John W Armstrong Elementary Primary School
4750 Ben Davis Rd
Sachse TX, 75048, Dallas County
Phone: 972-414-7480
Ranking:
(996 out of 6,018, top 17%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Garland Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 48 | |||||||
Total Students: | 808 | 843 | 801 | 785 | 755 | 732 | 751 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 54 | 6.7% | 65 | 7.7% | 64 | 8.0% | 54 | 6.9% | 53 | 7.0% | 55 | 7.5% | 55 | 7.3% |
Kindergarten: | 130 | 16.1% | 132 | 15.7% | 128 | 16.0% | 132 | 16.8% | 114 | 15.1% | 118 | 16.1% | 111 | 14.8% |
Grade 1: | 127 | 15.7% | 129 | 15.3% | 127 | 15.9% | 130 | 16.6% | 121 | 16.0% | 112 | 15.3% | 112 | 14.9% |
Grade 2: | 116 | 14.4% | 133 | 15.8% | 124 | 15.5% | 118 | 15.0% | 115 | 15.2% | 97 | 13.3% | 121 | 16.1% |
Grade 3: | 123 | 15.2% | 132 | 15.7% | 123 | 15.4% | 117 | 14.9% | 105 | 13.9% | 116 | 15.8% | 117 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 131 | 16.2% | 125 | 14.8% | 123 | 15.4% | 102 | 13.0% | 128 | 17.0% | 114 | 15.6% | 113 | 15.0% |
Grade 5: | 127 | 15.7% | 127 | 15.1% | 112 | 14.0% | 132 | 16.8% | 119 | 15.8% | 120 | 16.4% | 122 | 16.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 397 | 49.1% | 405 | 48.0% | 389 | 48.6% | 397 | 50.6% | 387 | 51.3% | 368 | 50.3% | 377 | 50.2% |
Female: | 411 | 50.9% | 438 | 52.0% | 412 | 51.4% | 388 | 49.4% | 360 | 47.7% | 356 | 48.6% | 370 | 49.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 124 | 15.3% | 112 | 13.3% | 93 | 11.6% | 92 | 11.7% | 89 | 11.8% | 74 | 10.1% | 84 | 11.2% |
Hispanic: | 227 | 28.1% | 274 | 32.5% | 259 | 32.3% | 247 | 31.5% | 231 | 30.6% | 225 | 30.7% | 223 | 29.7% |
Black: | 59 | 7.3% | 58 | 6.9% | 56 | 7.0% | 47 | 6.0% | 67 | 8.9% | 57 | 7.8% | 65 | 8.7% |
White: | 376 | 46.5% | 380 | 45.1% | 369 | 46.1% | 376 | 47.9% | 364 | 48.2% | 370 | 50.5% | 375 | 49.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 18 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 244 | 30.2% | 267 | 31.7% | 243 | 30.3% | 217 | 27.6% | 212 | 28.1% | 173 | 23.6% | 170 | 22.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 5.4% | 50 | 5.9% | 48 | 6.0% | 42 | 5.4% | 54 | 7.2% | 54 | 7.4% | 26 | 3.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.28 | 17.89 | 17.39 | 17.41 | 17.54 | 16.00 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 77% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 74% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 76% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 75% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 77% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 80% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 73% |
STAAR Spanish | ||||||
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 59% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 68% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 33% | 63% | 53% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 63% | 60% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 73% | 64% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 89% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 90% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 91% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 99% | 97% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 91% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 92% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 91% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 99% | 95% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 75% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 90% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 85.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 14.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 45.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 54.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,564.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $44,297.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,636.0 |
* John W Armstrong Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.