Armstrong Middle School
Public middle school in Plano, Texas · Plano ISD · Grades 6–8
Armstrong Middle School serves 490 students in grades 6–8 in Plano (Collin County). It is one of 72 schools in Plano ISD. By enrollment it is the 1109th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 45.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Plano ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483510003955 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Plano ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 490 | 46,612 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.9 | 13.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82% | 36.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Armstrong Middle School in context
Size
Armstrong Middle School is the 12th largest of Plano ISD's 13 middle schools; its 490 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 880; Armstrong Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 186 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 150, against an average of 163 per grade. This year grade 8 has 24% more students than grade 6 (186 against 150). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 59.2% here and 30.3% across Plano ISD. White students are next, at 15.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 36.4% across Plano ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 45.12 full-time-equivalent teachers for 490 students, Armstrong Middle School has 10.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 490 students would have about 34 teachers, so Armstrong Middle School has 11.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Armstrong Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Otto Middle School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 42 other middle schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 59.2% |
| White | 15.9% |
| Black | 15.5% |
| Asian | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 150 |
| Grade 7 | 154 |
| Grade 8 | 186 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3805 Timberline Dr., Plano, TX 75074
Phone: (469)752-4600
Website: pisd.edu
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Armstrong Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Middle School | Plano ISD | 1.2 mi | 936 | 14.9 | 39.6% |
| Bowman Middle School | Plano ISD | 1.6 mi | 859 | 14.2 | 62.2% |
| Murphy Middle School | Plano ISD | 2.8 mi | 901 | 15.7 | 19.5% |
| Carpenter Middle School | Plano ISD | 4.2 mi | 462 | 9.8 | 61.5% |
| Wilson Middle School | Plano ISD | 4.4 mi | 813 | 14.2 | 45.5% |
| Webb Middle School | Garland ISD | 4.7 mi | 989 | 15.8 | 89.2% |
| W E Pete Ford Middle School | Allen ISD | 4.9 mi | 702 | 13.8 | 26.2% |
| Raymond B Cooper Junior High School | Wylie ISD | 4.9 mi | 1,019 | 16.9 | 24.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.