Summary:
The Forney Independent School District (Isd) oversees 11 elementary schools serving grades PK through 4, with the district ranking in the 42nd percentile statewide, indicating performance slightly below the Texas median.
Among these schools, Johnson Elementary stands out as the top performer, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the 93rd percentile, with 4th-grade math proficiency at 77.3%—far exceeding the district average of 47.98%. Blackburn Elementary is a consistent high achiever, historically earning 4-star ratings and outperforming district averages in reading and math. Griffin Elementary shows notable improvement, rising from the 57th to 67th percentile, with a strong 4th-grade math score of 62.71%. Conversely, Dewberry Elementary faces significant challenges, ranking in the 7th percentile with a 0-star rating and only 21.23% of 3rd graders proficient in math. Henderson Elementary experienced a puzzling drop from a 4-star to a 2-star rating in the latest year, warranting further investigation.
Key metrics reveal a wide range of economic diversity, with free/reduced lunch percentages from 31.6% at Johnson to 80.35% at Dewberry, and student-teacher ratios averaging 15.2, ranging from 13.2 at Crosby Elementary to 17.4 at Educational Wilson Elementary. Notably, student-teacher ratio does not strongly correlate with performance, as Johnson (15.2) and Dewberry (14.9) have similar ratios despite vastly different outcomes. Additionally, Educational Wilson’s Spanish-language STAAR scores show Spanish-speaking students performing above the state average in 4th-grade reading, highlighting a niche success in its bilingual program.
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