Allen Elementary

Located at 17145 COOK ROAD, in BOW, Washington, Allen Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus that caters to 386 students (grades K through 8), overseen by Burlington-Edison School District.

Across the 9 schools in Burlington-Edison School District (3,276 students total), Allen Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Allen Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school shows 30% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Skagit County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Allen Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Allen Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Skagit County's rate of about 56%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Allen Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Skagit County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,263 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Allen Elementary is one of 54 public schools in Skagit County (combined enrollment of about 18,298 students).

The closest other public school is Bay View Elementary, roughly 2.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Allen Elementary comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 35.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Allen Elementary has edged down 14%, going from 448 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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