Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Highland Park ISD: A

Total students

408

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Highland Park ISD: 12.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Highland Park ISD: 99.3%

Statewide: 90%

Armstrong Elementary School is an elementary school in Dallas, TX, in the Highland Park ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 408 students. 8.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,425, which is $4,462 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.1 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

3600 Cornell Ave
Dallas, TX 75205-2819

Office phone number

(214) 780-3100

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Armstrong Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

408

African American

1 (0.2%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

35 (8.6%)

Highland Park ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

34 (8.3%)

Highland Park ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.2%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

308 (75.5%)

Highland Park ISD: 81.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

29 (7.1%)

Highland Park ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

8.6%

Hispanic

8.3%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

75.5%

Two or more races

7.1%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

8.8 %

Highland Park ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

8.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.4 %

Highland Park ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13 %

Highland Park ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

0%

Gifted and talented

7.4%

Special education

13.0%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Highland Park ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Highland Park ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Highland Park ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Highland Park ISD: A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

3.1 %

Highland Park ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Highland Park ISD: 2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

11.1 %

Highland Park ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.6 %

Highland Park ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Highland Park ISD: 1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

30.9

African American

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (3.2%)

Highland Park ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (3.2%)

Highland Park ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2.6 (8.5%)

Highland Park ISD: 6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

26.3 (85%)

Highland Park ISD: 88%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

12.6 (40.9%)

Highland Park ISD: 35%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

18.3 (59.1%)

Highland Park ISD: 64.3%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Highland Park ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

13.2

Highland Park ISD: 14.7

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.1 years

Highland Park ISD: 12.9 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$54,425

Highland Park ISD: $55,481

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,000

Highland Park ISD: $50,699

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$50,651

Highland Park ISD: $51,225

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,953

Highland Park ISD: $53,198

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$55,822

Highland Park ISD: $56,272

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,263

Highland Park ISD: $59,912

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Highland Park ISD: $68,474

Statewide: $71,111

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