Allen High School
Public high school in Allen, Texas · Allen ISD · Grades 9–12
Allen High School serves 5,206 students in grades 9–12 in Allen (Collin County). It is one of 22 schools in Allen ISD. By enrollment it is the 2nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 262.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Allen ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480789000117 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Allen ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 5,206 | 20,838 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19.8 | 16.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 22% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% of Texas high 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 High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Allen ISD, Allen High School is the largest, with 25% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4.6 miles away and have a median of 1,736 students, so Allen High School is larger than most of them.
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 10 with 1,776 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 71, against an average of 1,302 per grade. This year grade 12 has 2,258% more students than grade 9 (1,674 against 71). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 39% of enrollment, a higher share than across Allen ISD (34.7%). Asian students are next, at 25.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Allen High School has 262.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 5,206 students would have about 371.9 teachers, so Allen High School has 109.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Lowery Freshman Center, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 27 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 39% |
| Asian | 25.8% |
| Hispanic | 15% |
| Black | 14.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 71 |
| Grade 10 | 1,776 |
| Grade 11 | 1,685 |
| Grade 12 | 1,674 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 Rivercrest Blvd, Allen, TX 75002
Phone: (972)727-0400
Website: allenisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Allen High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowery Freshman Center | Allen ISD | 0.4 mi | 1,674 | 15.3 | – |
| Lovejoy High School | Lovejoy ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,581 | 16.2 | – |
| Emerson High School | Frisco ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,844 | 14.8 | 17.1% |
| Clark High School | Plano ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,114 | 14.2 | 35.3% |
| Plano East Senior High School | Plano ISD | 4.9 mi | 3,033 | 16.7 | 32.8% |
| Liberty High School | Frisco ISD | 5.1 mi | 1,798 | 15.8 | 10.2% |
| McKinney High School | McKinney ISD | 5.7 mi | 2,668 | 14.7 | 41.1% |
| Williams High School | Plano ISD | 6.2 mi | 1,105 | 14.5 | 55% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Allen ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Boyd Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 393 |
| Alvis C Story Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 530 |
| Beverly Cheatham Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 669 |
| Bolin Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 605 |
| Carlena Chandler Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 731 |
| David and Lynda Olson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 678 |
| Dr. E T Boon Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 789 |
| Ereckson Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 1,263 |
| Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 553 |
| Frances E Norton Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 622 |
| Gene M Reed Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 486 |
| George J Anderson Early Childhood School | Pre-K | Pre-K | 439 |
| James and Margie Marion Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 688 |
| Jenny Preston Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 726 |
| Kerr Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 654 |
| Lois Lindsey Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–6 | 792 |
| Lowery Freshman Center | High | 9 | 1,674 |
| Mary Evans Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 621 |
| Max O Vaughan Elementary School | Elementary | K–6 | 691 |
| W E Pete Ford Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 702 |
| Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 1,323 |