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Armstrong Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

25^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Armstrong Elementary is a public elementary school located in Dallas, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 415 students. The school is part of the Highland Park Independent School District (HPISD), which is ranked 3rd out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Armstrong Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Texas, ranking in the top 1% of all Texas elementary schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 25th out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Students at Armstrong Elementary consistently outperform the state and district averages in STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) tests for both reading and mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 89.29% of 3rd-grade students and 97.53% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state averages of 52.02% and 53.73%, respectively.

When compared to nearby Dallas ISD schools, Armstrong Elementary and the other Highland Park ISD schools significantly outperform them in academic achievement, student group rankings, and overall school quality. The Dallas ISD schools have lower proficiency rates in STAAR tests, higher percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, and lower overall SchoolDigger rankings compared to the Highland Park ISD schools. Armstrong Elementary has maintained its high performance and 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for over a decade, demonstrating the school's ability to consistently provide an excellent education to its students.

431

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,295

Per pupil spending ?

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 Cornell Ave
Dallas, TX 75205-2819

(214) 780-3100

District: Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Highland Park Middle
	McCulloch Intermediate
High:	Highland Park High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (89% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg88%

Texas avg49%

25^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

3^rd of 961Highland Park Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	25 of 4651	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	23 of 4710	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	76 of 4647	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	284 of 4581	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	99 of 4578	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	205 of 4479	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	62 of 4359	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.0	131 of 4329	97.0%	★★★★★
2016	94.1	26 of 4286	99.4%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	80 of 4320	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	92.9	71 of 4260	98.3%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	71 of 4221	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	95.7	9 of 4206	99.8%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	2 of 4095	100.0%	★★★★★
2010	88.8	1 of 3937	100.0%	★★★★★
2009	89.5	5 of 3884	99.9%	★★★★★
2008	90.5	1 of 3768	100.0%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	16 of 3724	99.6%	★★★★★
2006	88.1	24 of 3476	99.3%	★★★★★
2005	88.1	72 of 3475	97.9%	★★★★★
2004	86.9	92 of 3465	97.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	72.0	235 of 1045	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	73 of 1015	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	10 of 957	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	43 of 967	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	106 of 1009	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	21 of 1005	97.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	75.9	566 of 4295	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	94.2	85 of 4240	98.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	30 of 3744	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	14 of 4658	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	78 of 4588	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.9	409 of 4561	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	104 of 4499	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	219 of 4348	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	60 of 4306	98.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	360 of 2980	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	609 of 2958	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	267 of 3006	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.6	34 of 3184	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.1	338 of 3106	89.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	89.1	247 of 4401	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	71.2	876 of 4376	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	463 of 4329	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	92.4	146 of 4188	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	19 of 3739	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	61 of 4647	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	79 of 4585	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	196 of 4563	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	97 of 4498	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	189 of 4357	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	65 of 4319	98.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	96.3	2 of 1099	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.0	145 of 1004	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	154 of 1046	85.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	12 of 3549	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	11 of 4292	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	19 of 4086	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	47 of 3952	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	19 of 3799	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	79 of 3684	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	29 of 3558	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	39 of 2612	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	20 of 3108	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	118 of 3106	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	72.7	655 of 3082	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	197 of 3082	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.6	399 of 3142	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	106 of 3127	96.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2023)100th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)94th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2019)87th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2024)78th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading93%+40 vs state

Mathematics84%+39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3600 Cornell Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3100	431	33	13.2		346 (80.3%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.7%)	26 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	98.8	25^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.5%		99	23^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	99.5%	2				89.3	97.5					83.3	85.0							$12,295
Bradfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4300 Southern Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3200	578	42	13.8		461 (79.8%)	6 (1.0%)	42 (7.3%)	39 (6.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	98.8	26^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.4%		99.4	14^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.7%	12				92.0	94.9					79.7	89.0							$10,842
University Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3505 Amherst Ave	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3400	463	36	12.7		369 (79.7%)	6 (1.3%)	36 (7.8%)	29 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	99	18^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.6%		99.6	5^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.9%	13				94.3	92.9					90.8	83.1							$12,324
Ben Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 McKinney Ave	Dallas	75205	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5600	298	19	15.8	85.2%	14 (4.7%)	109 (36.6%)	164 (55.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	24	3795^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.4%		22	3958^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.0%	163	18.2	11.1		34.2	38.1	41.7				28.6	23.8	47.2			10.8			$13,123
Solar Preparatory School For Girls At Bonham	Public	PK, KG-8	2617 N Henderson Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-4300	703	48	14.6	55.9%	172 (24.5%)	104 (14.8%)	386 (54.9%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	87.9	457^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.2%		82.8	661^st of 4710 public elementary schools	86.0%	204			66.7	83.8	81.5	84.7	88.5	80.5	79.4	70.6	58.5	58.8	66.7	82.1	36.5	54.1	45.6	$10,656
Mockingbird Elementary	Public	K-5	5828 E Mockingbird Ln	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 749-7200	630	42	15.0	24.9%	329 (52.2%)	52 (8.3%)	178 (28.3%)	33 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.7%)	92	302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.5%		89.3	398^th of 4710 public elementary schools	91.5%	96				72.9	69.9	85.2				76.4	67.4	69.7			55.7			$10,499
Geneva Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5895 Goodwin Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-7400	380	31	12.2	48.7%	143 (37.6%)	52 (13.7%)	156 (41.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.3%)	67.3	1247^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%		49.6	2192^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	53.5%	945				75.9	66.0	70.0				61.4	48.9	20.0			16.7			$14,452
Hyer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3920 Caruth Blvd	Dallas	75225	Dallas County	Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 780-3300	485	35	13.8		407 (83.9%)	3 (0.6%)	36 (7.4%)	10 (2.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	98.6	32^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	29^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.4%	3				92.2	91.4					83.3	81.5							$11,293
Solar Prep For Boys At John F Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-8	1802 Moser Ave	Dallas	75206	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-7100	449	34	13.2	49.4%	125 (27.8%)	66 (14.7%)	229 (51.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.2%)	84.8	577^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.6%		79	800^th of 4710 public elementary schools	83.0%	223			36.8	67.4	74.5	77.4	83.3	61.4	65.8	61.2	72.3	60.4	52.4	47.7	39.6	52.3	32.4	$11,577
Personalized Learning Preparatory At Sam Houston	Public	PK, KG-5	2827 Throckmorton Ave	Dallas	75219	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5800	250	19	13.1	61.6%	23 (9.2%)	64 (25.6%)	140 (56.0%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	78.4	815^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.5%		66.5	1282^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	72.8%	467				54.3	64.3	84.6				57.1	50.0	64.3			60.7			$13,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Armstrong Elementary

What district is Armstrong Elementary in?

Highland Park Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Armstrong Elementary?

Students at Armstrong Elementary are 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

How many students attend Armstrong Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Armstrong Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Armstrong Elementary attend?

Students who attend Armstrong Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Highland Park Middle
Middle : McCulloch Intermediate
High : Highland Park High School

Is Armstrong Elementary a good school?

Yes! Armstrong Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 25^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

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