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Johnson Elementary

Public Grades K-4

314^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Johnson Elementary in Forney, TX, is a K-4 school serving 655 students within the Forney Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a top-tier academic performer, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year. This school consistently earns 4 or 5 stars, placing it in the top 15% of all Texas elementary schools over the past decade. Its test scores are dramatically higher than nearby schools: for example, 77.3% of 4th graders are proficient in math, compared to just 49.3% at the next closest school, Claybon Elementary, and other Forney ISD schools like Willett Elementary and Criswell Elementary score between 39% and 48%. In 4th grade reading, Johnson Elementary achieves 76.6% proficiency, while all other nearby schools fall below 50%.

What makes Johnson Elementary particularly impressive is its ability to serve all student groups at exceptionally high levels. The school ranks in the 94th to 97th percentile for African American, Hispanic, low socio-economic status, special education, and English language learner students—all earning 5-star ratings. This suggests that the school’s teaching methods and support systems are highly effective at helping every child succeed, regardless of background. While the school has a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students (31.6%) compared to peers like Henderson Elementary (55.2%) and Crosby Elementary (53.8%), its academic results far exceed what those poverty levels alone would predict, pointing to strong instructional practices as the key driver of success.

After a dip during the pandemic years, Johnson Elementary has shown a clear upward trend, improving from the 87th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 93rd percentile in 2025-2026. This recovery and acceleration solidify its status as a standout school in the region. One area for growth is its Multi-Racial student population, which has shown some volatility in rankings, though it improved to the 74th percentile in the most recent year. Overall, Johnson Elementary is a high-performing, equitable school that dramatically outperforms its district and all nearby schools, making it a top choice for families in the Forney area.

655

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,116

Per pupil spending ?

31.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10835 Walnut Ln
Forney, TX 75126-9680

(469) 762-4325

District: Forney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Johnson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rhea Intermediate
	Warren Middle
High:	Forney High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.3%

African American:

33.1%

Hispanic:

21.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

314^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 14 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the Forney Independent School District (Isd)

548^th of 951Forney Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	314 of 4627	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.5	351 of 4651	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	633 of 4710	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	546 of 4647	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	503 of 4581	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	636 of 4578	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.9	246 of 4479	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.7	363 of 4359	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	88.4	426 of 4329	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	77.4	877 of 4286	79.5%	★★★★☆
2015	82.6	606 of 4320	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	84.7	470 of 4260	89.0%	★★★★☆
2013	81.6	580 of 4221	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	87.1	348 of 4206	91.7%	★★★★★
2011	83.3	276 of 4095	93.3%	★★★★★
2010	84.5	176 of 3937	95.5%	★★★★★
2009	84.6	228 of 3884	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	77.8	595 of 3768	84.2%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	857 of 3724	77.0%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	587 of 3476	83.1%	★★★★☆
2005	80.9	407 of 3475	88.3%	★★★★☆
2004	81.6	334 of 3465	90.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.6	71 of 2406	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.1	65 of 1905	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	58 of 2443	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	159 of 2443	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	135 of 2421	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	112 of 2444	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	408 of 2515	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	158 of 2483	93.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	177 of 999	82.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.8	664 of 4461	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	1592 of 4331	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.4	254 of 4295	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	71.8	713 of 4240	83.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	92 of 1643	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	219 of 2918	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.0	295 of 3668	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	521 of 3556	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	638 of 3487	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	375 of 3446	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	715 of 3333	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	179 of 3226	94.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.0	386 of 4575	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	87.5	329 of 3744	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	676 of 4658	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	430 of 4588	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	401 of 4561	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	497 of 4499	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	229 of 4348	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	398 of 4306	90.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.1	156 of 3075	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	394 of 2980	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	1339 of 2958	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	795 of 3006	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	280 of 3184	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	67.0	1091 of 3106	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	250 of 4413	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	94.5	87 of 3644	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	150 of 4465	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	399 of 4401	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	69.1	971 of 4376	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	702 of 4329	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	214 of 4188	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	375 of 4168	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	143 of 4520	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	86.4	217 of 3705	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	346 of 4594	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	152 of 4521	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	63.1	1295 of 4477	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	1237 of 4451	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	603 of 4309	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	864 of 4264	79.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	266 of 4582	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	91.0	241 of 3739	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	480 of 4647	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	665 of 4585	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	615 of 4563	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	820 of 4498	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.6	297 of 4357	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	324 of 4319	92.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	286 of 1106	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	43.0	614 of 975	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	923 of 1128	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	80.7	152 of 1099	86.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	229 of 4301	94.7%	★★★★★
2025	78.3	406 of 3549	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	315 of 4292	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	437 of 4086	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	208 of 3952	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	376 of 3799	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	65 of 3684	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	209 of 3558	94.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	263 of 3006	91.3%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	268 of 2612	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	1017 of 3108	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	525 of 3106	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	476 of 3082	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	705 of 3082	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	158 of 3142	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	390 of 3127	87.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)85th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+26 vs state

Reading72%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Johnson Elementary	Public	K-4	10835 Walnut Ln	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4325	655	43	15.2	31.6%	231 (35.3%)	217 (33.1%)	141 (21.5%)	34 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.4%)	91.3	314^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.2%		90.5	351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	92.5%	37	66.9	76.6		68.1	77.3		$9,116
Claybon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1011 Fm 741	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4305	583	39	14.9	43.4%	220 (37.7%)	187 (32.1%)	134 (23.0%)	12 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.8%)	68.7	1194^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.2%		69.1	1174^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.8%	20	71.3	56.9		56.3	49.3		$8,523
Barbara Walker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4060 Abbey Rd	Heartland	75126	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6030	709	40	17.8	66.4%	132 (18.6%)	292 (41.2%)	238 (33.6%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.4%)	21.7	3954^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.5%		22.3	3892^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	16.3%	62	23.9	31.8	38.7	26.4	49.1	32.1	$6,647
Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12755 Fm 1641	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4320	580	41	14.2	55.2%	112 (19.3%)	275 (47.4%)	124 (21.4%)	26 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.7%)	38.6	2850^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		66.5	1287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%	1563	37.0	47.5		40.4	44.0		$9,254
Hollis T Dietz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2080 Sunnybrook Dr	Heartland	75126	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6050	568	36	15.9	58.8%	88 (15.5%)	257 (45.2%)	201 (35.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	26.9	3638^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.4%		17.2	4176^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.2%	538	44.8	37.7	54.3	20.9	18.8	38.3	$7,903
Opal Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3015 Fletcher Rd	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 427-6000	682	40	16.8	62.6%	65 (9.5%)	351 (51.5%)	215 (31.5%)	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.4%)	21.6	3964^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.3%		18.2	4128^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.2%	164	36.6	46.7	48.1	26.9	25.0	16.1	$7,471
Willett Elementary	Public	K-4	1896 S Gateway Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	741	45	16.4	37.8%	238 (32.1%)	258 (34.8%)	183 (24.7%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)	34.7	3108^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.8%		54.8	1855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.1%	1253	34.1	46.2		40.8	39.5		$6,416
Criswell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	401 Hwy 740 N	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4310	549	39	14.2	64.1%	92 (16.8%)	254 (46.3%)	146 (26.6%)	15 (2.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.3%)	38.5	2854^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.3%		41.7	2664^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.7%	190	33.9	56.1		32.1	45.4		$7,349
Crosby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Diamond Creek Dr	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4315	452	34	13.2	53.8%	79 (17.5%)	230 (50.9%)	107 (23.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	53.9	1919^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.5%		41.2	2698^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%	779	57.0	42.9		53.9	48.2		$8,757
Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Helen Ln	Mesquite	75181	Dallas County	Mesquite Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 882-7190	540	37	14.4	84.4%	27 (5.0%)	382 (70.7%)	102 (18.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	12	4423^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	4.4%		13.6	4355^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.4%	68	21.3	30.6	41.5	14.5	20.8	29.8	$8,550

Frequently Asked Questions about Johnson Elementary

What district is Johnson Elementary in?

Forney Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Johnson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Johnson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rhea Intermediate
Middle : Warren Middle
High : Forney High School

How many students attend Johnson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended Johnson Elementary.

Is Johnson Elementary a good school?

Yes. Johnson Elementary ranks in the top 6.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Johnson Elementary?

Students at Johnson Elementary are 35% White, 33% African American, 22% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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