3511%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 11% · US 1%
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
Male
17152%
Female
15848%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Allen Elementary School→Allen High School
Based on grade levels within ALLEN. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
32.2%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
34.5%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 (33.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Allen Elementary School this school32985.7%33.8%
Canadian Elementary School
Canadian
30888.0%31.3%
Ward Es West
Colbert
33684.2%N/A
Garfield Elementary School
Sand Springs
40984.8%27.0%
Quinton Elementary School
Quinton
26086.9%N/A
Mounds Elementary School
Mounds
34783.9%18.3%
Matched among Oklahoma 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
MeasureThis schoolIn OklahomaIn Pontotoc County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
33.8%#343 of 555#6 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.5%#331 of 651#5 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
32.2%#299 of 523#5 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
329#478 of 941#7 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.7:1#40 of 708#1 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.4%#414 of 708#8 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
85.7%#183 of 876#2 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.1%#385 of 548#4 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
329
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 177
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532925.812.7:186% (282)
2023-2431323.713.2:183% (261)
2022-2331524.313.0:180% (252)
2020-213252314.1:184% (274)
2017-1835824.314.8:179% (284)
2015-163622216.4:179% (285)
2010-113212115.3:168% (217)
2000-012601814.4:175% (196)
1990-911771412.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (358 to 329); teachers up 7% (24.3 to 25.8).

About Allen Elementary School

Allen Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Allen, Oklahoma. It educates 329 students in pre-K through 8.

Allen Elementary School sits within ALLEN, which has 2 schools and 462 students.

A majority of students at Allen Elementary School, 53%, are White. Next come 28% multiracial, 11% Native American, and 9% Hispanic. The county population is about 64% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Allen Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.

Staffing totals 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. That ratio is under the 15.6:1 average for elementary schools in Oklahoma. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Allen Elementary School is 86%. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Pontotoc County, the school's rate is higher.

Allen Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Oklahoma public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Allen Elementary School would score about 26.2%. It scores 33.8%, 7.6 points above that figure.

In the county around the school, Pontotoc County, median household income is about $63,017, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Allen Elementary School is among the 23 public schools in Pontotoc County.

The closest public school to Allen Elementary School is Allen High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. Allen Elementary School comes in 4th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 329, starting from 325. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.1:1 to 12.7:1.

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Pontotoc County at a glance

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Population
38,235
Census ACS
Median income
$63,017
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,104 students

Quick facts

School name
Allen Elementary School
District
ALLEN
Address
111 N Richmond Ave, Allen, OK 74825
Phone
(580) 857-2419
County
Pontotoc County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
329
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
282 (86%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
400276000024
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Allen Elementary. Allen Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 12.

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Frequently asked questions

About Allen Elementary School
How large is Allen Elementary School?
Allen Elementary School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Allen Elementary School serve?
Allen Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Allen Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Allen Elementary School.
How diverse is Allen Elementary School?
Allen Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 9% Hispanic, 28% Two or more.
Is Allen Elementary School public or private?
Allen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALLEN.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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