Allen Independent School District is a public

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based in

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). Allen ISD covers most of the city of Allen, as well as portions of the cities of

McKinney McKinney is a city in and the county seat of Collin County, Texas. It is Collin County's third-largest city, after Plano and Frisco. A suburb of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, McKinney is about north of Dallas. The U.S. Census Bureau lis ...

, Plano, and Parker. The district has a total enrollment of 21,634 students, with an expected growth rate of 1–2% per year.

Finances

As of the 2016–2017 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $10,146,542,000. The maintenance tax rate was $1.14 and the bond tax rate was $0.45 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated " recognized" by the

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. Thirty-five percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating. No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking). In 2013, the

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changed the rating system. A district can now get one out of four possible rankings: Met Standard, Met Alternative Standard, Improvement Required, and Not Rated. Historical district TEA accountability ratings *2018: Not Released *2017: Met Standard *2016: Met Standard *2015: Met Standard *2014: Met Standard *2013: Met Standard *2012: N/A *2011: Recognized *2010: Exemplary *2009: Recognized *2008: Recognized *2007: Academically Acceptable *2006: Recognized *2005: Academically Acceptable *2004: Academically Acceptable

Demographics

Schools

In the 2019–2020 school year, the district had students in twenty-three schools.

High schools (10–12)

* Allen High School * Allen ISD S.T.E.A.M Center

Freshman center (9)

Lowery Freshman Center Allen High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Allen, Texas (United States). It is the only high school in the Allen Independent School District. Allen High School serves most of the city of Allen. Until fall 2006, when Love ...

Middle schools (7–8)

* Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School * Ereckson Middle School * Pete E. Ford Middle School

Elementary schools (EE, K–6)

* George J. Anderson Elementary * Luther and Anna Mae Bolin Elementary * Dr. E.T. Boon Elementary * Alton Boyd Elementary * Carlena Chandler Elementary * Beverly Cheatham Elementary * Mary Evans Elementary * Flossie Floyd Green Elementary * Jenny Preston Elementary * James D. Kerr Elementary * Lois Lindsey Elementary * James & Margie Marion Elementary * Frances E. Norton Elementary * David E. & Lynda F. Olson Elementary * Gene M. Reed Elementary * D.L. Rountree Elementary * Alvis C. Story Elementary * Max O. Vaughan Elementary

Disciplinary schools

* Collin County JJAEP (grades 6–12) * Pat Dillard Special Achievement Center (grades K–12)

Special programs

Athletics

Allen High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, and wrestling, track, golf, tennis, and cross country. The school participates in the girls sports of basketball, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, and volleyball. Allen High School participates in UIL Class 6A-1 as the second-largest school in the state (nearby Plano East is the largest). The Eagle Stadium was built for $60 million, and was a part of a $120 million bond issue. It opened in 2012. In February 2014 cracks appeared, and the district closed the stadium for repairs. The stadium was reopened in June 2015 after completing in excess of $10 million worth of repairs.

References

External links

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News about Allen ISD from ''The Dallas Morning News'' and other web sources
{{Region 10 School Districts in Texas School districts in Collin County, Texas Allen, Texas Plano, Texas