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Blackburn Elementary

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Blackburn Elementary ranks 948 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

948^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Blackburn Elementary is a public elementary school in Forney, Texas, serving 580 students in grades K-4 as part of the Forney Independent School District. The school has shown a mixed performance, with strengths in certain student subgroups but areas for improvement in others.

Blackburn Elementary's academic performance has been variable, with 4th-grade reading and math scores exceeding the district and state averages in recent years. The school's performance is particularly strong for Hispanic and White students, who have consistently ranked in the top 100 and top 50 respectively among Texas elementary schools. However, the school struggles with proficiency rates for African American, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Texas elementary schools for these subgroups. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 948 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 3,305 out of 4,578 in 2020-2021.

Within the Forney Independent School District, there are several elementary schools that consistently outperform Blackburn Elementary, such as Johnson Elementary, Claybon Elementary, and Henderson Elementary. These schools are located within a few miles of Blackburn Elementary, indicating that students in the Forney area have access to higher-performing educational options. The school's free and reduced-price lunch rate, which has ranged from 47.76% to 53.08% in recent years, may be a contributing factor to the lower performance of certain student subgroups.

662

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,405

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 Concord Dr
Forney, TX 75126-9682

(469) 762-4300

District: Forney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Blackburn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Brown Middle
	Smith Intermediate
High:	North Forney High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.4%

White:

22.5%

Hispanic:

17.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg49%

Texas avg49%

948^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the Forney Independent School District (Isd)

494^th of 961Forney 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
2025	74.4	948 of 4651	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	714 of 4710	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	1694 of 4647	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	2479 of 4581	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3305 of 4578	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.5	1393 of 4479	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.1	1441 of 4359	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.6	1402 of 4329	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.1	1414 of 4286	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.3	2098 of 4320	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.4	2367 of 4260	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.2	1546 of 4221	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	1507 of 4206	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.4	2035 of 4095	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.0	2170 of 3937	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.4	1584 of 3884	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.1	2412 of 3768	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.6	2225 of 3724	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	448 of 1905	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	904 of 2443	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1442 of 2443	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1801 of 2421	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1732 of 2444	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1309 of 2515	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	1030 of 2483	58.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.4	4229 of 4461	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	4134 of 4331	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	66.2	980 of 4295	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	1703 of 4240	59.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	59 of 2918	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	339 of 3668	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	65.3	907 of 3556	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	38.4	2297 of 3487	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	2882 of 3446	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.7	355 of 3333	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	1373 of 3226	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	835 of 3744	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	801 of 4658	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	1897 of 4588	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2638 of 4561	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	3326 of 4499	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.2	1278 of 4348	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	1255 of 4306	70.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	681 of 2619	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	1155 of 2980	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	1975 of 3006	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.8	979 of 3184	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	393 of 3106	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	168 of 3644	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	100 of 4465	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	68.7	1002 of 4401	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	2090 of 4376	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.5	3667 of 4329	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	78.1	522 of 4188	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	995 of 4168	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	1244 of 3705	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.1	923 of 4594	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	31.3	3445 of 4521	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	3745 of 4477	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3796 of 4451	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	1900 of 4309	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	2164 of 4264	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	525 of 3739	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	533 of 4647	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	1580 of 4585	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	2394 of 4563	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3136 of 4498	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	1480 of 4357	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	1632 of 4319	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	78 of 975	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	57.2	468 of 1128	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	700 of 961	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.5	219 of 1112	80.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	377 of 3549	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	993 of 4292	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	1433 of 4086	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	1264 of 3952	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	1436 of 3799	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	1189 of 3684	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	1880 of 3558	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	207 of 2612	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	41 of 3108	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	119 of 3106	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	67.5	881 of 3082	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	30.9	2319 of 3082	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	1274 of 3142	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	1474 of 3127	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

African American (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)74th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading64%+11 vs state

Mathematics55%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	74.4	948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%		81	714^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.8%	234					56.8	71.3			48.5	62.0				$9,405
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%)	11.7	4425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.9%		9.2	4556^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.3%	131					31.9	26.4			21.0	21.6				$10,436
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%)	54.8	1855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.1%		69.5	1154^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.5%	701					49.4	58.7			44.2	44.9				$6,416
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%)	66.5	1287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%		66.6	1272^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	73.0%	15					52.3	67.0			61.6	42.3				$9,254
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%)	41.2	2698^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%		37.5	2989^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.5%	291					41.6	47.4			36.9	46.4				$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%)	49.9	2148^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%		52.3	2037^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.8%	111					45.8	45.7			49.4	47.4				$8,922
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%)	41.7	2664^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.7%		69.6	1151^st of 4710 public elementary schools	75.6%	1513					54.3	43.4			39.1	36.3				$7,349
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%)	69.1	1174^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.8%		68.1	1207^th of 4710 public elementary schools	74.4%	33					64.3	57.7			56.4	47.2				$8,523
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%)								(n/a)	33.3	53.9	20.0	20.0	58.4	69.3			39.3	60.9				$00
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%)	22.3	3892^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	16.3%		27.5	3618^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.2%	274					28.4	30.0	30.7	47.2	19.1	34.2	28.7	34.0	16.8	$6,647

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackburn Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Blackburn Elementary?

Students at Blackburn Elementary are 51% African American, 23% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Blackburn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blackburn Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Brown Middle
Middle : Smith Intermediate
High : North Forney High School

Is Blackburn Elementary a good school?

Blackburn Elementary ranks 948^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Blackburn Elementary in?

Forney Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Blackburn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Blackburn Elementary.

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