Is Allen (Decima M.) Elementary a good school?

Allen (Decima M.) Elementary ranks 2849 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Allen (Decima M.) Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 376 students attended Allen (Decima M.) Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Allen (Decima M.) Elementary?

Students at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Allen (Decima M.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Allen (Decima M.) Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Parkside Intermediate High : Capuchino High

Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

Summary:

Allen (Decima M.) Elementary is a public elementary school in San Bruno, California, serving 305 students in grades K-5. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and lower-than-average test scores compared to the district and state.

Allen (Decima M.) Elementary has seen a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.7% in 2017-2018 to 39.9% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the district average of 18.3% and the state average of 16.1%. The school's test scores are also generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 41.14% and 39.77%, respectively, compared to the district's 45.12% and 41.74%, and the state's 47.04% and 35.54%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its Hispanic, low socioeconomic status, and disabled student populations struggling the most.

Nearby schools in the San Bruno Park Elementary School District and Millbrae Elementary School District show a wide range of performance. Portola Elementary and Monte Verde Elementary, both in the San Bruno Park district, have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Allen (Decima M.) Elementary. On the other hand, Belle Air Elementary and Spruce Elementary, also in the San Bruno Park district, have even lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism than Allen (Decima M.) Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

875 West Angus Ave.
San Bruno, CA 94066-3489

(650) 624-3140

District: San Bruno Park Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2849^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,987

Students who attend Allen (Decima M.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Parkside Intermediate
High:	Capuchino High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.5

Number of students: 376

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

Two or more races:

14.6%

Asian:

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Allen (Decima M.) Elementary ranks better than 51.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the San Bruno Park Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.12. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.1%), two or more races (14.6%), Asian (13.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 59.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the San Bruno Park Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary is 23.5. 2 elementary schools in the San Bruno Park Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Allen (Decima M.) Elementary employs 15.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary is $4,987, which is the 2^nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the San Bruno Park Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Allen (Decima M.) Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Allen (Decima M.) Elementary 2849^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Allen (Decima M.) Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Bruno Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks San Bruno Park Elementary 616^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	49.03	2202^nd	4809	54.2%
2005	44.81	2451^st	4822	49.2%
2006	43.07	2551^st	4818	47.1%
2007	43.22	2719^th	5113	46.8%
2008	45.62	2630^th	5113	48.6%
2009	33.10	3499^th	5193	32.6%
2010	65.66	1689^th	5314	68.2%
2011	64.70	1767^th	5377	67.1%
2012	51.45	2526^th	5390	53.1%
2013	51.36	2595^th	5530	53.1%
2015	43.74	2805^th	5611	50.0%
2016	49.15	2530^th	5614	54.9%
2017	51.64	2456^th	5692	56.9%
2018	43.79	2913^th	5662	48.6%
2019	41.91	3076^th	5789	46.9%
2021	26.47	1019^th	1417	28.1%
2022	40.08	3080^th	5883	47.6%
2023	39.83	3144^th	5874	46.5%
2024	45.12	2849^th	5862	51.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	72.44	486^th	3246	85.0%
2019	59.00	867^th	3275	73.5%
2021	37.30	354^th	602	41.2%
2022	62.65	677^th	3311	79.6%
2023	51.49	1109^th	3250	65.9%
2024	52.36	1060^th	3160	66.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	45.14	2670^th	5084	47.5%
2019	33.10	3632^nd	5173	29.8%
2021	25.61	902^nd	1110	18.7%
2022	43.85	2700^th	5264	48.7%
2023	43.72	2788^th	5374	48.1%
2024	48.60	2483^rd	5511	54.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.92	2665^th	5413	50.8%
2019	45.19	2788^th	5492	49.2%
2021	25.75	921^st	1267	27.3%
2022	33.76	3433^rd	5635	39.1%
2023	36.83	3236^th	5617	42.4%
2024	46.57	2615^th	5605	53.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	27.64	1918^th	2585	25.8%
2021	20.39	270^th	293	7.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.23	2906^th	5431	46.5%
2019	39.39	3071^st	5510	44.3%
2021	28.20	873^rd	1272	31.4%
2022	47.68	2571^st	5663	54.6%
2023	43.33	2850^th	5650	49.6%
2024	43.24	2860^th	5636	49.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.49	2823^rd	4830	41.6%
2019	32.96	3477^th	4963	29.9%
2022	42.20	2731^st	5084	46.3%
2023	37.97	3068^th	5098	39.8%
2024	42.07	2825^th	5102	44.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	242	7	71	93	2	n/a	n/a	0	415
1989	246	10	67	97	2	n/a	n/a	0	422
1990	234	12	68	103	1	n/a	n/a	0	418
1991	260	11	71	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	443
1992	288	17	64	94	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1993	289	16	81	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	484
1994	288	19	86	117	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
1995	269	15	96	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
1996	269	15	96	118	0	n/a	n/a	0	498
1997	261	13	91	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
1998	237	10	106	135	2	n/a	n/a	0	490
1999	204	13	105	150	1	n/a	n/a	0	473
2000	195	10	103	172	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
2001	154	9	114	208	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
2002	127	15	86	193	2	n/a	n/a	0	423
2003	127	15	86	193	2	n/a	n/a	0	423
2004	119	18	84	195	1	n/a	n/a	0	417
2005	101	13	72	187	1	n/a	n/a	2	376
2006	86	15	67	206	1	n/a	n/a	0	375
2007	77	11	66	195	2	n/a	n/a	1	352
2008	73	10	69	195	1	n/a	n/a	0	348
2009	67	7	39	205	0	31	1	0	350
2010	60	6	42	217	1	27	4	0	357
2011	44	6	36	221	0	28	10	0	345
2012	44	2	38	244	0	27	16	0	371
2013	36	2	36	215	0	28	30	0	347
2014	44	5	35	226	1	32	32	0	375
2015	45	4	36	218	0	27	31	0	361
2016	46	3	47	205	0	27	32	0	360
2017	55	2	53	190	0	24	22	0	346
2018	44	4	43	201	0	24	20	0	336
2019	50	4	68	243	2	25	17	0	409
2020	36	3	61	229	2	18	40	0	389
2021	29	3	59	227	1	16	43	0	378
2022	33	6	49	225	1	16	9	0	339
2023	2	4	33	223	0	14	29	0	305
2024	3	6	50	241	1	20	55	0	376

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	415	16.5	25.1	n/a
1989	422	16.9	24.9	n/a
1990	418	16.9	24.7	n/a
1991	443	16.4	27.0	n/a
1992	463	16.7	27.7	14.7
1993	484	20.0	24.2	29.3
1994	510	18.5	27.6	35.3
1995	498	19.0	26.2	33.7
1996	498	19.0	26.2	33.7
1997	495	22.6	21.9	37
1998	490	22.6	21.7	29
1999	473	25.6	18.5	29.2
2000	480	25.4	18.9	35.4
2001	485	24.6	19.7	34.8
2002	423	20.8	20.3	40.4
2003	423	20.8	20.3	40.4
2004	417	18.0	23.2	43.4
2005	376	16.0	23.5	42.5
2006	375	17.0	22.1	38.9
2007	352	15.0	23.5	47.9
2008	348	18.0	19.3	46
2009	350	16.0	19.4	40.9
2010	357	16.0	22.3	59.9
2011	345	n/a	n/a	57.1
2012	371	12.5	29.6	n/a
2013	347	11.5	30.1	56.2
2014	375	13.0	28.8	58.7
2015	361	13.0	27.7	55.4
2016	360	n/a	n/a	51.9
2017	346	13.0	26.6	47.4
2018	336	8.0	42.0	60.7
2019	409	15.0	27.2	53.8
2020	389	n/a	n/a	55.3
2021	378	15.0	25.2	48.1
2022	339	14.7	23.0	43.7
2023	305	12.9	23.4	61.3
2024	376	15.9	23.5	59.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Allen (Decima M.) Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	415	16.5	25.1	n/a
1989	422	16.9	24.9	n/a
1990	418	16.9	24.7	n/a
1991	443	16.4	27.0	n/a
1992	463	16.7	27.7	14.7
1993	484	20.0	24.2	29.3
1994	510	18.5	27.6	35.3
1995	498	19.0	26.2	33.7
1996	498	19.0	26.2	33.7
1997	495	22.6	21.9	37
1998	490	22.6	21.7	29
1999	473	25.6	18.5	29.2
2000	480	25.4	18.9	35.4
2001	485	24.6	19.7	34.8
2002	423	20.8	20.3	40.4
2003	423	20.8	20.3	40.4
2004	417	18.0	23.2	43.4
2005	376	16.0	23.5	42.5
2006	375	17.0	22.1	38.9
2007	352	15.0	23.5	47.9
2008	348	18.0	19.3	46
2009	350	16.0	19.4	40.9
2010	357	16.0	22.3	59.9
2011	345	n/a	n/a	57.1
2012	371	12.5	29.6	n/a
2013	347	11.5	30.1	56.2
2014	375	13.0	28.8	58.7
2015	361	13.0	27.7	55.4
2016	360	n/a	n/a	51.9
2017	346	13.0	26.6	47.4
2018	336	8.0	42.0	60.7
2019	409	15.0	27.2	53.8
2020	389	n/a	n/a	55.3
2021	378	15.0	25.2	48.1
2022	339	14.7	23.0	43.7
2023	305	12.9	23.4	61.3
2024	376	15.9	23.5	59.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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