Armstrong Elementary School (Ranked Top 10% for 2025)

3401 Matoaka Rd
Hampton, VA 23661

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Serving 278 students in grades Kindergarten-5, Armstrong Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Virginia for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).

The percentage of students achieving is 90-94% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 68%). The percentage of students achieving is 80-84% (which is higher than the Virginia state average of 69%).

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Virginia state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Virginia state average of 56% (majority Black).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-5
Enrollment: 278 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 53%
: Top 10% in VA
: 90-94% (Top 5%)
: 80-84% (Top 20%)
: 70-79% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Armstrong Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Virginia for:

School Overview

Armstrong Elementary School's student population of 278 students has declined by 11% over five school years.

The teacher population of 17 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Awards

Blue Ribbon School - Selected in 2014

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-5
(Supplemental Virtual)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Armstrong Elementary School
Kind	42
1	47
2	48
3	44
4	47
5	50

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Total Students

278 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1987-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School
2023	297
2022	266
2021	265
2020	315
2019	315
2018	305
2017	305
2016	296
2015	316
2014	318
2013	326
2012	313
2011	306
2010	396
2009	427
2008	392
2007	414
2006	419
2005	443
2004	435
2003	456
2002	446
2001	418
2000	421
1999	404
1998	413
1997	438
1996	451
1995	451
1994	447
1993	454
1992	472
1991	459
1990	427
1989	456
1988	461
1987	491

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Total Classroom Teachers

17 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1988-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School
2023	17
2022	17
2021	16
2020	17
2019	17
2018	16
2017	16
2016	17
2015	18
2014	19
2013	20
2012	20
2011	17
2010	21
2009	21
2008	21
2007	29
2006	27
2005	27
2004	29
2003	30
2002	26
2001	21
1999	20
1994	25
1993	22
1992	22
1991	22
1990	21
1989	21
1988	21

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Year Founded

1924

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First Day of School

Tue. Sep 30, 2025

School Motto

Where Academics and Arts Share Center Stage

School Rankings

Armstrong Elementary School ranks within the top 10% of all 1,773 schools in Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Armstrong Elementary School is 0.66, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.72. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (VA)

#123 out of 1773 schools
(Top 10%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School
2023	#123
2022	#228
2021	#228
2019	#247
2018	#341
2017	#209
2016	#194
2015	#54
2014	#113
2013	#104
2012	#274

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90-94%

68%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2023	92%	68%	69%
2021	77%	54%	60%
2019	92%	82%	81%
2017	92%	72%	63%
2016	95%	80%	73%
2015	95%	79%	72%
2014	92%	74%	67%
2013	92%	71%	65%
2012	87%	68%	58%
2011	95%	86%	81%
2010	95%	87%	82%

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(20-21)

80-84%

69%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2010-2021)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2021	82%	69%	70%
2019	87%	78%	74%
2018	82%	80%
2017	87%	80%	75%
2016	87%	80%	74%
2015	92%	79%	71%
2014	87%	74%	65%
2013	87%	74%	65%
2012	92%	89%	82%
2011	92%	88%	80%
2010	92%	89%	81%

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(20-21)

70-79%

59%

Student : Teacher Ratio

16:1

14:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1988-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2023	17:1	14:1	13:1
2022	16:1	14:1	14:1
2021	17:1	14:1	13:1
2020	19:1	15:1	14:1
2019	19:1	15:1	14:1
2018	19:1	15:1	14:1
2017	19:1	15:1	14:1
2016	17:1	15:1	13:1
2015	18:1	15:1	13:1
2014	17:1	16:1	14:1
2013	16:1	16:1	13:1
2012	15:1	15:1	14:1
2011	18:1	17:1	17:1
2010	19:1	17:1	17:1
2009	20:1	17:1	17:1
2008	19:1	17:1	17:1
2007	14:1	13:1	13:1
2006	16:1	13:1	13:1
2005	16:1	14:1	13:1
2004	15:1	13:1	13:1
2003	15:1	12:1	12:1
2002	17:1	13:1	14:1
2001	20:1	14:1	16:1
1999	20:1	15:1	16:1
1994	18:1	17:1	15:1
1993	21:1	16:1	17:1
1992	21:1	16:1	17:1
1991	21:1	16:1	17:1
1990	21:1	16:1	17:1
1989	22:1	16:1	17:1
1988	22:1	17:1	17:1

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American Indian

n/a

Asian

n/a

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2023	1%	7%	2%
2021	1%	8%	2%
2014	1%	7%	2%
2013	1%	7%	2%
2012	1%	6%	3%
2011	1%	7%	3%
2010	1%	7%	4%
2008	1%	6%	2%
2006	1%	6%	2%
2005	1%	6%	2%
2003	2%	5%	3%
2002	2%	5%	3%
2001	2%	4%	3%
2000	2%	4%	2%
1999	2%	4%	3%
1998	1%	4%	2%
1997	1%	4%	2%
1996	1%	3%	2%
1995	1%	4%	2%
1994	2%	3%	2%
1993	2%	3%	2%

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Hispanic

19%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2023	8%	19%	7%
2022	5%	18%	7%
2021	4%	18%	7%
2020	10%	16%	7%
2019	10%	16%	7%
2018	8%	15%	6%
2017	8%	15%	6%
2016	7%	14%	6%
2015	10%	14%	6%
2014	8%	13%	6%
2013	6%	12%	6%
2012	6%	12%	5%
2011	6%	11%	5%
2010	4%	10%	4%
2009	4%	10%	3%
2008	3%	10%	4%
2007	2%	9%	3%
2006	2%	8%	3%
2005	1%	7%	3%
2004	2%	6%	2%
2003	2%	7%	2%
2002	2%	5%	2%
2001	2%	5%	2%
2000	2%	4%	2%
1999	1%	4%	2%
1998	1%	4%	2%
1997	2%	3%	2%
1996	1%	3%	2%
1995	1%	3%	2%
1994	2%	3%	2%
1993	2%	3%	2%

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Black

32%

22%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2023	31%	22%	61%
2022	32%	22%	61%
2021	33%	22%	61%
2020	34%	22%	60%
2019	34%	22%	60%
2018	35%	23%	61%
2017	35%	23%	61%
2016	32%	23%	61%
2015	36%	23%	60%
2014	40%	23%	60%
2013	38%	23%	60%
2012	37%	24%	61%
2011	39%	24%	61%
2010	50%	26%	63%
2009	52%	26%	64%
2008	49%	27%	63%
2007	49%	27%	63%
2006	47%	27%	63%
2005	49%	27%	61%
2004	49%	27%	61%
2003	48%	27%	60%
2002	48%	27%	59%
2001	46%	27%	58%
2000	41%	27%	57%
1999	41%	27%	56%
1998	40%	27%	55%
1997	41%	27%	54%
1996	40%	27%	53%
1995	40%	26%	51%
1994	36%	26%	50%
1993	36%	26%	49%

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White

47%

44%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2023	49%	45%	21%
2022	50%	46%	21%
2021	49%	46%	21%
2020	45%	49%	23%
2019	45%	49%	23%
2018	45%	50%	24%
2017	45%	50%	24%
2016	53%	50%	25%
2015	48%	52%	26%
2014	44%	52%	26%
2013	50%	53%	27%
2012	52%	54%	28%
2011	50%	54%	28%
2010	44%	57%	29%
2009	44%	57%	30%
2008	47%	57%	31%
2007	47%	58%	31%
2006	50%	59%	32%
2005	48%	60%	34%
2004	49%	61%	35%
2003	48%	61%	35%
2002	48%	63%	36%
2001	50%	64%	37%
2000	55%	65%	39%
1999	56%	65%	39%
1998	57%	65%	41%
1997	56%	66%	42%
1996	57%	67%	43%
1995	57%	67%	45%
1994	60%	68%	46%
1993	60%	68%	47%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

12%

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2023	11%	7%	9%
2022	13%	7%	9%
2021	13%	6%	9%
2020	11%	6%	8%
2019	11%	6%	8%
2018	12%	5%	7%
2017	12%	5%	7%
2016	8%	5%	7%
2015	6%	5%	6%
2014	6%	5%	6%
2013	4%	5%	5%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.66

0.72

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2023	0.65	0.71	0.58
2022	0.63	0.70	0.58
2021	0.64	0.70	0.58
2020	0.67	0.68	0.58
2019	0.67	0.68	0.58
2018	0.66	0.67	0.57
2017	0.66	0.67	0.57
2016	0.61	0.68	0.56
2015	0.63	0.66	0.57
2014	0.64	0.66	0.57
2013	0.62	0.65	0.57
2012	0.60	0.64	0.56
2011	0.60	0.64	0.56
2010	0.56	0.62	0.51
2009	0.54	0.60	0.51
2008	0.54	0.60	0.51
2007	0.54	0.59	0.51
2006	0.53	0.58	0.51
2005	0.53	0.57	0.51
2004	0.52	0.55	0.51
2003	0.54	0.55	0.52
2002	0.54	0.53	0.53
2001	0.54	0.52	0.53
2000	0.53	0.51	0.53
1999	0.52	0.51	0.53
1998	0.52	0.50	0.54
1997	0.52	0.49	0.54
1996	0.52	0.48	0.54
1995	0.52	0.49	0.54
1994	0.51	0.47	0.54
1993	0.51	0.47	0.54

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Eligible for

92%

55%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2023	86%	52%	83%
2022	24%	41%	56%
2021	22%	35%	54%
2020	25%	39%	56%
2019	25%	39%	56%
2018	19%	35%	51%
2017	19%	35%	51%
2016	18%	35%	50%
2015	22%	34%	49%
2014	26%	33%	47%
2013	25%	32%	46%
2012	22%	32%	44%
2011	27%	31%	42%
2010	29%	29%	38%
2009	30%	26%	37%
2008	26%	25%	35%
2007	26%	24%	34%
2006	25%	24%	35%
2005	25%	24%	36%
2004	18%	23%	32%
2003	15%	23%	32%
2002	15%	23%	30%
2001	17%	21%	28%
2000	17%	23%	29%
1999	13%	24%	31%
1998	17%	24%	33%
1997	19%	24%	33%
1996	16%	24%	32%

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Eligible for (21-22)

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2002-2022)
Year	Armstrong Elementary School	Virginia	Hampton City School District
2022	9%	5%	4%
2021	10%	6%	6%
2020	7%	5%	4%
2019	7%	5%	4%
2018	8%	6%	5%
2017	8%	6%	5%
2016	5%	6%	5%
2015	9%	6%	6%
2014	6%	6%	9%
2013	3%	6%	9%
2012	5%	7%	9%
2011	4%	6%	7%
2010	9%	7%	9%
2009	7%	7%	8%
2008	9%	7%	9%
2007	9%	7%	9%
2006	11%	7%	9%
2005	8%	7%	10%
2004	9%	7%	9%
2003	7%	7%	9%
2002	7%	7%	8%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Hampton City School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), VA Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Armstrong Elementary School's ranking?

Armstrong Elementary School is ranked #123 out of 1,773 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in Virginia.

What schools are Armstrong Elementary School often compared to?

Armstrong Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Mary W. Jackson Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

90-94% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 68% VA state average), while 80-84% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 69% VA state average).

How many students attend Armstrong Elementary School?

278 students attend Armstrong Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

47% of Armstrong Elementary School students are White, 32% of students are Black, 12% of students are Two or more races, and 9% of students are Hispanic.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Armstrong Elementary School?

Armstrong Elementary School has a student ration of 16:1, which is higher than the Virginia state average of 14:1.

What grades does Armstrong Elementary School offer ?

Armstrong Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-5 (Supplemental Virtual).

What school district is Armstrong Elementary School part of?

Armstrong Elementary School is part of Hampton City School District.

In what neighborhood is Armstrong Elementary School located?

Armstrong Elementary School is located in the Wythe neighborhood of Hampton, VA. There are 2 other public schools located in Wythe.

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