Allen Elementary School

An architecturally low, one-story, E-shaped building fashioned after Bird and Smith Schools, the Edna M. Allen School was built in 1953 in a cornfield. Additions were constructed in 1964 and 1967. A complete renovation took place in 2006.

Our school is named in honor of Edna M. Allen, who was a principal and teacher in Plymouth Schools for 32 years. A graduate of Alma College and the University of Michigan, Miss Allen began teaching in a country school near Douglas Lake. She came to Plymouth in 1918 and served as high school principal for 10 years. She became an English instructor in 1928 and held the position until she retired in 1950.

During its history Allen School has had four principals: Don Rank, Tom Workman, Jim Burt and Marcia Moore. Don Rank served as principal from 1953 until 1967. Tom Workman was principal from 1967 to 1986. Jim Burt was principal from 1986 to 1999. Marcia Moore has been principal since that time.

The areas surrounding the school are no longer cornfields . . . and Allen presently serves over 350 families and 434 students. We have two kindergarten rooms, twenty classrooms, a speech/counseling room, a library, a computer lab, a publishing center, a resource room, a multi-purpose room, general offices, plus maintenance and teacher work areas.

Allen’s school colors are red and white and our school symbol is a dragon. Throughout the years, Allen has been a school where parents and staff work closely together to provide excellent learning opportunities for children.

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