Allen ISD welcomed 16,500 students back to school on August 7. Overall, enrollments grew by 734 students in one year compared to an increase of 975 students two years ago. The smaller increase is due to the transfer of approximately 500 students back to Lovejoy ISD. A transition plan approved in 2003 gradually moves all Lucas and Fairview students from Allen to Lovejoy middle and high school. The opening of Chandler Elementary helped relieve Bolin Elementary’s enrollments this year. The next elementary campus will open in northwest Allen in August 2008. The complete enrollment report is available online.

Despite current trends, the housing boom in Allen and Allen ISD will eventually slow down as space for new homes dwindles. Demographic studies show Allen reaching this “buildout” phase near the year 2015. Looking ahead to that time, school officials are working closely with city planners to accurately project population growth and school facility needs.

A demographic study conducted by Population and Survey Analysts in 2004 and updated in 2005 showed school enrollments at buildout ranging from 20,500 to 24,000 students. Rising birth rates in Allen will lead to continued school enrollment growth after buildout but not at the current pace.
New Schools Planned To Meet Growth
The opening of Chandler Elementary School in southeast Allen has relieved high enrollments at Bolin Elementary School. New elementary schools are also planned for west Allen in 2008, northeast Allen in 2009, and north of Highway 121 in 2010 to accommodate growth. One more elementary school will likely be needed before buildout but a decision on that school’s location will not be made for several years.

Expansion of the Lowery Freshman Center into the current Allen ISD Administration Building and the addition of one more academic house to Allen High School will meet secondary growth needs. A new Administration Building will open adjacent to the Dillard Center on Bethany Road in 2008.

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