Armstrong Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Plano ISD
- Plano, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
B
Plano ISD: A
Total students
684
Avg. teacher experience
10.6 years
Plano ISD: 11.8 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Plano ISD: 96.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Armstrong Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Plano, TX, in the Plano ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 684 students. 53.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 37.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,757, which is $1,116 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.
Contact information
Website
Address
3805 Timberline DrPlano, TX 75074-4001
Office phone number
Principal
- Melissa Blank
- melissa.blank@pisd.edu
- (469) 752-4600
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Armstrong Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2007 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
684
African American
100 (14.6%)
Plano ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
38 (5.6%)
Plano ISD: 24.4%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
434 (63.5%)
Plano ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
95 (13.9%)
Plano ISD: 31.4%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
17 (2.5%)
Plano ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 2.7%
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
53.7 %
Plano ISD: 28.3%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
75.6 %
Plano ISD: 35.6%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
37.9 %
Plano ISD: 18.6%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
37.4 %
Plano ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
9.5 %
Plano ISD: 18%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
15.9 %
Plano ISD: 12.3%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
B
Plano ISD: A
Student achievement (2018-2019)
C
Plano ISD: B
School progress (2018-2019)
B
Plano ISD: A
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
C
Plano 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 2021 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
6.3 %
Plano ISD: 4.2%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
Masked
Plano ISD: 5.6%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
9 %
Plano ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
0 %
Plano ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
6.3 %
Plano ISD: 5.7%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Plano ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 7.2%
White
6.4 %
Plano ISD: 3.8%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
0 %
Plano ISD: 4.6%
Statewide: 6.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
56.6
African American
3 (5.3%)
Plano ISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (1.8%)
Plano ISD: 5%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
12.8 (22.6%)
Plano ISD: 14.4%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
38.8 (68.6%)
Plano ISD: 70.4%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
1 (1.8%)
Plano ISD: 1.7%
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%)
Plano ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
39 (69%)
Plano ISD: 64.2%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
17.6 (31%)
Plano ISD: 34.6%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Plano ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
12.1
Plano ISD: 13.2
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 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
10.6 years
Plano ISD: 11.8 years
Statewide: 11.2 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
$58,757
Plano ISD: $59,933
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$55,380
Plano ISD: $54,237
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$56,048
Plano ISD: $56,279
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$58,602
Plano ISD: $58,296
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$58,922
Plano ISD: $61,068
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$57,496
Plano ISD: $65,411
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
$74,719
Plano ISD: $71,738
Statewide: $69,974