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Allen Elementary School

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Allen Elementary School ranks 764 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

764^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Allen Elementary School in Southgate, MI, serves 359 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Southgate Community School District, where nearly two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Allen stands out as a strong performer within its local district. In recent state rankings, it has consistently outpaced nearby Southgate schools like Grogan Elementary, Shelters Elementary, and especially Fordline Elementary. One of its biggest academic strengths is 4th-grade math, where proficiency rates have repeatedly exceeded both district and state averages—reaching 56% in a recent year, a full 17 points above the state. However, the school's overall performance can swing noticeably from year to year and grade to grade, suggesting that success is often tied to specific groups of students rather than a consistent school-wide pattern. For example, 5th-grade math proficiency jumped from under 13% one year to nearly 45% the next, while 3rd-grade reading scores have dropped sharply in recent years. A consistent area of concern is 5th-grade social studies, where proficiency has lagged well behind state averages, even as other schools in the same district perform much better in that subject.

Allen also stands out for its high level of investment, spending roughly $19,500 per student—far more than nearby schools in the Riverview Community School District like Forest Elementary or Huntington Elementary, which spend around $14,000–$15,000 and achieve similar or better overall rankings. Chronic absenteeism, while much lower than the Southgate district average of 42%, still affects about one in four students. The school serves its male students and those from low-income families relatively well, but its support for special education students ranks in the bottom third statewide—an area that may deserve attention from parents considering the school.

359

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,493

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

91.1%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 4.4% (any vaccine)

16500 McCann St
Southgate, MI 48195-2940

(734) 246-4644

District: Southgate Community School District

Students who attend Allen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Davidson Middle School
High:	Southgate Anderson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

14.2%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Michigan avg38%

764^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Southgate Community School District

396^th of 625Southgate Community School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	764 of 1492	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.6	513 of 1488	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	638 of 1486	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	754 of 1470	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	785 of 1344	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	886 of 1153	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	835 of 1408	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	682 of 1448	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	628 of 1466	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.3	715 of 1548	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.1	643 of 1580	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.0	761 of 1533	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.8	800 of 1563	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.2	830 of 1566	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.5	1151 of 1552	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	62.3	782 of 1552	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	63.0	725 of 1589	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	749 of 1577	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	724 of 1565	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.3	872 of 1545	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	858 of 1343	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	536 of 1338	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	523 of 1342	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	647 of 1321	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	682 of 1106	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.3	824 of 902	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	888 of 1171	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.5	708 of 1443	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	644 of 1352	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	318 of 1346	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	479 of 1381	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	431 of 1350	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	576 of 1099	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	755 of 1134	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	706 of 1397	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	634 of 1372	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.0	472 of 1366	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	630 of 1347	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	796 of 1334	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	541 of 1139	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	639 of 1196	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	628 of 1446	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	178 of 246	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	165 of 225	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	768 of 1199	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	642 of 1206	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	604 of 1204	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	678 of 1198	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	573 of 1102	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	790 of 1005	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	914 of 1128	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	756 of 1253	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math42%+4 vs state

English Language Arts38%-3 vs state

Science32%-8 vs state

Social Studies16%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

This school is awful. Teachers mark papers depicting gun violence as okay. My child is AFRAID of their teacher. They are actually AFRAID to go to school because of their teacher.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)	PSAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)					M-Step Math (2026)					M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16500 McCann St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4644	359	22	16.5	63.8%	241 (67.1%)	36 (10.0%)	51 (14.2%)	11 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.3%)	45.8	764^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.8%		63.6	513^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.5%	251			22.4	48.3	44.6			43.9	46.7	33.9			32.1		16.1		91.1%	4.4%	$19,493	$1,368	$18,125
Huntington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17752 Kennebec St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 283-4820	328	22	15.2	45.1%	249 (75.9%)	47 (14.3%)	23 (7.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51	681^st of 1492 public elementary schools	54.4%		30.8	1002^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	32.7%	321			39.6	64.8	41.9			37.5	48.1	27.9			34.9		11.6		92.5%	2.5%	$14,942	$620	$14,323
Fordline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14775 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4640	308	21	14.8	74.0%	182 (59.1%)	48 (15.6%)	62 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.2%)	21.9	1143^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	23.4%		16.6	1233^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.1%	90			12.2	30.8	29.3			14.3	32.7	12.1			24.1		20.7		92.2%	6.3%	$22,306	$1,611	$20,694
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13425 Colvin St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 285-4080	435	23	19.3	55.4%	331 (76.1%)	36 (8.3%)	58 (13.3%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.6	933^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	37.5%		37	908^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.0%	25			28.6	33.3	43.3			37.7	11.5	21.7			38.3		26.7		95.3%	3.1%	$12,816	$903	$11,912
Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19400 Hampton St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 479-2550	395	20	20.2	37.2%	316 (80.0%)	35 (8.9%)	25 (6.3%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	56.1	609^th of 1492 public elementary schools	59.2%		39.6	870^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.5%	261			40.5	49.4	41.3			46.8	42.0	30.2			39.7		34.9		91.7%	8.3%	$14,172	$601	$13,570
Riverview Early Childhood Center	Public, Magnet	PK-K	19400 Hampton St	Riverview	48193	Wayne County	Riverview Community School District	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 486-7603	0	3	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Grogan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13300 Burns St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4642	353	23	15.1	63.5%	235 (66.6%)	43 (12.2%)	58 (16.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13 (3.7%)	46.9	745^th of 1492 public elementary schools	50.1%		31.7	982^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.0%	237			28.3	34.5	42.3			43.5	32.7	20.8			41.5		47.2		88.5%	4.9%	$20,538	$1,314	$19,224
Creative Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	15100 Northline Rd	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Creative Montessori Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(734) 284-5600	759	41	18.7	60.5%	295 (38.9%)	240 (31.6%)	170 (22.4%)	20 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	20.4	1169^th of 1492 public elementary schools	21.6%		20.8	1141^st of 1488 public elementary schools	23.3%	28	64.4	28.8	16.9	22.1	25.4	36.3	46.2	7.0	14.0	10.4	23.5	38.5	25.4	20.3	13.4	47.5	90.9%	7.6%	$12,302	$1,884	$10,417
Monroe Elementary School	Public	K-5	1501 Grove St	Wyandotte	48192	Wayne County	Wyandotte School District of the City of	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 759-5800	349	22	16.1	58.7%	272 (77.9%)	19 (5.4%)	46 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	48.8	717^th of 1492 public elementary schools	51.9%		38.9	881^st of 1488 public elementary schools	40.8%	164			30.9	57.4	39.0			48.1	38.3	26.8			35.0		24.4		84.7%	11.9%	$17,043	$1,060	$15,983
Shelters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Fordline St	Southgate	48195	Wayne County	Southgate Community School District	No	No	No	Yes	(734) 246-4631	327	24	13.4	67.3%	175 (53.5%)	56 (17.1%)	57 (17.4%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	43.7	800^th of 1492 public elementary schools	46.4%		51.3	697^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.2%	103			23.9	32.0	51.1			28.3	64.0	29.8			34.0		19.1		86.4%	8.5%	$20,327	$1,121	$19,207

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Allen Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Allen Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davidson Middle School
High : Southgate Anderson High School

Is Allen Elementary School a good school?

Allen Elementary School ranks 764^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Allen Elementary School in?

Southgate Community School District

How many students attend Allen Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Allen Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Allen Elementary School?

Students at Allen Elementary School are 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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