ARMSTRONG EL

ARMSTRONG EL is one of the cozy primary schools in DALLAS, Texas, part of HIGHLAND PARK ISD, with 431 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Across the 11 schools in HIGHLAND PARK ISD (7,099 students total), ARMSTRONG EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, ARMSTRONG EL lists that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

Looking at school resources, ARMSTRONG EL lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Dallas County shows median household earnings sit near $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which ARMSTRONG EL is one.

The closest other public school is HIGHLAND PARK MIDDLE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ARMSTRONG EL.

ARMSTRONG EL operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARMSTRONG EL has contracted 19%, going from 531 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.