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.
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