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Criswell Elementary

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Criswell Elementary ranks 2854 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

2854^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Criswell Elementary in Forney Independent School District (Isd) serves 549 students in grades PK-4 and has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline in recent years, dropping from a top-tier 4-star rating to a 2-star rating.

This school was once a strong performer, consistently ranking in the top 25-30% of Texas elementary schools, but its state ranking has plummeted from the 76th percentile in 2023 to the 38th percentile in 2025-2026. The most alarming trend is the collapse of support for special education students, who dropped from the 66th percentile (3 stars) to the 23rd percentile (1 star) in just two years. Additionally, male students have fallen much harder than female students, widening a gender achievement gap. While the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1—better than nearby Griffin Elementary (16.6:1) and Lewis Elementary (15.6:1)—its test scores are significantly lower than Johnson Elementary and Claybon Elementary, suggesting the issue is not class size but instructional quality or school culture.

Rising economic disadvantage is a factor, with the percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch jumping from 50% to 64% in two years. However, nearby Educational Wilson Elementary has a similar poverty rate (51%) and a similar overall rank (41st percentile), indicating Criswell’s struggles are part of a broader challenge for schools serving this demographic. On a positive note, English Language Learner students have shown relative strength, ranking in the 64th percentile in 2025-2026. The school’s leadership must urgently address why its support systems are failing its most vulnerable students, particularly those in special education and male students.

549

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,349

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Hwy 740 N
Forney, TX 75126

(469) 762-4310

District: Forney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Criswell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Jackson Middle
	Rhodes Is
High:	Forney High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.3%

Hispanic:

26.6%

White:

16.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

2,854^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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	38.5	2854 of 4627	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	2664 of 4651	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.6	1151 of 4710	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	2205 of 4647	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	1424 of 4581	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	938 of 4578	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	1110 of 4479	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	899 of 4359	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	64.6	1268 of 4329	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	73.4	1075 of 4286	74.9%	★★★★☆
2015	62.3	1659 of 4320	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.7	1276 of 4260	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	919 of 4221	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	756 of 4206	82.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.7	994 of 4095	75.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.7	1004 of 3937	74.5%	★★★★☆
2009	68.3	1216 of 3884	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	1034 of 3768	72.6%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	795 of 3724	78.7%	★★★★☆
2006	72.1	902 of 3476	74.1%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	956 of 3475	72.5%	★★★★☆
2004	68.5	1059 of 3465	69.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	1439 of 2406	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	1008 of 1905	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.6	612 of 2443	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	526 of 2443	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	803 of 2421	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	734 of 2444	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	771 of 2515	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	984 of 2483	60.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.6	1506 of 4461	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.9	695 of 4331	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	1736 of 4295	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	1185 of 4240	72.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	585 of 1643	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.2	512 of 2918	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	1289 of 3668	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	2541 of 3556	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.8	1324 of 3487	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.5	408 of 3446	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	1044 of 3333	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	815 of 3226	74.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	2672 of 4575	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.3	1501 of 3744	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.0	1004 of 4658	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	2127 of 4588	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	1412 of 4561	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	1067 of 4499	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	633 of 4348	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	657 of 4306	84.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	69.0	900 of 2980	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	946 of 2958	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	876 of 3006	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	2027 of 4413	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	801 of 3644	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	812 of 4465	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	2043 of 4401	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	1227 of 4376	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	429 of 4329	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	1058 of 4188	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	1150 of 4168	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	2296 of 4520	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.2	1936 of 3705	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.4	1350 of 4594	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	51.5	2085 of 4521	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	1187 of 4477	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	954 of 4451	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	2043 of 4309	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	1810 of 4264	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	3013 of 4582	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	2406 of 3739	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.5	2025 of 4647	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	2264 of 4585	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	1438 of 4563	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.2	869 of 4498	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	1722 of 4357	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	1291 of 4319	70.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	702 of 1106	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.5	766 of 975	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	842 of 1128	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	630 of 1112	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	3325 of 4301	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	2988 of 3549	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.5	1474 of 4292	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	2381 of 4086	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	1196 of 3952	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	1299 of 3799	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	1553 of 3684	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.5	1383 of 3558	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	1843 of 3006	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	1792 of 2612	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	1283 of 3108	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	1639 of 3106	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.5	842 of 3082	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	1081 of 3082	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	1052 of 3142	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	886 of 3127	71.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)70th percentile+17 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)64th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)42nd percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile~ school

White (2026)39th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-7 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	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
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
Educational Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	950 Innovation Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4335	786	45	17.4	50.9%	48 (6.1%)	51 (6.5%)	676 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	40.1	2738^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.8%					(n/a)	25.0	48.5	0.0	44.4	62.8		32.8	35.5		$00
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
Griffin Elementary	Public	K-4	1130 S Ravenhill Rd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4295	717	43	16.6	48.0%	103 (14.4%)	393 (54.8%)	130 (18.1%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	61.6	1536^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.8%		49.9	2148^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	612				49.4	58.2		41.9	62.7		$8,922
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
Lewis Elementary	Public	K-4	1309 Luckenbach	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4330	738	47	15.6	60.4%	111 (15.0%)	424 (57.5%)	139 (18.8%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	33 (4.5%)	40.3	2727^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.1%		29.6	3461^st of 4651 public elementary schools	25.6%	734				42.1	41.2		43.2	46.1		$6,510
Dewberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6800 Falcon Way	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	692	46	14.9	80.3%	33 (4.8%)	499 (72.1%)	99 (14.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.8%)	14.7	4310^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		11.7	4425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.9%	115				35.6	27.1		21.2	29.9		$10,436
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
Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-4	2401 Concord Dr	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4300	662	46	14.4	50.8%	149 (22.5%)	340 (51.4%)	118 (17.8%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (5.9%)	62.3	1498^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.6%		74.4	948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	550				60.6	54.5		51.2	46.3		$9,405
Linda Lyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2186 Trophy Dr	Heath	75126	Rockwall County	Rockwall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(214) 771-4910	886	50	17.6	24.8%	419 (47.3%)	197 (22.2%)	163 (18.4%)	47 (5.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.2%)	84.8	584^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.4%		76.9	880^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.1%	296				61.6	74.8	63.6	68.0	67.3	74.4	$6,627

Frequently Asked Questions about Criswell Elementary

Is Criswell Elementary a good school?

Criswell Elementary ranks 2854^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Criswell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 549 students attended Criswell Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Criswell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Criswell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle
Middle : Rhodes Is
High : Forney High School

What district is Criswell Elementary in?

Forney Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Criswell Elementary?

Students at Criswell Elementary are 46% African American, 27% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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