Allen Elementary

Summary:

Allen Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wichita, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 472 students. The school is part of the Wichita school district, which is ranked 252 out of 266 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Allen Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Kansas elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 592-659 out of 653-678 schools. The school has maintained a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger throughout this period. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the Wichita district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 21.83% of Allen Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 19.95% for Wichita and 33.55% for the state. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 13.21% at Allen Elementary, compared to 14.47% for Wichita and 31.6% for the state. The school's performance is particularly concerning in 5th-grade Mathematics, where only 1.61% of students were proficient or better, compared to 13.91% for Wichita and 32.35% for the state.

The nearby schools in the Wichita district, such as Clark Elementary, Linwood Elementary, and Griffith Elementary, also perform poorly, with rankings and proficiency rates similar to or even lower than Allen Elementary. However, there are a few exceptions, such as Hyde International Studies/Commun Elementary Magnet and Bostic Traditional Magnet Elementary, which significantly outperform Allen Elementary and the other nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1881 S Elpyco
       Wichita, KS  67218


(316) 973-1750

District: Wichita

SchoolDigger Rank:
592nd of 653 Kansas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,101 Help


Students who attend Allen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Curtis Middle School
    Wells Alternative Middle School
High:    Chisholm Life Skills Center
    Southeast High
    Sowers Alternative High School
    Wichita Alternative High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  472

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
39.8%
African American:
25.8%
White:
18.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  91.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Allen Elementary ranks worse than 90.7% of elementary schools in Kansas. It also ranks 27th among 57 ranked elementary schools in the Wichita School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.15. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Allen Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (39.8%), African American (25.8%), White (18.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 91.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Allen Elementary is 14.1. 43 elementary schools in the Wichita School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Allen Elementary is $12,101, which is the 20th highest among 57 elementary schools in the Wichita School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Allen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Allen Elementary 592nd of 653 Kansas public elementary schools. (See Allen Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Wichita:

SchoolDigger ranks Wichita 252nd of 266 Kansas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Allen Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 8.21 555th 585 5.1%
2007 28.70 493rd 600 17.8%
2008 28.51 506th 614 17.6%
2009 24.86 529th 621 14.8%
2010 41.02 461st 630 26.8%
2011 32.11 515th 631 18.4%
2012 16.79 599th 660 9.2%
2013 26.43 551st 668 17.5%
2015 11.68 637th 678 6.0%
2016 10.05 608th 656 7.3%
2017 7.34 631st 659 4.2%
2018 7.43 627th 656 4.4%
2019 4.72 659th 667 1.2%
2021 11.02 612th 670 8.7%
2022 9.32 629th 668 5.8%
2023 9.48 619th 660 6.2%
2024 12.15 592nd 653 9.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.78 107th 129 17.1%
2019 25.41 109th 122 10.7%
2021 21.74 103rd 108 4.6%
2022 35.64 79th 117 32.5%
2023 29.98 96th 117 17.9%
2024 67.77 15th 124 87.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.59 134th 140 4.3%
2019 14.44 188th 193 2.6%
2021 15.41 203rd 214 5.1%
2022 12.24 299th 305 2.0%
2023 18.47 267th 296 9.8%
2024 28.16 224th 306 26.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.87 479th 512 6.4%
2019 10.26 501st 509 1.6%
2021 23.47 426th 494 13.8%
2022 20.13 458th 512 10.5%
2023 17.78 493rd 541 8.9%
2024 23.22 470th 546 13.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.63 531st 574 7.5%
2019 9.61 564th 591 4.6%
2021 11.31 551st 591 6.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.59 134th 140 4.3%
2019 14.44 188th 193 2.6%
2021 15.41 203rd 214 5.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.78 561st 575 2.4%
2019 3.67 585th 586 0.2%
2021 19.90 510th 605 15.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.99 45th 65 30.8%
2019 18.75 66th 73 9.6%
2021 33.36 50th 73 31.5%
2022 28.34 55th 68 19.1%
2023 39.80 40th 74 45.9%
2024 23.89 64th 72 11.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.76 157th 207 24.2%
2019 16.63 224th 235 4.7%
2021 32.34 172nd 229 24.9%
2022 36.02 179th 254 29.5%
2023 28.97 195th 245 20.4%
2024 41.02 161st 260 38.1%
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Rank History for White students at Allen Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools KS State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 3.42 591st 592 0.2%
2021 14.68 546th 587 7.0%
2022 9.05 572nd 596 4.0%
2023 11.08 559th 584 4.3%
2024 7.82 563rd 579 2.8%
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Data source: test scores: Kansas State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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.

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Data source: Kansas State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Allen Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 251 84 8 10 7 n/a n/a 0 360
1989 249 91 5 8 5 n/a n/a 0 358
1990 219 96 8 10 6 n/a n/a 0 339
1991 184 92 2 5 4 n/a n/a 0 287
1992 201 91 3 12 9 n/a n/a 0 316
1993 198 95 7 13 12 n/a n/a 0 325
1994 191 89 7 20 8 n/a n/a 0 315
1995 183 105 16 15 7 n/a n/a 0 326
1996 183 105 16 15 7 n/a n/a 0 326
1997 165 78 13 14 6 n/a n/a 0 276
1998 169 79 16 13 2 n/a n/a 0 279
1999 166 73 18 25 11 n/a n/a 0 293
2000 177 67 23 20 5 n/a n/a 0 292
2001 185 81 15 17 8 n/a n/a 0 306
2002 148 60 16 36 6 n/a n/a 0 266
2003 148 60 16 36 6 n/a n/a 0 266
2004 173 59 17 40 8 n/a n/a 7 304
2005 155 92 26 48 10 n/a n/a 31 362
2006 232 111 30 64 16 n/a n/a 17 470
2007 227 144 38 57 13 n/a n/a 0 479
2008 197 129 23 129 11 n/a n/a 0 489
2009 160 92 27 136 5 n/a n/a 95 515
2010 118 93 14 162 6 0 52 0 445
2011 142 114 20 194 7 1 62 0 540
2012 133 116 18 210 7 0 64 0 548
2013 132 148 16 235 2 0 68 0 601
2014 125 140 20 216 5 3 57 0 566
2015 123 134 19 216 6 4 50 0 552
2016 122 132 14 201 7 4 48 0 528
2017 112 148 14 218 5 5 41 0 543
2018 118 148 8 228 5 3 29 0 539
2019 116 132 12 214 5 2 36 0 517
2020 119 133 13 185 4 2 38 0 494
2021 111 115 16 158 3 2 36 0 441
2022 112 113 17 180 3 3 45 0 473
2023 87 122 20 188 2 3 50 0 472

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Allen Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 360 23.0 15.6 0
1989 358 28.0 12.7 n/a
1990 339 21.0 16.1 0
1991 287 18.0 15.9 n/a
1992 316 17.8 17.7 44.3
1993 325 18.0 18.1 37.5
1994 315 17.7 17.8 39.4
1995 326 19.0 17.2 54.9
1996 326 19.0 17.2 54.9
1997 276 18.0 15.3 51.1
1998 279 17.9 15.6 64.9
1999 293 18.5 15.8 60.8
2000 292 15.3 19.1 54.5
2001 306 18.3 16.7 61.1
2002 266 18.9 14.1 74.8
2003 266 18.9 14.1 74.8
2004 304 17.9 17.0 76.1
2005 362 24.2 15.0 72.2
2006 470 29.1 16.2 76.4
2007 479 34.2 14.0 78.3
2008 489 33.1 14.8 78.5
2009 515 32.2 16.0 97.4
2010 445 33.1 13.4 85.6
2011 540 32.1 16.8 86.7
2012 548 33.2 16.4 85.8
2013 601 36.5 16.4 85.2
2014 566 39.6 14.2 86.2
2015 552 36.0 15.3 84.8
2016 528 39.0 13.5 83.7
2017 543 37.2 14.5 86.4
2018 539 35.0 15.4 83.5
2019 517 37.8 13.6 87
2020 494 38.2 12.9 88.1
2021 441 35.8 12.3 91.4
2022 473 34.8 13.5 90.1
2023 472 33.4 14.1 91.3

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 Allen Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 360 23.0 15.6 0
1989 358 28.0 12.7 n/a
1990 339 21.0 16.1 0
1991 287 18.0 15.9 n/a
1992 316 17.8 17.7 44.3
1993 325 18.0 18.1 37.5
1994 315 17.7 17.8 39.4
1995 326 19.0 17.2 54.9
1996 326 19.0 17.2 54.9
1997 276 18.0 15.3 51.1
1998 279 17.9 15.6 64.9
1999 293 18.5 15.8 60.8
2000 292 15.3 19.1 54.5
2001 306 18.3 16.7 61.1
2002 266 18.9 14.1 74.8
2003 266 18.9 14.1 74.8
2004 304 17.9 17.0 76.1
2005 362 24.2 15.0 72.2
2006 470 29.1 16.2 76.4
2007 479 34.2 14.0 78.3
2008 489 33.1 14.8 78.5
2009 515 32.2 16.0 97.4
2010 445 33.1 13.4 85.6
2011 540 32.1 16.8 86.7
2012 548 33.2 16.4 85.8
2013 601 36.5 16.4 85.2
2014 566 39.6 14.2 86.2
2015 552 36.0 15.3 84.8
2016 528 39.0 13.5 83.7
2017 543 37.2 14.5 86.4
2018 539 35.0 15.4 83.5
2019 517 37.8 13.6 87
2020 494 38.2 12.9 88.1
2021 441 35.8 12.3 91.4
2022 473 34.8 13.5 90.1
2023 472 33.4 14.1 91.3

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Allen Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $4,216 (34.8%) $7,885 (65.2%) $12,101

Data source: Kansas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Allen Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 659th of 667 Elementary schoolsRanks 619th of 660 Elementary schools
 5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Allen Elementary)13.222.2
 9.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)25.221
 4.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)40.638.1
 2.5%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Allen Elementary)18.727
 8.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wichita)30.525.6
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Kansas)50.350.4
 0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Allen Elementary)14.621.7
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)30.326.1
 4.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)47.642.8
 4.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Allen Elementary)13.45
 8.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.715.7
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)36.137.6
 1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Allen Elementary)7.312.1
 4.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wichita)2821.8
 6.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Kansas)43.539.6
 4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Allen Elementary)6.26.9
 0.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wichita)17.514.7
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Kansas)31.931.3
 0.6%
5th Grade Science (Allen Elementary)4.98.8
 3.9%
   5th Grade Science (Wichita)2723.8
 3.2%
   5th Grade Science (Kansas)43.142.1
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students517472
 8.7%
African American132122
 7.6%
American Indian52
 60%
Asian1220
 66.7%
Hispanic214188
 12.1%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White11687
 25%
Two or More Races3650
 38.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87%91.3%
 4.3%


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Allen Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.3% of Kansas elementary schools.

Students at Allen Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 26% African American, 18% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 472 students attended Allen Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kansas State Department of Education.

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