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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRISCO ISD·NCES 482001012141
Allen Elementary School
5800 LEGACY DR, FRISCO, TX 75034 · (469) 633-3800 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
67 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 52.0% | 22.0% | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 47.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 76.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 85.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 39.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 (71.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Elementary School this school | 677 | 9.9% | 71.2% |
| Jenny Preston Elementary School ALLEN | 726 | 9.4% | 77.9% |
| Comstock Elementary School MCKINNEY | 680 | 8.4% | 75.0% |
| Smith Elementary School FRISCO | 642 | 13.2% | 65.7% |
| Scott Elementary School MCKINNEY | 587 | 11.8% | 72.2% |
| Dr E T Boon Elementary School ALLEN | 789 | 10.3% | 82.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #282 of 4,401 | #20 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #378 of 4,466 ▲ 24 | #21 of 138 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #524 of 4,466 ▼ 196 | #40 of 138 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,719 of 3,998 | #48 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #1,062 of 4,938 | #25 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #3,555 of 4,622 | #130 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #521 of 4,628 | #43 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.9% | #4,656 of 4,789 | #116 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #869 of 1,307 | #41 of 48 |
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
677
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 683
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 677 | 41.3 | 16.4:1 | 10% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 709 | 41.3 | 17.2:1 | 12% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 43.3 | 18.7:1 | 14% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 42 | 15.6:1 | 12% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 41.6 | 15.1:1 | 7% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 6% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (630 to 677); teachers down 1% (41.6 to 41.3).
About Allen Elementary School
Located in FRISCO, Texas, Allen Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 677 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
FRISCO ISD includes 76 schools. Together they enroll 65,289 students.
At Allen Elementary School, Asian students make up the biggest share, 44%. The remaining students are 29% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Denton County, the Asian share is about 11%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
With 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Allen Elementary School, 10% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Denton County average 35%.
Allen Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Texas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Allen Elementary School, the prediction is 69.5% and the result is 71.2%.
In the surrounding county, Denton County, median household income comes to about $111,498, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 267 public schools and about 175,222 students.
Of the public schools around it, Allen Elementary School is closest to Vaughn Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Allen Elementary School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 653 (2020-21) to 677 (2024-25).
The Allen Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FRISCO ISD
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,996 students
Other schools in FRISCO
- Rock Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,442 students
- Wakeland High SchoolHigh · 2,230 students
- Reedy High SchoolHigh · 2,201 students
- Lebanon Trail High SchoolHigh · 2,173 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,018 students
- Lone Star High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
Other Allen Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 10 states are named Allen Elementary. Allen Elementary School is the largest of the 12.
- Allen Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 442 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 331 students
- Allen ElemWichita, KS · 514 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolAllen, KY · 462 students
- Allen Elementary SchoolColumbus, GA · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Vaughn Elementary School1.0 mi · 629
- Reedy High School1.1 mi · 2,201
- Tom Hicks Elementary School1.2 mi · 552
- Pearson Middle School1.4 mi · 1,032
- Frisco High School1.5 mi · 1,985
- Bledsoe Elementary School1.5 mi · 663
Frequently asked questions
About Allen Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Allen Elementary School?
Allen Elementary School enrolls approximately 677 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 16.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Allen Elementary School?
At Allen Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 44% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Allen Elementary School in?
Allen Elementary School is part of FRISCO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.