Allen Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Allen Elementary School serves 442 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 3081st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483312003707 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northside ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 442 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.9% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Allen Elementary School in context
Size
Allen Elementary School is the 58th largest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 442 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 421 students, so Allen Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 75 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 50, against an average of 63 per grade. This year grade 5 has 32% more students than kindergarten (70 against 53). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 50 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Allen Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 442 students would have about 29.9 teachers, so Allen Elementary School has 8.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Valley Hi Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 149 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.9% |
| White | 4.5% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 50 |
| Kindergarten | 53 |
| Grade 1 | 63 |
| Grade 2 | 59 |
| Grade 3 | 75 |
| Grade 4 | 72 |
| Grade 5 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
101 Dumont Dr., San Antonio, TX 78227
Phone: (210)397-0800
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Allen Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Hi Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.0 mi | 295 | 11.4 | 82.4% |
| Sun Valley Elementary School | Southwest ISD | 1.4 mi | 616 | 13.5 | 77.9% |
| Westwood Terrace Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.5 mi | 415 | 11.2 | 90.4% |
| Lackland Elementary School | Lackland ISD | 1.7 mi | 615 | 12.8 | 14.3% |
| Lighthouse Elementary School | Lighthouse Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 273 | 17.6 | 89% |
| Glenn Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.8 mi | 427 | 11.4 | 88.5% |
| Hull Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.9 mi | 441 | 10.9 | 89.3% |
| Frank Madla Elementary School | South San Antonio ISD | 2.0 mi | 382 | 16.1 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.