Photo: CityofAllen · CC BY-SA 4.0Allen’s public schools outscore 92% of Texas districts
In Allen, 67% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Allen, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Allen’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 72% and math 67% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,509 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Spanish Schoolhouse (private), Discovery Days (private), Sunshine & Rainbows Early Learning Center (private), The Academy at Church Eleven32 (private), Sevenstar Academy (private), Cornerstone School Allen (private), Creme de la Creme - Allen (private), Discovery Montessori Academy (private), Montessori School at Starcreek (private) and Primrose School of West Allen (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Allen’s grade
A: better than 92% of Texas school districts, #17 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Allen, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Allen · depends on your address
David and Lynda Olson El
Grades PK–6 · 678 students · 16:1 students per teacher
George J Anderson Early Childhood School
Grades PK · 439 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Allen · depends on your address
Walter & Lois Curtis Middle
Grades 7–8 · 1,323 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Ereckson Middle
Grades 7–8 · 1,263 students · 18:1 students per teacher
W E Pete Ford Middle
Grades 7–8 · 702 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Allen · depends on your address
Walter & Lois Curtis Middle
Grades 7–8 · 1,323 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Ereckson Middle
Grades 7–8 · 1,263 students · 18:1 students per teacher
W E Pete Ford Middle
Grades 7–8 · 702 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Allen · depends on your address
Allen H S
Grades 9–12 · 5,206 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Lowery Freshman Center
Grades 9 · 1,674 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Allen
Allen H S
Grades 9–12 · 5,206 students · 20:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Allen
Allen H S
Grades 9–12 · 5,206 students · 20:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Allen
Allen H S
Grades 9–12 · 5,206 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Allen’s public schools are run by Allen Independent School District. Parts of Allen (5% and 2% of its land) are served by Plano Independent and McKinney Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Allen vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Allen’s borders.
Every school in Allen
31 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Pat Dillard Special Achievement Center).
Questions about Allen’s schools
Are Allen’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Allen children attend outscore 92% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #17 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Allen in?
Allen Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 20,838 students in 23 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Allen are served by Plano Independent and McKinney Independent.
Where do Allen kids go to high school?
Allen H S, with 5,206 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Allen’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Allen Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Allen spend per student?
$11,509 in Allen Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Allen?
Yes: Spanish Schoolhouse (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 156 students), Discovery Days (religious, grades PK–K, 115 students), Sunshine & Rainbows Early Learning Center (Catholic, grades PK–K, 100 students), The Academy at Church Eleven32 (religious, grades K–6, 94 students), Sevenstar Academy (religious, grades K–12, 86 students), Cornerstone School Allen (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 68 students), Creme de la Creme - Allen (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 61 students), Discovery Montessori Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 50 students), Montessori School at Starcreek (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 31 students) and Primrose School of West Allen (nonsectarian, grades K, 20 students).
Parents talk
What Allen families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Allen → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.