Research Armstrong Elementary School public Schools in Williamsburg, Virginia

“This school gives out an unbelievable amount of homework. You cannot get the extra help your child may need. On the surface, the school sounds great, with high scores, but the pressure on these kids is terrible. The school is also totally geared toward the left-brained math minded child and not the creative right-brained child. We are seriously considering private school or homeschool next year. Armstrong is great if your kid has a photographic memory and doesn't try to think outside the box. But for the truly brillant, creative child, it's suppressive and its teachers are too comfortable in their positions.”

“My daughter just completed Kindergarten.I was amazed at the amount of homework she had during this year. However, it kept her occupied and learning. I feel that Armstrong will give my daughters an advantage in the long run because they will be leaps & bounds ahead of others their ages. The staff is wonderful and truly cares about the kids.”

“Armstrong is cozy, with only 400 students and scores high in the SOLs. This is a double-edge sword, however. If your child is struggling, they will help, but there is so much pressure on the parents, students and teachers to keep the school's high 90s score, that it becomes an extremely stressful school environment.”

“Our daughter has attended Armstrong since kindergarten and she's now in the 3rd grade. The staff and teachers are the best, helping every student achieve their best; we would never want her to attend any other school. Seeing how the SOL tests compared to other schools surprised us, and that made the school even more attractive. However, my wife and I have come to realize that in order to achieve these results, a lot of homework is given to students. ). The curriculum is demanding so just be prepared. If you strive to get your child to bed by 8:30pm as we do, there won t be much room for anything else. Gotta go now homework to do ;)”

“My son began attending Armstrong last year as a Kindergarden student. He loves the school and I love the attention that is given to each childs needs and their learning level. The teachers, principal and vice-principal, as well as everyone else that works at the school, are all wonderful people that are very involved with the kids. We love this school and we are so happy we found it!”

“In march 2004 we started looking for a new home. As any good parent of three would, I wouldn't seriously consider the house until I checked out the school. Once we visited this great website and saw the scores at Armstrong Elem, We made sure moved into a house within this school zone! Two of my children finished up this academic year at Armstrong and it is truly a wonderful school. They have great and caring teachers like Mrs. Deboer and Ms. Perkins! A Great office staff who are actually welcoming and nice, and they smile too! My kids are being challenged and they really like going to school! Wow! Keep up the excellence Armstrong! You're fabulous”