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Allen Elementary School

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Allen Elementary School ranks 513 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Allen Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Southgate, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 342. The school is part of the Southgate Community School District, which is ranked 414 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Allen Elementary School has shown mixed academic performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 513 and 886 out of around 1,500 Michigan elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in M-Step/English Language Arts and M-Step/Math are generally higher than the district and state averages, but its performance in M-Step/Science and Social Studies is more mixed. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 61.11% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Interestingly, Allen Elementary School's low-income students have performed relatively well, with the school ranking 318 out of 1,346 Michigan elementary schools for this subgroup.

Compared to nearby schools, the Southgate Community School District schools generally have lower academic performance than Allen Elementary School, while the Riverview Community School District schools have more mixed performance. However, Allen Elementary School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 39.8% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism could be an important focus for the school and district.

359

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,660

Per pupil spending ?

63.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (45% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Southgate Community School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg33%

Michigan avg39%

513^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Southgate Community School District

414^th of 613Southgate 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
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
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
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
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
2024	31.1	165 of 225	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2024)27th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math50%+12 vs state

Science47%+6 vs state

English Language Arts44%+3 vs state

Social Studies34%+5 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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Schools Near Allen Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	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%)	63.6	513^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.5%		54.8	638^th of 1486 public elementary schools	57.1%	125			37.0	48.0	48.3			50.0	56.0	44.8			46.6		34.5		$18,660	$1,753	$16,907
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%)	30.8	1002^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	32.7%		33	970^th of 1486 public elementary schools	34.7%	32			35.7	29.5	22.6			33.9	40.9	30.2			28.3		5.7		$13,276	$1,159	$12,117
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%)	16.6	1233^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	17.1%		9.7	1353^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	9.0%	120			27.5	24.1	24.1			27.5	15.5	13.8			15.5		12.1		$19,235	$1,726	$17,510
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%)	37	908^th of 1488 public elementary schools	39.0%		34.8	939^th of 1486 public elementary schools	36.8%	31			33.3	48.4	32.3			44.8	25.0	18.8			32.3		18.5		$12,228	$1,483	$10,745
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%)	39.6	870^th of 1488 public elementary schools	41.5%		34.4	943^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	36.5%	73			34.9	50.0	50.0			34.9	37.5	15.7			26.5		18.6		$13,609	$938	$12,671
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%)	31.7	982^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	34.0%		19.4	1168^th of 1486 public elementary schools	21.4%	186			21.6	25.5	35.6			45.1	25.5	16.9			23.7		35.6		$20,433	$1,646	$18,786
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%)	20.8	1141^st of 1488 public elementary schools	23.3%		22.7	1132^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	23.8%	9	75.0	43.2	11.6	20.2	37.6	31.7	31.0	18.9	11.2	17.6	23.8	19.7	25.9	52.3	17.6	56.8	$11,070	$1,755	$9,314
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%)	38.9	881^st of 1488 public elementary schools	40.8%		37.8	890^th of 1486 public elementary schools	40.1%	9			44.4	51.1	28.4			44.4	45.5	25.0			25.0		11.9		$18,297	$1,205	$17,091
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%)	51.3	697^th of 1488 public elementary schools	53.2%		46	754^th of 1486 public elementary schools	49.3%	57			33.9	40.5	45.6			46.4	64.3	36.8			38.6		19.3		$20,952	$2,351	$18,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Elementary School

What district is Allen Elementary School in?

Southgate Community School District

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.

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 513^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Allen Elementary School?

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

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