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Griffin Elementary

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Griffin Elementary ranks 1536 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

1536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Griffin Elementary is a K-4 school in Forney, TX, serving 717 students within the Forney Independent School District (Isd), and has achieved a remarkable turnaround from the bottom 25th percentile to its highest-ever rank at the 67th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year.

Griffin Elementary stands out for its exceptional support of English Language Learners, ranking in the 89th percentile with a 4-star rating, a stark contrast to nearby schools like Willett Elementary and Criswell Elementary, which lack subgroup data for this demographic. The school also shows strong, consistent performance for Hispanic and African American students, earning 4-star ratings for three consecutive years. In 4th-grade mathematics, Griffin has seen a meteoric rise from 34% proficiency to 62.71%, significantly outperforming the district (47.98%) and state (49.28%) averages. This breakout growth is not matched by nearby schools like Blackburn Elementary, which has more stable scores. Despite a moderate free/reduced lunch rate of 47.98%, Griffin outperforms the district in 4th-grade Reading (58.19% vs. 51.24%) and Math, indicating effective school-wide strategies.

An interesting success story is the Gifted and Talented program, which jumped from the 33rd to the 92nd percentile in just two years, suggesting a highly effective enrichment program. However, a notable weakness is the declining performance of Low Socio-Economic Status students, dropping from a 3-star to a 2-star rating. This contrasts sharply with Dewberry Elementary, less than a mile away, which is the lowest-performing school in the district (0 stars, 7th percentile) with an 80.35% free/reduced lunch rate. This highlights how school-level leadership and programs, not just demographics, drive success. While 3rd-grade Reading has plateaued around 45-49% proficiency, lagging behind the state average, 4th-grade Reading shows consistent growth, suggesting stronger reading development in later elementary years.

717

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,922

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1130 S Ravenhill Rd
Forney, TX 75126

(469) 762-4295

District: Forney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Griffin Elementary usually attend:

High:

North Forney High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.8%

Hispanic:

18.1%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2022 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the Texas median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

1,536^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 42 pts since 2022

From bottom 25% (2022) to top 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	61.6	1536 of 4627	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	2148 of 4651	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	2037 of 4710	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	3553 of 4647	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3445 of 4581	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.6	536 of 2406	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	58.9	638 of 1905	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	821 of 2443	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	1682 of 2443	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	1606 of 2421	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	272 of 999	72.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.4	4379 of 4461	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	177 of 1643	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	401 of 2918	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	1550 of 3668	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	1436 of 3556	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.4	3011 of 3487	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	1603 of 4575	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	1888 of 3744	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	1794 of 4658	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	3518 of 4588	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3047 of 4561	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	212 of 2619	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	48.3	2001 of 2980	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	1152 of 4413	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	812 of 3644	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	867 of 4465	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	1732 of 4401	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	2085 of 4376	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	2450 of 4520	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.2	2127 of 3705	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	1600 of 4594	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.6	4153 of 4521	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	3898 of 4477	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	1470 of 4582	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.6	1228 of 3739	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	1853 of 4647	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	3537 of 4585	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3685 of 4563	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	399 of 1106	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	261 of 975	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	482 of 1128	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	591 of 1099	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	1432 of 4301	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.8	2490 of 3549	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	2817 of 4292	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3073 of 4086	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2114 of 3952	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	1216 of 3006	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.7	1464 of 2612	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	1257 of 3108	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.3	2672 of 3106	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	2441 of 3082	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)89th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2026)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile~ school

Female (2026)65th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-21 vs school

At Risk (2022)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading54%~ state avg

Mathematics52%+6 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Griffin Elementary

Is Griffin Elementary a good school?

Griffin Elementary ranks 1536^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Griffin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Griffin Elementary.

What district is Griffin Elementary in?

Forney Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Griffin Elementary?

Students at Griffin Elementary are 55% African American, 18% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Griffin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Griffin Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : North Forney High School

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