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Allen Elementary

Q: Is Allen Elementary a good school?

Allen Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Allen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Allen Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Allen Elementary?

Students at Allen Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Allen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allen Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Rayburn Middle High : Jay High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3703^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Allen Elementary is a PK-5 public school in San Antonio, TX, serving 442 students within the Northside Independent School District (Isd), where nearly 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community. The school has a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, but its state ranking has declined sharply from the 52nd percentile in 2018 to the 20th percentile in 2026, placing it in the bottom quarter of Texas elementary schools.

Academically, Allen Elementary faces significant challenges, particularly in 4th-grade reading, where only 24% of students were proficient in the most recent testing year—the lowest rate among nearby schools like Glenn Elementary (37.5%) and Valley High Elementary (26.15%). Science scores are also persistently low, with just 8.45% of 5th graders proficient, compared to the state average of 29.57%. In contrast, Lackland Elementary, located only 1.69 miles away, serves a military base population with a 14% free/reduced lunch rate and ranks in the 72nd percentile, highlighting the profound impact of socioeconomic factors on performance. However, Allen shows a bright spot in its Spanish-language programs, where 5th-grade Spanish reading proficiency reached 50%, outperforming the district and state averages.

The school’s performance with special education students is a critical concern, dropping to the 3rd percentile in 2026, a dramatic decline from the previous year. While per-student spending ($10,797) is lower than some peers like Hull Elementary ($12,715), the low student-teacher ratio does not translate into strong outcomes, suggesting instructional quality and curriculum may need attention. Historically, Allen excelled in serving "At Risk" students, ranking in the 84th percentile in 2019, but this strength has faded. For parents, these insights point to a school with dedicated resources but significant academic hurdles, especially in reading and science, alongside some effective bilingual instruction.

442

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,020

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Dumont Dr
San Antonio, TX 78227-4499

(210) 397-0800

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Allen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rayburn Middle
High:	Jay High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

White:

4.5%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

3,703^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th of 83Elementary Schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)

475^th of 951Northside Independent School District (Isd) among Texas 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	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	3703 of 4627	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	3544 of 4651	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3180 of 4710	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3162 of 4647	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2626 of 4581	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	2865 of 4578	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2431 of 4479	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	2102 of 4359	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	36.6	2739 of 4329	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.1	2246 of 4286	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.9	1787 of 4320	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.3	1034 of 4260	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	901 of 4221	78.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	587 of 4206	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.5	1002 of 4095	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	1003 of 3937	74.5%	★★★★☆
2009	81.9	383 of 3884	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	81.3	411 of 3768	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	926 of 3724	75.1%	★★★★☆
2006	63.8	1332 of 3476	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.8	1270 of 3475	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.2	1577 of 3465	54.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	6.6	2505 of 2515	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.3	2074 of 4461	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	2437 of 4331	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.2	693 of 4295	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	547 of 4240	87.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1961 of 2918	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	3034 of 3668	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.9	1462 of 3556	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	949 of 3487	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.0	1692 of 3446	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	215 of 3333	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	192 of 3226	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	3789 of 4575	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	2406 of 3744	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3495 of 4658	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3004 of 4588	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	2779 of 4561	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	3108 of 4499	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	2494 of 4348	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2091 of 4306	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	2362 of 3075	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.7	1658 of 2619	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	1905 of 2980	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	77.0	234 of 2958	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	50.2	1755 of 3006	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	1288 of 3184	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.9	1154 of 3106	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	3531 of 4413	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	2672 of 3644	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3073 of 4465	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2611 of 4401	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	2139 of 4376	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	2500 of 4329	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	1702 of 4188	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	1641 of 4168	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	3073 of 4520	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	2606 of 3705	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2750 of 4594	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	2540 of 4521	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	1625 of 4477	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	2436 of 4451	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	1466 of 4309	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1325 of 4264	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	3562 of 4582	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	3121 of 3739	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	3194 of 4647	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3142 of 4585	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	2469 of 4563	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	2651 of 4498	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2265 of 4357	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	2130 of 4319	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	4165 of 4301	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	2676 of 3549	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	3420 of 4292	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3259 of 4086	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	3083 of 3952	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3645 of 3799	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	3084 of 3684	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	1544 of 3558	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)54th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-17 vs school

African American (2019)<1st percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics34%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (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	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Dumont Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0800	442	38	11.6	88.9%	20 (4.5%)	5 (1.1%)	415 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25.8	3703^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	20.0%		28.2	3544^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.8%	159	18.2	33.3		27.3	28.6		50.0	24.1	46.3	36.6	31.0	33.9	$13,020
Valley High Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8503 Ray Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0350	295	26	11.3	82.4%	18 (6.1%)	12 (4.1%)	257 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	17.5	4174^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.8%		31	3364^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.7%	810							23.4	26.2	54.2	21.3	26.2	35.4	$14,218
Sun Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6803 S W Loop 410	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-7570	616	46	13.5	77.9%	29 (4.7%)	26 (4.2%)	539 (87.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	42.8	2529^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.3%		54.4	1881^st of 4651 public elementary schools	59.6%	648	11.1	11.1	83.3	28.6	0.0	50.0	44.6	30.5	69.3	36.1	39.0	48.5	$11,682
Westwood Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2315 Hackamore Ln	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0300	415	37	11.2	90.4%	13 (3.1%)	12 (2.9%)	383 (92.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	37.2	2935^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.6%		41	2710^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.7%	225	54.6	0.0	14.3	50.0	0.0	50.0	38.5	36.1	56.3	31.6	33.9	55.6	$17,235
Lackland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2460 Kenly Ave Bldg 8265	San Antonio	78236	Bexar County	Lackland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 357-5053	615	48	12.7	14.3%	242 (39.3%)	89 (14.5%)	192 (31.2%)	17 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (11.9%)	65.9	1308^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.7%		60.4	1562^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%	254							59.8	61.6	76.7	43.2	46.5	52.8	$13,394
Lighthouse Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8138 Westshire Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Lighthouse Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 674-4100	273	16	17.5	89.0%	8 (2.9%)	15 (5.5%)	242 (88.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	18.4	4134^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.7%		12	4416^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.1%	282							40.7	18.2	31.0	59.3	15.9	13.8	$20,801
Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2385 Horal	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2250	427	37	11.3	88.5%	18 (4.2%)	10 (2.3%)	393 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	29.8	3436^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.7%		29.1	3490^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.0%	54	16.7	45.5		16.7	63.6		41.9	37.5	59.3	24.2	29.2	38.9	$14,577
Hull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7320 Remuda Dr	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0950	441	41	10.8	89.3%	11 (2.5%)	6 (1.4%)	418 (94.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	18.6	4122^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	10.9%		27.7	3572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%	550	66.7	18.8	16.7	53.3	37.5	18.8	29.4	42.3	43.2	22.0	30.8	28.3	$13,536
Frank Madla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Royalgate Dr	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-3800	382	24	16.0	100.0%	16 (4.2%)	11 (2.9%)	349 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18.4	4135^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.6%		12	4414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.1%	279							38.2	40.0	45.8	14.6	20.0	31.3	$10,822
Cable Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1706 Pinn Rd	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2850	392	38	10.4	94.4%	11 (2.8%)	15 (3.8%)	361 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15.9	4247^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.2%		26.8	3622^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.1%	625	26.7	15.4	9.1	20.0	25.0	45.5	17.1	31.7	41.3	8.6	29.3	40.0	$16,630

Frequently Asked Questions about Allen Elementary

Is Allen Elementary a good school?

Allen Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.0% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Allen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Allen Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Allen Elementary?

Students at Allen Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Allen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rayburn Middle
High : Jay High School

What district is Allen Elementary in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

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