Is Olney C Allen Elementary School a good school?

Olney C Allen Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Olney C Allen Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 751 students attended Olney C Allen Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Olney C Allen Elementary School?

Students at Olney C Allen Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 24% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Olney C Allen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Olney C Allen Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy Middle : Henry W Cowherd Middle School High : East High School

Olney C Allen Elementary School

Summary:

Olney C Allen Elementary School is a public elementary school in Aurora, Illinois, serving 751 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Aurora East Unified School District 131, which is ranked 785 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Olney C Allen Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, only 10.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.2% statewide and 17.4% in the district. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, with 24.8% of students chronically absent in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, 72.17% of Olney C Allen's students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Oak Park Elementary, L.D. Brady Elementary, and G.N. Dieterich Elementary, Olney C Allen's performance is consistently lower. The gap is even more pronounced when compared to schools in the neighboring Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district, where schools like Peter M. Gombert Elementary, McCarty Elementary, and Reba O. Steck Elementary significantly outperform Olney C Allen.

Detail:

Public K-5

700 S Farnsworth Ave
Aurora, IL 60505-5432

(630) 299-5200

District: Aurora East Unified School District 131

SchoolDigger Rank:
1879^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,901

Students who attend Olney C Allen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy
	Henry W Cowherd Middle School
High:	East High School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.1

Number of students: 751

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.9%

African American:

23.6%

White:

6.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 72.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Olney C Allen Elementary School ranks worse than 90.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.18. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Olney C Allen Elementary School is $18,901. 9 elementary schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Olney C Allen Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Olney C Allen Elementary School 1879^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Olney C Allen Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Aurora East Unified School District 131:

SchoolDigger ranks Aurora East Unified School District 131 785^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Olney C Allen Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Olney C Allen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	31.65	1515^th	2020	25.0%
2004	40.61	1395^th	2030	31.3%
2005	35.31	1488^th	2022	26.4%
2006	35.99	1580^th	2086	24.3%
2007	26.43	1731^st	2095	17.4%
2008	18.85	1797^th	2092	14.1%
2009	15.28	1878^th	2120	11.4%
2010	12.60	1942^nd	2139	9.2%
2011	12.74	1948^th	2147	9.3%
2012	7.53	2067^th	2166	4.6%
2013	11.53	1994^th	2167	8.0%
2014	11.25	1923^rd	2093	8.1%
2015	12.54	1919^th	2052	6.5%
2016	15.86	1814^th	2046	11.3%
2017	19.75	1692^nd	2044	17.2%
2018	24.70	1542^nd	2037	24.3%
2019	20.89	1699^th	2086	18.6%
2021	13.71	1822^nd	1948	6.5%
2022	16.81	1788^th	2082	14.1%
2023	18.83	1721^st	2077	17.1%
2024	14.18	1879^th	2067	9.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Olney C Allen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.97	356^th	718	50.4%
2019	43.53	399^th	743	46.3%
2021	24.85	508^th	537	5.4%
2022	23.24	732^nd	768	4.7%
2023	32.36	587^th	788	25.5%
2024	28.39	674^th	826	18.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Olney C Allen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.80	288^th	763	62.3%
2019	19.04	1165^th	1194	2.4%
2021	19.88	619^th	640	3.3%
2022	20.91	1071^st	1113	3.8%
2023	22.37	999^th	1156	13.6%
2024	18.45	1108^th	1195	7.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Olney C Allen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.11	1141^st	1765	35.4%
2019	27.50	1441^st	1816	20.6%
2021	23.74	1276^th	1514	15.7%
2022	24.84	1426^th	1763	19.1%
2023	24.68	1486^th	1808	17.8%
2024	19.31	1621^st	1793	9.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Olney C Allen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.36	1531^st	1964	22.0%
2019	22.17	1631^st	2019	19.2%
2021	11.57	1623^rd	1680	3.4%
2022	16.64	1710^th	1970	13.2%
2023	21.04	1567^th	1957	19.9%
2024	14.28	1783^rd	1942	8.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Olney C Allen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.54	791^st	907	12.8%
2024	24.97	727^th	886	17.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Olney C Allen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.24	1445^th	1972	26.7%
2019	21.00	1652^nd	2019	18.2%
2021	14.84	1571^st	1707	8.0%
2022	18.36	1670^th	1977	15.5%
2023	17.29	1706^th	1984	14.0%
2024	14.78	1766^th	1959	9.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Olney C Allen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.18	335^th	698	52.0%
2019	38.78	415^th	711	41.6%
2021	24.25	416^th	428	2.8%
2022	37.72	388^th	684	43.3%
2023	39.35	384^th	692	44.5%
2024	29.87	501^st	655	23.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Olney C Allen Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.77	608^th	938	35.2%
2019	29.05	729^th	955	23.7%
2021	21.95	674^th	742	9.2%
2022	21.97	835^th	954	12.5%
2023	27.15	768^th	970	20.8%
2024	21.73	831^st	959	13.3%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Olney C Allen Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	166	124	n/a	113	2	n/a	n/a	0	405
1990	142	113	n/a	120	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	375
1991	157	125	4	117	1	n/a	n/a	0	404
1992	129	116	4	125	1	n/a	n/a	0	375
1993	115	94	2	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	307
1994	118	103	1	119	0	n/a	n/a	0	341
1995	100	100	0	133	5	n/a	n/a	0	338
1996	100	100	0	133	5	n/a	n/a	0	338
1997	81	96	1	142	7	n/a	n/a	0	327
1998	112	107	2	179	7	n/a	n/a	0	407
1999	108	139	2	194	3	n/a	n/a	0	446
2000	100	135	2	248	6	n/a	n/a	0	491
2001	99	156	4	263	5	n/a	n/a	0	527
2002	112	148	8	346	4	n/a	n/a	0	618
2003	112	148	8	346	4	n/a	n/a	0	618
2004	102	142	16	379	5	n/a	n/a	0	644
2005	101	140	14	452	7	n/a	n/a	8	722
2006	84	132	20	486	2	n/a	n/a	48	772
2007	94	136	24	552	2	n/a	n/a	39	847
2008	99	140	28	562	4	n/a	n/a	53	886
2009	100	129	30	590	2	n/a	n/a	65	916
2010	103	151	35	624	3	n/a	n/a	57	973
2011	91	154	32	538	1	0	50	0	866
2012	73	171	31	590	6	0	38	0	909
2013	65	190	34	598	4	0	32	0	923
2014	62	152	23	545	3	1	24	0	810
2015	51	140	22	529	0	1	22	0	765
2016	46	148	22	577	2	1	18	0	814
2017	49	139	27	561	2	1	19	0	798
2018	42	142	16	520	3	0	15	0	738
2019	53	148	17	489	2	0	11	0	720
2020	64	149	16	482	3	0	18	0	732
2021	65	162	17	534	4	4	22	0	808
2022	50	166	16	493	4	2	30	0	761
2023	46	177	20	480	2	2	24	0	751

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Olney C Allen Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	405	23.0	17.6	n/a
1990	375	21.0	17.8	n/a
1991	404	22.0	18.3	n/a
1992	375	22.0	17.0	n/a
1993	307	19.0	16.2	n/a
1994	341	18.0	18.9	n/a
1995	338	17.4	19.4	n/a
1996	338	17.4	19.4	n/a
1997	327	17.9	18.3	n/a
1998	407	22.0	18.5	n/a
1999	446	25.3	17.6	n/a
2000	491	27.0	18.2	n/a
2001	527	27.0	19.5	n/a
2002	618	25.8	24.0	57.6
2003	618	25.8	24.0	57.6
2004	644	33.8	19.1	71.7
2005	722	38.8	18.6	63.2
2006	772	33.0	23.4	60.1
2007	847	43.0	19.7	64.9
2008	886	37.0	23.9	64.5
2009	916	41.0	22.3	65.5
2010	973	44.5	21.8	82.1
2011	866	47.0	18.4	66.9
2012	909	42.0	21.6	76.1
2013	923	n/a	n/a	84
2014	810	48.0	16.8	71.9
2015	765	46.0	16.6	77.6
2016	814	48.0	16.9	62.7
2017	798	46.8	17.0	71.8
2018	738	45.0	16.3	68.4
2019	720	40.0	18.0	71.1
2020	732	43.5	16.8	66.3
2021	808	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	761	42.4	17.9	64.8
2023	751	43.7	17.1	72.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Olney C Allen Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	405	23.0	17.6	n/a
1990	375	21.0	17.8	n/a
1991	404	22.0	18.3	n/a
1992	375	22.0	17.0	n/a
1993	307	19.0	16.2	n/a
1994	341	18.0	18.9	n/a
1995	338	17.4	19.4	n/a
1996	338	17.4	19.4	n/a
1997	327	17.9	18.3	n/a
1998	407	22.0	18.5	n/a
1999	446	25.3	17.6	n/a
2000	491	27.0	18.2	n/a
2001	527	27.0	19.5	n/a
2002	618	25.8	24.0	57.6
2003	618	25.8	24.0	57.6
2004	644	33.8	19.1	71.7
2005	722	38.8	18.6	63.2
2006	772	33.0	23.4	60.1
2007	847	43.0	19.7	64.9
2008	886	37.0	23.9	64.5
2009	916	41.0	22.3	65.5
2010	973	44.5	21.8	82.1
2011	866	47.0	18.4	66.9
2012	909	42.0	21.6	76.1
2013	923	n/a	n/a	84
2014	810	48.0	16.8	71.9
2015	765	46.0	16.6	77.6
2016	814	48.0	16.9	62.7
2017	798	46.8	17.0	71.8
2018	738	45.0	16.3	68.4
2019	720	40.0	18.0	71.1
2020	732	43.5	16.8	66.3
2021	808	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	761	42.4	17.9	64.8
2023	751	43.7	17.1	72.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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