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Allen Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1881 S Elpyco, Wichita, KS 67218 · (316) 973-1750 · Part of Wichita Unified School District 259

Wichita’s School Grade D better than 5% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
514
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Allen Elem

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 16.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wichita kids: 18 middle schools

On the path

Where Wichita kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Allen ElemYou are here
6–818 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1881 S Elpyco, Wichita

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K75
Kindergarten71
Grade 176
Grade 278
Grade 380
Grade 466
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
441’20
473’21
472’22
450’23
514’24

Up 16.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 42%Black 28%White 15%Two or more races 11%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Allen Elem from Wichita families.

Other schools in Wichita Unified School District 259

The district →
Christa McAuliffe Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wichita
C+
829 students14:1
Minneha Core Knowledge Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
B−
644 students16:1
Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wichita
C−
643 students16:1
Isely Traditional Magnet Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bel Aire
B+
621 students13:1
Woodman Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
D
612 students14:1
Cloud Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wichita
D
580 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Wichita’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.