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How has ARMSTRONG HIGH changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
709
High
DISTRICT 571 · STATE 1,213
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510324002082
Armstrong High
2300 Cool Lane, Richmond, VA 23223 · (804) 780-4449 · Henrico County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL709 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
656 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
Community
1
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 | 200 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 156 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 191 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 162 | 23% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
69.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +20.0pp since 2022
Math
76.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 67.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Armstrong High
Armstrong High's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong High this school | 709 | 92.5% | 60.4% |
| Booker T Washington High Norfolk | 904 | 92.7% | 58.8% |
| Achievable Dream Middle/High Newport News | 498 | 99.4% | 71.1% |
| Franklin High Franklin | 504 | 100.0% | 49.0% |
| Petersburg High Petersburg | 1,215 | 88.1% | 58.0% |
| Heritage High Newport News | 1,106 | 95.0% | 54.9% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Armstrong High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #280 of 311 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #215 of 316 ▲ 20 | #5 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #305 of 316 ▲ 8 | #10 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 709 | #213 of 325 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.6:1 | #7 of 309 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #270 of 309 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #71 of 319 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #12 of 178 | N/A |
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
709
-62 (-8%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 709 | 82.2 | 8.6:1 | 93% (656) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 66.8 | 10.3:1 | 93% (640) |
| 2022-23 | 747 | 82.3 | 9.1:1 | 90% (674) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 52 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 930 | 67.1 | 13.9:1 | 95% (881) |
| 2015-16 | 974 | 64 | 15.2:1 | 95% (927) |
| 2010-11 | 1,062 | 50 | 21.2:1 | 60% (635) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 56 | 13.2:1 | 63% (464) |
| 1990-91 | 728 | 49 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Armstrong High.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (930 to 709); teachers up 23% (67.1 to 82.2).
About Armstrong High
Armstrong High is a small high school that serves part of Richmond, Virginia. It reports enrollment of 709 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Virginia enroll around 1,213, and this school is 42% below that mark.
Richmond City Public Schools has 47 schools and 20,962 students, and Armstrong High is one of those schools.
At Armstrong High, 85% of students are Black. It is also 7% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Henrico County is roughly 29% Black. The diversity index for Armstrong High is 26%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 82.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 8.6:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for high schools in Virginia is 5.3 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 93%. The gap from the 67% average for public schools in Henrico County is 26 points.
In Virginia, Armstrong High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 60.4% actual against a predicted 62.9%.
Henrico County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $88,783, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 84 public schools in the county, enrolling about 51,753, Armstrong High among them.
Fairfield Court Elementary is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Armstrong High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Armstrong High's average proficiency of 60.4% compares with 40.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 771 to 709. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.8 to 8.6 over 4 years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond City Public Schools
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
- River City MiddleMiddle · 1,150 students
- Richmond High School for the ArtsHigh · 1,116 students
- Cardinal ElementaryElementary · 821 students
- Thomas Jefferson HighHigh · 749 students
- G.H. Reid ElementaryElementary · 671 students
Other schools in Richmond
- John Randolph Tucker HighHigh · 2,132 students
- Douglas S. Freeman HighHigh · 1,881 students
- Hermitage HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Mills E. Godwin HighHigh · 1,702 students
- Monacan HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Huguenot HighHigh · 1,469 students
Other Armstrong High schools
One other US public school is named Armstrong High. Armstrong High is the largest of the 2.
- Armstrong High SchoolArmstrong, IL · 114 students
Nearby schools
- Fairfield Court Elementary0.2 mi · 222
- Woodville Elementary0.5 mi · 217
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle1.1 mi · 500
- Martin Luther King Jr. Preschool1.2 mi · 185
- Harold Macon Ratcliffe Elementary1.3 mi · 417
- Henry Marsh III Elementary1.4 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Armstrong HighWhat is the total enrollment at Armstrong High?
Armstrong High enrolls approximately 709 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Armstrong High serve?
Armstrong High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Armstrong High?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at Armstrong High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Armstrong High?
At Armstrong High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 7% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Armstrong High public or private?
Armstrong High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.