Alton Boyd El, Allen TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Alton Boyd El

Alton Boyd Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Allen, a suburban community in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area that has expanded significantly from its railroad-era origins. The school sits within Allen ISD, which serves a growing area marked by new construction on the west side and shifting residential patterns.

The most recent state testing data from spring 2025 shows mixed results across subjects and grades. In English Language Arts, the school is performing above the middle band: about half or more of students in grades three, five, and six meet or exceed proficiency, while fourth grade trails notably lower. In mathematics, performance is considerably weaker. Fourth and sixth grade proficiency rates fall below one in three students, with fourth grade particularly low. Third and fifth grades perform somewhat better, though still in the lower-to-mid range. Science testing, available only for fifth grade, shows proficiency well below half the cohort. Across all tested subjects combined, about one in six students reach the highest performance level, while roughly two in three reach at least the "approaches" level.

On the neighbor comparison within Collin County districts, Alton Boyd's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile of the county's school population. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly regarding what targeted instruction or support exists in the lower-performing grade levels and subjects.

The school's enrollment is small relative to its grade span, with roughly four hundred thirty students spread across seven grades. Just over half of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a substantial share from lower-income households. The racial and ethnic composition is diverse: Black students represent roughly one in three students, Hispanic students slightly more than that, white students roughly one in four, and Asian students a smaller minority. The school draws from the broader Allen community without specialization in a particular program model or focus.

Allen ISD completed a significant redistricting in 2023, closing two elementary schools on the east side and redrawing attendance boundaries to address overcrowding on the fast-growing west side. This restructuring may have created movement among families or change in the school's peer composition over the past few years. More recently, voters approved a major bond in November 2024 covering campus renovations, safety and security upgrades, a multi-purpose activity center, and a district-wide device program called Empower 1:1. These are multi-year capital improvements that would gradually roll out across campus facilities. The district's property tax rate has remained relatively low and stable, an asset for families evaluating total cost of living.

The school's academic profile suggests it would be most suitable for families with strong in-home literacy and numeracy support or those prepared to supplement classroom instruction, particularly in mathematics. Students working at or above grade level on entry should be monitored closely, as the assessment data indicate sustained difficulty in upper elementary math. The school is a neighborhood public elementary without charter or magnet designation, drawing a economically and demographically mixed population typical of suburban Dallas growth corridors.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 38% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 65% · ▼ 47 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 40 pts below county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 0% · ▲ 40 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 628%

School 28% · District 72% · ▼ 44 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 33% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 72% · ▼ 43 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 79% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 647%

School 47% · District 81% · ▼ 34 pts below district

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 0% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

This schoolALLEN ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income59%Higher-income52%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income27%Higher-income31%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income37%Higher-income70%33 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income79%48 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income37%Higher-income52%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income11%Higher-income28%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income30%Higher-income50%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income21%Higher-income43%22 pp gap