ALLEN ES

ALLEN ES is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Allen, Oklahoma, part of ALLEN, with 329 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 2 schools in ALLEN (462 students total), ALLEN ES accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, ALLEN ES reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% multiracial, 11% Native American, 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Pontotoc County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages around 15.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at ALLEN ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pontotoc County (around 64%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALLEN ES tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Pontotoc County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,017, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pontotoc County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,104 students), of which ALLEN ES is one.

The closest other public school is ALLEN HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALLEN ES ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 40.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 358 students in 2018 compared to 329 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 3% to 9% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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