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Armstrong Middle

Public Grades 6-8

Summary

Armstrong Middle is a public middle school located in Plano, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 563 students. It is part of the Plano Independent School District, which is ranked 230 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its location in a highly-ranked school district, Armstrong Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools over the past 10 years, with a ranking between 1,112 and 1,902 out of around 2,300 schools. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates range from just 6.86% to 26.94% compared to the district's 25.67% to 62.63% and the state's 31.12% to 44.81%.

While Armstrong Middle has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the district and state averages, these factors do not appear to be translating into improved academic performance. The school's diverse student population, with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, may be contributing to the challenges it faces in effectively delivering instruction and supporting student learning. Addressing these issues will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that focuses on improving instructional practices, providing targeted interventions, and addressing the unique needs of the school's diverse student population.

490

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,404

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3805 Timberline Dr
Plano, TX 75074-4001

(469) 752-4600

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Armstrong Middle usually attend:

High:

Plano East Senior High School

Feeder schools for Armstrong Middle:

Elementary:	Dooley Elementary
	Forman Elementary
	Meadows Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.2%

White:

15.9%

African American:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 46 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg57%

Texas avg45%

Not ranked this year

Armstrong Middle did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

204^th of 951Plano 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	24.6	1902 of 2344	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	1750 of 2372	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1802 of 2330	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1562 of 2254	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	1408 of 2252	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1221 of 2193	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	1112 of 2080	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.6	820 of 2027	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.8	666 of 1987	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.7	712 of 2043	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.5	1143 of 1987	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.5	1108 of 1973	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.7	963 of 1951	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	575 of 1895	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.9	753 of 1803	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.8	669 of 1763	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.1	843 of 1718	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	478 of 1684	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	63.0	596 of 1585	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.5	875 of 1582	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.4	779 of 1573	50.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	721 of 997	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	770 of 1280	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	652 of 1273	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	608 of 1251	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	420 of 1213	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	466 of 1193	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	504 of 1167	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	394 of 505	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	571 of 617	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	579 of 616	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	559 of 606	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.5	369 of 589	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	412 of 594	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	477 of 587	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	1454 of 2182	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	1149 of 2118	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1347 of 2058	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1615 of 2008	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	1121 of 1428	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1239 of 1770	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1392 of 1720	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1183 of 1643	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1243 of 1592	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	747 of 1445	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	777 of 1376	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1491 of 1825	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1751 of 2242	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1822 of 2241	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1631 of 2221	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.5	1370 of 2151	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1298 of 2047	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	1114 of 2008	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	965 of 1230	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1091 of 1481	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.0	733 of 1488	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	596 of 1501	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	1009 of 1446	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	938 of 1430	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	1446 of 1731	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1565 of 2119	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1751 of 2116	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1509 of 2077	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	1367 of 2043	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1232 of 1935	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1137 of 1895	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1457 of 1820	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1550 of 2235	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1776 of 2251	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1508 of 2220	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	1358 of 2172	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	1113 of 2073	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1105 of 2039	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1433 of 1818	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1476 of 2246	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1679 of 2245	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1501 of 2228	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	1362 of 2168	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	1027 of 2069	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	1100 of 2030	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.4	606 of 818	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	696 of 817	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	579 of 743	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	621 of 753	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	422 of 720	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	612 of 1568	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	694 of 1891	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	1021 of 1815	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	797 of 1757	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	747 of 1712	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	842 of 1626	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	429 of 1597	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1171 of 1439	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1250 of 1733	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1328 of 1749	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1120 of 1723	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	904 of 1700	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	571 of 1684	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	424 of 1673	74.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+42 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)26th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I85%+38 vs state

Reading44%-11 vs state

Science29%-17 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Social Studies14%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Armstrong Middle	Public	6-8	3805 Timberline Dr	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4600	490	45	10.8	82.0%	78 (15.9%)	76 (15.5%)	290 (59.2%)	34 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)								(n/a)												$10,404
Otto Middle	Public	6-8	504 N Star Rd	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-8500	936	63	14.9	39.6%	198 (21.2%)	111 (11.9%)	258 (27.6%)	330 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.2%)	65.8	596^th of 2335 public middle schools	74.5%		76.6	404^th of 2344 public middle schools	82.8%	192		92.5		55.9	58.5	70.1		37.2	17.3	58.6	46.2	$8,679
Bowman Middle	Public	6-8	2501 Jupiter Rd	Plano	75074	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-4800	859	60	14.2	62.2%	139 (16.2%)	129 (15.0%)	453 (52.7%)	115 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	44.5	1226^th of 2335 public middle schools	47.5%		56.7	876^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.6%	350		93.4		46.9	44.4	60.7		30.8	5.2	46.2	36.3	$9,844
Murphy Middle	Public	6-8	620 N Murphy Rd	Murphy	75094	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-7000	901	57	15.7	19.5%	375 (41.6%)	77 (8.5%)	108 (12.0%)	291 (32.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	86.5	201^st of 2335 public middle schools	91.4%		89.2	161^st of 2344 public middle schools	93.1%	40		98.9		77.4	73.9	82.0		58.7	17.8	69.1	58.5	$8,198
Carpenter Middle	Public	6-8	3905 Rainer Rd	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-5000	462	47	9.7	61.5%	88 (19.0%)	98 (21.2%)	228 (49.4%)	25 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)								(n/a)												$12,519
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	1001 Custer Rd	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-6700	813	57	14.1	45.5%	309 (38.0%)	136 (16.7%)	273 (33.6%)	55 (6.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.4%)	58.6	795^th of 2335 public middle schools	66.0%		65.7	640^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.7%	155		96.7		51.8	56.6	56.2		39.8	22.7	61.4	37.9	$8,850
Webb Middle	Public	6-8	1610 Spring Creek	Garland	75042	Dallas County	Garland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 675-3080	989	63	15.7	89.2%	152 (15.4%)	208 (21.0%)	402 (40.6%)	191 (19.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	30 (3.0%)	43.1	1276^th of 2335 public middle schools	45.4%		36.1	1523^rd of 2344 public middle schools	35.0%	247		97.3		44.9	47.0	54.6		35.4		38.9	32.2	$10,180
W E Pete Ford Middle	Public	7-8	630 Park Pl Dr	Allen	75002	Collin County	Allen Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 727-0590	702	51	13.7	26.2%	278 (39.6%)	125 (17.8%)	155 (22.1%)	102 (14.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	83.3	261^st of 2335 public middle schools	88.8%		81.4	304^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.0%	43		99.2			66.1	72.9			69.1	50.9	52.2	$10,377
Raymond B Cooper J H	Public	7-8	101 Hensley Ln	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3250	1,019	60	16.8	24.9%	360 (35.3%)	157 (15.4%)	195 (19.1%)	268 (26.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.4%)	90.4	144^th of 2335 public middle schools	93.8%		88.2	184^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.2%	40		99.4			79.3	80.1			65.4	63.0	51.0	$7,634
Dr Al Draper Intermed	Public	5-6	103 Hensley	Wylie	75098	Collin County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 429-3350	963	65	14.7	26.2%	325 (33.7%)	140 (14.5%)	169 (17.5%)	273 (28.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.0%)								(n/a)	42.9		75.8	79.5			66.7	75.4				$9,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Armstrong Middle

How many students attend Armstrong Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended Armstrong Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Armstrong Middle?

Students at Armstrong Middle are 59% Hispanic, 16% White, 16% African American, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Armstrong Middle in?

Plano Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Armstrong Middle attend?

Students who attend Armstrong Middle usually go on to attend Plano East Senior High School

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