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Enrollment
549
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORNEY ISD·NCES 481956006253
Criswell Elementary School
401 HWY 740 N, FORNEY, TX 75126 · (469) 762-4310 · Kaufman County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL549 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
352 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 69 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 14% smaller than its 4th grade class (105).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 27.0% | 20.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 23.0% | 17.0% | 41.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Criswell Elementary School
Criswell Elementary School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criswell Elementary School this school | 549 | 64.1% | 48.3% |
| June W Davis Elementary School FORT WORTH | 618 | 60.7% | 43.4% |
| Curtis Elementary School BEAUMONT | 509 | 62.7% | 44.3% |
| Hollis T Dietz Elementary School HEARTLAND | 568 | 58.8% | 29.8% |
| Red Oak Elementary School RED OAK | 491 | 65.4% | 43.8% |
| Cedar Valley Elementary School KILLEEN | 570 | 64.7% | 47.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Criswell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,592 of 4,401 | #11 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,611 of 4,466 ▲ 97 | #15 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,749 of 4,466 ▼ 396 | #16 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,381 of 3,998 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 549 | #2,046 of 4,938 | #20 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,749 of 4,622 | #6 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #700 of 4,628 | #5 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #2,901 of 4,789 | #18 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #2,041 of 2,838 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
549
-179 (-25%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 549 | 38.5 | 14.3:1 | 64% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 891 | 53 | 16.8:1 | 53% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 46.2 | 17.4:1 | 50% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 728 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 36% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 36.9 | 16.5:1 | 24% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 22% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 25% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 18% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 402 | 16 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Criswell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (608 to 549); teachers up 4% (36.9 to 38.5).
About Criswell Elementary School
Criswell Elementary School is one of the public schools in FORNEY, Texas. It is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 549 students in pre-K through 4.
FORNEY ISD runs 24 schools with a combined 18,565 students. Criswell Elementary School is one of them.
The most common group at Criswell Elementary School is Black students, at 46%. It is also 27% Hispanic, 17% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Kaufman County's residents are about 19% Black, 28 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 68% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Criswell Elementary School, 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.3:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Criswell Elementary School's results are 2.0 points above predicted: 48.3% against 46.3%.
Kaufman County has these Census figures: the median household income is $89,485, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Kaufman County has 65 public schools and roughly 41,319 students.
The nearest other public school, Jackson Middle School, is about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Criswell Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 25% enrollment decrease, from 728 in 2020-21 to 549 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 16.9 in 2020-21 to 14.3 in 2024-25.
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Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORNEY ISD
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Other schools in FORNEY
- North Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,648 students
- Forney High SchoolHigh · 2,582 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Ed Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- Jones Int ScMiddle · 758 students
- Rhodes IsMiddle · 746 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson Middle School0.5 mi · 807
- Rhodes Is0.6 mi · 746
- Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 341
- Ed Wilson Elementary School0.9 mi · 786
- Crosby Elementary School1.1 mi · 452
- Basepoint Academy - Forney1.4 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Criswell Elementary SchoolHow large is Criswell Elementary School?
Criswell Elementary School enrolls approximately 549 students in grades PK-04.
Is Criswell Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Criswell Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Criswell Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Criswell Elementary School.
How diverse is Criswell Elementary School?
Criswell Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 27% Hispanic, 46% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Criswell Elementary School?
Criswell Elementary School is overseen by FORNEY ISD in Kaufman County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.