Total enrollment
20,838
-779 (-4%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in ALLEN ISD
Texas · 20,838 students · 3 cities
ALLEN ISD has 26 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 20,838 Texas students across 17 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in ALLEN ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
23
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How ALLEN ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #13 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 20,838 | #70 of 760 | #381 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 23 | #84 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #660 of 758 | #6,607 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 22.0% | #716 of 750 | #7,298 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #7 of 557 | #82 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside ALLEN ISD
State test results across the district's 19 scored schools run from Beverly Cheatham Elementary School at 86.4% proficient to Alton Boyd Elementary School at 37.1%, a gap of 49.3 points. That is the 71st widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 20,058 to 20,396 students (up 2%) and from 1,236 to 1,245 full-time teachers (up 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About ALLEN ISD
As a sparse district in Texas, ALLEN ISD teaches 20,838 students across 26 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, ALLEN ISD is made up of 17 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, ALLEN ISD runs about 801 students per school, 32% noticeably above the state mean of roughly 606.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 20,838 students, contracted 4% from the 21,617 reported in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for ALLEN ISD discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.