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Brown Middle

Q: Is Brown Middle a good school?

Brown Middle ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Texas middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Brown Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Brown Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brown Middle?

Students at Brown Middle are 68% African American, 18% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Brown Middle attend?

Students who attend Brown Middle usually go on to attend North Forney High School

Public Grades 7-8

2178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Brown Middle in Forney, TX, serves 568 students in 7th and 8th grades within the Forney Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 42nd percentile statewide. The school has experienced a dramatic and sustained decline in academic performance, with its overall state ranking falling from the 69th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 7th percentile in the most recent data, making it the lowest-ranked 7th-8th grade middle school in the district.

The most alarming metric is 7th-grade math proficiency, which has been in the single digits for three consecutive years, reaching just 3.05% in the latest school year—far below the district average of 13.24% and state average of 29.41%. This decline is systemic, affecting all student subgroups, and coincides with a rapid increase in economic disadvantage, as the percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch has jumped from 55.87% to 75.7% in just two years. In stark contrast, Warren Middle, the other 7th-8th grade school in the district, performs at the 73rd percentile with a much lower poverty rate of 38.89%, highlighting a significant disparity in educational experiences within the same district.

Interestingly, despite the low math scores, students who take Algebra I at Brown Middle perform exceptionally well, with 91.04% achieving proficiency compared to the state average of 47.01%, suggesting a strong program for advanced students while the majority are left behind. The school's feeder, Smith Intermediate, also shows below-average scores and high poverty, indicating that students arrive already behind grade level. This data paints a picture of a school in transition, struggling to adapt to a rapidly changing student population and failing to close achievement gaps.

568

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,277

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 Windmill Farms Blvd
Forney, TX 75126

(469) 762-4260

District: Forney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Brown Middle usually attend:

High:

North Forney High School

Feeder schools for Brown Middle:

Elementary:

Blackburn Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.5%

Hispanic:

18.3%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 62 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg41%

Texas avg47%

2,178^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 62 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle 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	14.1	2178 of 2335	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	1998 of 2344	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	1666 of 2372	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1522 of 2330	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1557 of 2254	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	1243 of 2252	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.1	833 of 2193	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	686 of 2080	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.5	783 of 2027	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.5	614 of 1987	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	73.0	446 of 2043	78.2%	★★★★☆
2014	76.6	347 of 1987	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.1	366 of 1973	81.4%	★★★★☆
2012	65.5	619 of 1951	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.3	377 of 1895	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	65.6	557 of 1803	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	565 of 1763	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.8	546 of 1718	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.8	824 of 1684	51.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	1158 of 1295	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	802 of 997	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	948 of 1280	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	882 of 1273	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	881 of 1251	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	786 of 1213	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	577 of 1193	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	477 of 1167	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	330 of 505	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.3	310 of 617	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	84 of 616	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	335 of 589	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	443 of 594	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	405 of 587	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.8	1324 of 2182	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	1263 of 2118	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1224 of 2058	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	1032 of 2008	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	1387 of 1390	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	1006 of 1428	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.8	828 of 1770	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	903 of 1720	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	864 of 1643	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	466 of 1592	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.3	544 of 1445	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	524 of 1376	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	2078 of 2240	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1572 of 1825	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1622 of 2242	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1475 of 2241	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1614 of 2221	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	1175 of 2151	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	788 of 2047	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	652 of 2008	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	586 of 1497	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.5	404 of 1230	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	756 of 1481	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	842 of 1488	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	905 of 1501	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	945 of 1446	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	975 of 1430	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	1961 of 2141	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1389 of 1731	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	964 of 2119	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	802 of 2116	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	998 of 2077	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	621 of 2043	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	574 of 1935	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.1	631 of 1895	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	2132 of 2253	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1639 of 1820	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1801 of 2235	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1616 of 2251	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1778 of 2220	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	1503 of 2172	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1255 of 2073	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1178 of 2039	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	2158 of 2253	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	1640 of 1818	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1527 of 2246	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1473 of 2245	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1575 of 2228	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	1221 of 2168	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	845 of 2069	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	775 of 2030	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	673 of 806	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.7	294 of 676	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.2	689 of 818	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	502 of 817	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	608 of 813	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	410 of 743	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	406 of 753	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	408 of 720	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	1732 of 1956	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	1372 of 1568	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	884 of 1891	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	1220 of 1815	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	1077 of 1757	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	855 of 1712	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	849 of 1626	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1030 of 1597	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1422 of 1731	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	1148 of 1439	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.9	714 of 1733	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.6	548 of 1749	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.5	1128 of 1723	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	970 of 1700	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	683 of 1684	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	651 of 1673	61.1%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)61st percentile+54 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile+20 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile+11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)17th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I58%+4 vs state

Reading34%-22 vs state

Mathematics17%-23 vs state

Social Studies8%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (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 (2025)	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 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Brown Middle	Public	7-8	1050 Windmill Farms Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4260	568	39	14.5	75.7%	38 (6.7%)	389 (68.5%)	104 (18.3%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.4%)	14.1	2178^th of 2335 public middle schools	6.7%		21	1998^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.8%	180		57.6			35.6	32.5			3.1	25.1	8.2	$9,277
Smith Intermediate	Public	5-6	1750 Iron Gate Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4365	680	51	13.4	64.6%	92 (13.5%)	427 (62.8%)	115 (16.9%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.0%)								(n/a)			46.2	40.4			38.6	29.5				$8,559
Themer Middle	Public	7-8	12502 Fm 1641	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4240	642	38	16.9	32.6%	231 (36.0%)	192 (29.9%)	174 (27.1%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.0%)	50.3	1036^th of 2335 public middle schools	55.6%					(n/a)		89.7			56.1	58.3			21.6	51.7	21.2	$00
Rhea Intermediate	Public	5-6	250 Monitor Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4360	599	38	15.5	34.4%	202 (33.7%)	197 (32.9%)	169 (28.2%)	12 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)								(n/a)			53.2	52.0			43.0	46.0				$7,892
Jackson Middle	Public	7-8	651 Innovation Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4270	807	55	14.5	57.4%	106 (13.1%)	444 (55.0%)	187 (23.2%)	30 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	35 (4.3%)	37.3	1484^th of 2335 public middle schools	36.4%		43.5	1285^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.2%	199		94.3			48.4	55.0			13.1	41.7	17.2	$8,718
Rhodes Is	Public	5-6	775 Innovation Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4370	746	53	14.1	60.3%	86 (11.5%)	431 (57.8%)	160 (21.4%)	27 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (5.1%)								(n/a)			45.7	42.8			37.9	33.2				$7,580
Jones Intermediate School	Public	5-6	811 S Bois D'Arc St	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4340	758	47	16.0	43.7%	185 (24.4%)	211 (27.8%)	315 (41.6%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.2%)								(n/a)	21.4		50.5	48.9			36.3	37.4				$00
Warren Middle	Public	7-8	811 S Bois D'Arc	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4250	738	46	15.9	38.9%	252 (34.1%)	186 (25.2%)	261 (35.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.5%)	64.4	640^th of 2335 public middle schools	72.6%		64.4	675^th of 2344 public middle schools	71.2%	35		100.0			54.7	66.7			12.0	65.8	39.9	$8,366
Heartland Middle	Public	6-8	2600 Fletcher Rd	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 427-6000	1,038	65	16.0	61.3%	233 (22.4%)	323 (31.1%)	426 (41.0%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.0%)	29.1	1756^th of 2335 public middle schools	24.8%		25.5	1882^nd of 2344 public middle schools	19.7%	126		75.7		36.4	42.1	55.6		23.6	11.8	35.6	16.4	$6,766
Herman Furlough Junior Middle	Public	6-8	1351 Colquitt Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-7501	1,166	70	16.5	76.5%	231 (19.8%)	224 (19.2%)	660 (56.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.1%)	23.9	1942^nd of 2335 public middle schools	16.8%		24.6	1903^rd of 2344 public middle schools	18.8%	39		61.3		38.8	43.4	44.2		25.0	4.8	23.7	17.9	$8,567

Frequently Asked Questions about Brown Middle

What is the racial makeup of Brown Middle?

Students at Brown Middle are 68% African American, 18% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Brown Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Brown Middle.

What district is Brown Middle in?

Forney Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Brown Middle attend?

Students who attend Brown Middle usually go on to attend North Forney High School

Is Brown Middle a good school?

Brown Middle ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Texas middle schools.

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