Is Allen Elementary a good school?

Allen Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Allen Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 404 students attended Allen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Allen Elementary?

Students at Allen Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 33% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Allen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allen Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Burlington Edison High School

Allen Elementary

Summary:

Allen Elementary is a public K-8 school in Bow, Washington, serving 404 students as part of the Burlington-Edison School District. Despite its high per-student spending, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Washington elementary schools, with significantly lower proficiency rates in English, math, and science compared to the district and state averages.

Allen Elementary stands out for its high percentage of Hispanic students (63.61%), which is much higher than the surrounding schools, ranging from 13.57% to 76.3% Hispanic. The school also has a very high rate of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 73.59% to 83.42%, compared to 36.84% to 78.33% at nearby schools. While Allen's student-teacher ratio is similar to its peers, its academic performance lags behind, particularly for Hispanic, low-income, and male students.

Interestingly, the nearby Bay View Elementary and Edison Elementary schools have significantly higher academic performance and ratings, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that Allen Elementary may be underperforming compared to its peers, and addressing the school's persistent achievement gaps and lack of improvement over time could be crucial for improving the educational experience and outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public K-8

17145 Cook Road
Bow, WA 98232-9797

(360) 757-3352

District: Burlington-Edison School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1120^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,184

Students who attend Allen Elementary usually attend:

High:

Burlington Edison High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 404

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.6%

White:

32.7%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Allen Elementary ranks worse than 95.9% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Burlington-Edison School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.45. (See more...)

Compare Details Allen Elementary ranks worse than 80.2% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.87. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (63.6%), White (32.7%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Burlington-Edison School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Allen Elementary is 14.4. 3 elementary schools in the Burlington-Edison School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Allen Elementary is $20,184, which is the 2^nd highest among 5 elementary schools in the Burlington-Edison School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Allen Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Allen Elementary 1120^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Allen Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Allen Elementary 429^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Allen Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Burlington-Edison School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Burlington-Edison School District 194^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	25.58	823^rd	1026	19.8%
2005	18.95	882^nd	1031	14.5%
2006	24.89	857^th	1051	18.5%
2007	12.17	996^th	1069	6.8%
2008	13.55	973^rd	1067	8.8%
2009	6.84	1039^th	1072	3.1%
2010	6.02	1063^rd	1088	2.3%
2011	10.41	1035^th	1092	5.2%
2012	4.55	1087^th	1097	0.9%
2013	3.98	1094^th	1106	1.1%
2015	14.92	955^th	1067	10.5%
2016	6.27	1017^th	1053	3.4%
2017	3.28	1042^nd	1056	1.3%
2018	2.93	1043^rd	1054	1.0%
2019	3.12	1119^th	1130	1.0%
2021	6.50	1090^th	1107	1.5%
2022	7.08	1136^th	1169	2.8%
2023	8.84	1118^th	1169	4.4%
2024	7.45	1120^th	1168	4.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	6.65	970^th	979	0.9%
2021	16.76	793^rd	854	7.1%
2022	13.40	970^th	1019	4.8%
2023	18.28	919^th	1013	9.3%
2024	10.45	979^th	1024	4.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	4.62	986^th	1004	1.8%
2019	2.46	1060^th	1068	0.7%
2021	11.92	950^th	1008	5.8%
2022	11.52	1031^st	1100	6.3%
2023	17.05	947^th	1094	13.4%
2024	12.16	1010^th	1093	7.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	3.24	992^nd	999	0.7%
2019	3.75	1064^th	1075	1.0%
2021	5.21	1021^st	1025	0.4%
2022	7.92	1080^th	1113	3.0%
2023	9.91	1052^nd	1099	4.3%
2024	10.38	1042^nd	1099	5.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.12	530^th	540	1.9%
2019	13.86	661^st	697	5.2%
2021	14.66	481^st	501	4.0%
2023	8.76	619^th	633	2.2%
2024	14.54	605^th	651	7.1%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	8.89	911^th	943	3.4%
2022	18.76	905^th	1031	12.2%
2023	26.58	809^th	1011	20.0%
2024	30.72	741^st	1009	26.6%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	46.64	234^th	421	44.4%
2005	29.30	321^st	425	24.5%
2006	37.06	304^th	449	32.3%
2007	26.41	362^nd	463	21.8%
2008	27.37	362^nd	466	22.3%
2009	27.05	382^nd	476	19.7%
2010	23.24	400^th	483	17.2%
2011	17.80	437^th	492	11.2%
2012	17.13	439^th	497	11.7%
2013	16.38	439^th	498	11.8%
2015	15.45	385^th	445	13.5%
2016	7.72	426^th	443	3.8%
2017	5.56	423^rd	435	2.8%
2018	5.36	428^th	437	2.1%
2019	4.13	502^nd	512	2.0%
2021	5.89	523^rd	529	1.1%
2022	9.19	520^th	541	3.9%
2023	14.00	481^st	539	10.8%
2024	22.87	429^th	535	19.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	3.95	348^th	349	0.3%
2019	7.32	439^th	448	2.0%
2021	15.84	428^th	458	6.6%
2022	15.69	439^th	475	7.6%
2023	20.20	392^nd	463	15.3%
2024	31.76	326^th	455	28.4%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	8.61	358^th	376	4.8%
2019	6.02	437^th	452	3.3%
2021	9.89	448^th	469	4.5%
2022	17.35	408^th	479	14.8%
2023	39.02	271^st	464	41.6%
2024	33.97	312^th	464	32.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	4.23	368^th	371	0.8%
2019	3.95	449^th	453	0.9%
2021	6.15	472^nd	476	0.8%
2022	10.03	457^th	480	4.8%
2023	12.77	426^th	470	9.4%
2024	20.88	387^th	466	17.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	6.07	258^th	259	0.4%
2019	6.20	341^st	344	0.9%
2021	17.98	319^th	353	9.6%
2022	15.26	326^th	360	9.4%
2023	19.61	283^rd	336	15.8%
2024	32.44	233^rd	344	32.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Allen Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2021	8.92	469^th	480	2.3%
2022	23.63	395^th	488	19.1%
2023	44.47	254^th	488	48.0%
2024	48.43	247^th	486	49.2%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, August 31, 2017

This school made false allegations against student there test scores are very low and one time they almost shut down because the scores were so low overall do not send you kid to this school!!! Close Quote

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	449	2	7	27	3	n/a	n/a	0	488
1989	454	0	11	29	8	n/a	n/a	0	502
1990	451	0	11	32	4	n/a	n/a	0	498
1991	526	0	18	28	10	n/a	n/a	0	582
1992	519	3	16	42	5	n/a	n/a	0	585
1993	385	1	7	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	422
1994	405	0	9	55	5	n/a	n/a	0	474
1995	395	0	11	69	7	n/a	n/a	0	482
1996	395	0	11	69	7	n/a	n/a	0	482
1997	307	4	9	93	8	n/a	n/a	0	421
1998	338	1	4	114	10	n/a	n/a	0	467
1999	317	2	2	125	6	n/a	n/a	0	452
2000	326	3	1	126	3	n/a	n/a	0	459
2001	339	7	2	128	0	n/a	n/a	0	476
2002	306	7	10	146	8	n/a	n/a	0	477
2003	306	7	10	146	8	n/a	n/a	0	477
2004	265	6	12	163	6	n/a	n/a	0	452
2005	268	8	15	176	6	n/a	n/a	0	473
2006	279	4	6	202	9	n/a	n/a	9	509
2007	250	3	5	204	5	n/a	n/a	7	474
2008	246	4	5	208	7	n/a	n/a	9	479
2009	222	3	9	255	7	n/a	n/a	14	510
2010	190	3	9	220	5	n/a	n/a	16	443
2011	185	3	8	260	6	0	4	0	466
2012	162	1	6	254	5	0	11	0	439
2013	142	1	4	282	2	0	17	0	448
2014	132	1	6	295	2	1	14	0	451
2015	137	2	9	269	3	1	15	0	436
2016	142	6	5	246	5	1	18	0	423
2017	145	2	8	273	2	3	21	0	454
2018	119	2	9	287	4	5	22	0	448
2019	96	3	5	296	3	5	20	0	428
2020	107	4	3	290	2	1	28	0	435
2021	112	3	1	275	2	1	15	0	409
2022	111	0	1	283	2	0	9	0	406
2023	132	1	1	257	2	2	9	0	404

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	488	20.0	24.4	0
1989	502	19.0	26.4	n/a
1990	498	19.2	25.9	0
1991	582	25.5	22.8	n/a
1992	585	26.4	22.1	n/a
1993	422	20.7	20.4	n/a
1994	474	20.7	22.9	n/a
1995	482	22.1	21.8	n/a
1996	482	22.1	21.8	n/a
1997	421	19.6	21.5	n/a
1998	467	24.2	19.3	n/a
1999	452	23.2	19.5	n/a
2000	459	23.6	19.4	n/a
2001	476	24.3	19.6	n/a
2002	477	24.7	19.3	48.8
2003	477	24.7	19.3	48.8
2004	452	24.0	18.8	55.5
2005	473	24.2	19.5	51.2
2006	509	26.0	19.6	57.4
2007	474	24.9	19.0	59.7
2008	479	26.3	18.2	71.3
2009	510	26.5	19.2	59.9
2010	443	23.7	18.6	76.8
2011	466	24.5	19.0	79.6
2012	439	24.5	17.8	74.3
2013	448	24.9	17.9	80.8
2014	451	n/a	n/a	81.8
2015	436	34.0	12.8	79.8
2016	423	28.0	15.1	81.8
2017	454	27.3	16.5	80.2
2018	448	27.5	16.2	80.4
2019	428	29.0	14.7	82.9
2020	435	28.9	15.0	74.5
2021	409	29.0	14.0	73.6
2022	406	28.5	14.2	78.3
2023	404	27.9	14.4	83.4

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	488	20.0	24.4	0
1989	502	19.0	26.4	n/a
1990	498	19.2	25.9	0
1991	582	25.5	22.8	n/a
1992	585	26.4	22.1	n/a
1993	422	20.7	20.4	n/a
1994	474	20.7	22.9	n/a
1995	482	22.1	21.8	n/a
1996	482	22.1	21.8	n/a
1997	421	19.6	21.5	n/a
1998	467	24.2	19.3	n/a
1999	452	23.2	19.5	n/a
2000	459	23.6	19.4	n/a
2001	476	24.3	19.6	n/a
2002	477	24.7	19.3	48.8
2003	477	24.7	19.3	48.8
2004	452	24.0	18.8	55.5
2005	473	24.2	19.5	51.2
2006	509	26.0	19.6	57.4
2007	474	24.9	19.0	59.7
2008	479	26.3	18.2	71.3
2009	510	26.5	19.2	59.9
2010	443	23.7	18.6	76.8
2011	466	24.5	19.0	79.6
2012	439	24.5	17.8	74.3
2013	448	24.9	17.9	80.8
2014	451	n/a	n/a	81.8
2015	436	34.0	12.8	79.8
2016	423	28.0	15.1	81.8
2017	454	27.3	16.5	80.2
2018	448	27.5	16.2	80.4
2019	428	29.0	14.7	82.9
2020	435	28.9	15.0	74.5
2021	409	29.0	14.0	73.6
2022	406	28.5	14.2	78.3
2023	404	27.9	14.4	83.4

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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