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Enrollment
1,840
High
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273178001318
ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH
10635 36TH AVE N, PLYMOUTH, MN 55441 · (763) 504-8801 · Hennepin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,840 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Minnesota public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
804 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 492 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 461 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 447 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 440 | 24% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 60% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
24.4%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH
ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH this school | 1,840 | 43.7% | 44.3% |
| SPRING LAKE PARK SENIOR HIGH SPRING LAKE PARK | 1,909 | 40.3% | 33.4% |
| Irondale Senior High NEW BRIGHTON | 1,812 | 45.3% | 40.8% |
| ST. LOUIS PARK SENIOR HIGH SAINT LOUIS PARK | 1,397 | 37.4% | 48.5% |
| Hopkins High School MINNETONKA | 2,003 | 36.3% | 43.8% |
| APPLE VALLEY SENIOR HIGH APPLE VALLEY | 1,999 | 45.4% | 40.8% |
Matched among Minnesota high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Hennepin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #136 of 397 | #16 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #279 of 401 | #24 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #87 of 397 | #14 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,840 | #33 of 764 | #11 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #321 of 332 | #37 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #32 of 338 | #12 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #162 of 444 | #30 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #76 of 146 | #9 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,840
-86 (-4%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 2,005
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 31.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,840 | 77 | 23.9:1 | 44% (804) |
| 2023-24 | 1,784 | 77.5 | 23.0:1 | 42% (755) |
| 2022-23 | 1,832 | 60.6 | 30.3:1 | 45% (823) |
| 2020-21 | 1,926 | 62 | 31.1:1 | 34% (662) |
| 2017-18 | 2,029 | 100.1 | 20.3:1 | 36% (736) |
| 2015-16 | 2,002 | 95 | 21.1:1 | 35% (703) |
| 2010-11 | 2,051 | 91 | 22.5:1 | 32% (654) |
| 2000-01 | 2,211 | 102 | 21.7:1 | 10% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 2,005 | 97 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,029 to 1,840); teachers down 23% (100.1 to 77).
About ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH
ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH, a large high school, is located in PLYMOUTH, Minnesota. The school enrolls 1,840 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Minnesota is about 371, so this school runs 396% bigger than that.
ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH reports to ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 25 schools and 10,821 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH. The largest is White students, at 45%. The remaining shares are 25% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Hennepin County's population at about 66%. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 77 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.9:1. This ratio sits 7.5 above the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota. Roughly 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 43% average for public schools in Hennepin County.
ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of Minnesota public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.3%, compared with a predicted 41.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Minnesota schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Hennepin County (population about 1,269,496), the median household income is $97,653, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 54% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 496 public schools in Hennepin County, enrolling about 177,509 students in all.
The shortest distance from ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to FAIR School Pilgrim Lane. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH is 3rd among 7 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment declined 4% from its 2020-21 level of 1,926. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 31.1:1 to 23.9:1.
The ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hennepin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,269,496
Census ACS
Median income
$97,653
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
496
177,509 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- ROBBINSDALE COOPER SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,396 students
- PLYMOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 749 students
- Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.Elementary · 733 students
- ROBBINSDALE MIDDLEMiddle · 567 students
- MEADOW LAKE ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- NORTHPORT ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
Other schools in PLYMOUTH
- WAYZATA HIGHHigh · 3,781 students
- WAYZATA CENTRAL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,342 students
- WAYZATA EAST MIDDLEMiddle · 817 students
- North Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · 775 students
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARYElementary · 762 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 762 students
Nearby schools
- FAIR School Pilgrim Lane0.5 mi · 403
- PLYMOUTH MIDDLE0.5 mi · 749
- ZACHARY LANE ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 428
- SONNESYN ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 313
- Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion El.1.5 mi · 733
- School #5401.9 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGHHow large is ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH?
ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 1,840 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH serve?
ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH is approximately 23.9:1 (77 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH?
Student demographics at ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH are roughly 45% White, 15% Hispanic, 25% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH?
ROBBINSDALE ARMSTRONG SENIOR HIGH is overseen by ROBBINSDALE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Hennepin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.