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Allen Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1093rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools
Better than 4% of Washington elementary schools
Summary

Allen Elementary in Bow, Washington, serves 386 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in the rural Skagit Valley area. The school is part of the Burlington-Edison School District, which ranks in the 24th percentile statewide. Allen itself ranked 1,093rd out of 1,138 Washington elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 4th percentile. This reflects a long-standing pattern: the school has generally ranked between the 1st and 8th percentiles since 2015–2016.

Academic results are well below district and state averages in every tested subject. In 2025–2026, 19.6% of students were proficient in English language arts, 14.57% in math, and 28.79% in science. Fifth-grade math was the most urgent concern, with 7.69% proficiency, compared with 23.83% districtwide and 43.32% statewide. Allen is also behind nearby schools in other districts, including Clear Lake Elementary School, which had 57.98% ELA and 56.15% math proficiency. Science is a relative bright spot: it improved from 10% in 2022–2023 to 28.79% in 2025–2026, although it remains below surrounding schools and state expectations.

The closest and most useful comparisons are Edison Elementary and Bay View Elementary, both in the same district. Edison has nearly identical enrollment but reached 49.04% ELA, 45.63% math, and 50.0% science proficiency, while Bay View reached 35.08%, 32.8%, and 36.14%. Allen serves a higher-need population, with 79.02% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, but comparisons with similarly high-need Centennial Elementary School suggest demographics do not explain all performance differences. Allen’s favorable 14.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio creates an opportunity to strengthen early literacy, foundational math, targeted intervention, attendance support, and fifth-grade preparation.

386
Students ?
14.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,011
Per pupil spending ?
79%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 17145 Cook Road
       Bow, WA  98232-9797

(360) 757-3352

District: Burlington-Edison School District


Students who attend Allen Elementary usually attend:

High:    Burlington Edison High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.2%
White:
29.5%
Two or more races:
2.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Washington average (21% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the Washington average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school21%
District avg33%
Washington avg48%
1,093rd of 1,138
Washington public elementary schools ?
Bottom 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Burlington-Edison School District
180th of 238Burlington-Edison School District among Washington districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20263.91093 of 11384.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.11063 of 11608.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.41120 of 11684.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.81118 of 11694.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.11136 of 11692.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.51090 of 11071.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.11119 of 11301.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.91043 of 10541.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20173.31042 of 10561.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20166.31017 of 10533.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201514.9955 of 106710.5%★☆☆☆☆
20134.01094 of 11061.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.51087 of 10970.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201110.41035 of 10925.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.01063 of 10882.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20096.81039 of 10723.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200813.6973 of 10678.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200712.2996 of 10696.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200624.9857 of 105118.5%★☆☆☆☆
200518.9882 of 103114.5%★☆☆☆☆
200425.6823 of 102619.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202612.3313 of 3264.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202610.8964 of 10205.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202521.0905 of 109217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202412.21010 of 10937.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.1947 of 109413.4%★☆☆☆☆
202211.51031 of 11006.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.9950 of 10085.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.51060 of 10680.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.6986 of 10041.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20266.2643 of 6490.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202542.7383 of 65941.9%★★☆☆☆
202414.5605 of 6517.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.8619 of 6332.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.7481 of 5014.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.9661 of 6975.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.1530 of 5401.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20266.41000 of 10080.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202517.1911 of 101310.1%★☆☆☆☆
202410.5979 of 10244.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.3919 of 10139.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.4970 of 10194.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.8793 of 8547.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.6970 of 9790.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20264.91051 of 10590.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.91007 of 10988.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.41042 of 10995.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.91052 of 10994.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.91080 of 11133.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.21021 of 10250.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.71064 of 10751.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.2992 of 9990.7%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202531.3732 of 100727.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.7741 of 100926.6%★☆☆☆☆
202326.6809 of 101120.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.8905 of 103112.2%★☆☆☆☆
20218.9911 of 9433.4%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202510.1497 of 5346.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.9429 of 53519.8%★☆☆☆☆
202314.0481 of 53910.8%★☆☆☆☆
20229.2520 of 5413.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.9523 of 5291.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.1502 of 5122.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.4428 of 4372.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.6423 of 4352.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20167.7426 of 4433.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.5385 of 44513.5%★☆☆☆☆
201316.4439 of 49811.8%★☆☆☆☆
201217.1439 of 49711.7%★☆☆☆☆
201117.8437 of 49211.2%★☆☆☆☆
201023.2400 of 48317.2%★☆☆☆☆
200927.0382 of 47619.7%★☆☆☆☆
200827.4362 of 46622.3%★☆☆☆☆
200726.4362 of 46321.8%★☆☆☆☆
200637.1304 of 44932.3%★★☆☆☆
200529.3321 of 42524.5%★☆☆☆☆
200446.6234 of 42144.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
20259.4441 of 4716.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202434.0312 of 46432.8%★★☆☆☆
202339.0271 of 46441.6%★★☆☆☆
202217.3408 of 47914.8%★☆☆☆☆
20219.9448 of 4694.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.0437 of 4523.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.6358 of 3764.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202523.8278 of 34719.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.4233 of 34432.3%★★☆☆☆
202319.6283 of 33615.8%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3326 of 3609.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.0319 of 3539.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.2341 of 3440.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.1258 of 2590.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202514.0417 of 4578.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202431.8326 of 45528.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.2392 of 46315.3%★☆☆☆☆
202215.7439 of 4757.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202115.8428 of 4586.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.3439 of 4482.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.9348 of 3490.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202515.0413 of 47212.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.9387 of 46617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202312.8426 of 4709.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.0457 of 4804.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.2472 of 4760.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.0449 of 4530.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.2368 of 3710.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankWashington percentileRating
202542.6272 of 48844.3%★★☆☆☆
202448.4247 of 48649.2%★★☆☆☆
202344.5254 of 48848.0%★★☆☆☆
202223.6395 of 48819.1%★☆☆☆☆
20218.9469 of 4802.3%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
White (2025)27th percentile+19 vs school
Female (2026)5th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school
Male (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school
Middle school
White (2025)44th percentile+37 vs school
Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school
Female (2025)6th percentile~ school
By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?
Science29%-22 vs state
English Language Arts20%-33 vs state
Math15%-29 vs state

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

Open Quote 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





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Students at Allen Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 30% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 386 students attended Allen Elementary.

Students who attend Allen Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Burlington Edison High School

Allen Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Washington elementary schools.

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