Total enrollment
18,565
+5,800 (+45%) vs SY 2020-21
25 schools in FORNEY ISD
Texas · 18,565 students · 1 city
Across 25 public schools, FORNEY ISD (Texas) serves approximately 18,565 K-12 students across 12 elementary, 8 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in FORNEY ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
+11 (+85%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How FORNEY ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #304 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 18,565 | #78 of 760 | #443 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #80 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #573 of 758 | #5,870 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 48.5% | #539 of 750 | #4,369 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.8% | #53 of 557 | #531 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside FORNEY ISD
State test results across the district's 21 scored schools run from Johnson Elementary School at 68.8% proficient to Dewberry Elementary School at 23.3%, a gap of 45.5 points. That is the 83rd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 10,196 to 12,034 students (up 18%) and from 603 to 777 full-time teachers (up 29%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH FORNEY H S | Forney | High | 09-12 | 2,648 |
| FORNEY H S | Forney | High | 09-12 | 2,582 |
| JACKSON MIDDLE | Forney | Middle | 07-08 | 807 |
| ED WILSON EL | Forney | Elementary | PK-04 | 786 |
| JONES INT SC | Forney | Middle | 05-06 | 758 |
| RHODES IS | Forney | Middle | 05-06 | 746 |
| WILLETT EL | Forney | Elementary | KG-04 | 741 |
| LEWIS EL | Forney | Elementary | KG-04 | 738 |
| WARREN MIDDLE | Forney | Middle | 07-08 | 738 |
| GRIFFIN EL | Forney | Elementary | KG-04 | 717 |
| DEWBERRY EL | Forney | Elementary | PK-04 | 692 |
| SMITH INT | Forney | Middle | 05-06 | 680 |
| BLACKBURN EL | Forney | Elementary | KG-04 | 662 |
| JOHNSON EL | Forney | Elementary | KG-04 | 655 |
| THEMER MIDDLE | Forney | Middle | 07-08 | 642 |
| RHEA INT | Forney | Middle | 05-06 | 599 |
| CLAYBON EL | Forney | Elementary | PK-04 | 583 |
| HENDERSON EL | Forney | Elementary | PK-04 | 580 |
| BROWN MIDDLE | Forney | Middle | 07-08 | 568 |
| CRISWELL EL | Forney | Elementary | PK-04 | 549 |
| CROSBY EL | Forney | Elementary | PK-04 | 452 |
| EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER | Forney | Elementary | PK-PK | 341 |
| FORNEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY | Forney | High | 09-12 | 197 |
| FORNEY LEARNING ACADEMY | Forney | High | 09-12 | 104 |
| THE KEITH BELL CENTER | Forney | Combined | M-M | · |
About FORNEY ISD
FORNEY ISD runs 25 public schools across Texas, collectively educateing roughly 18,565 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, FORNEY ISD spans 12 elementary, 8 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 743 in this district, meaningfully above the Texas typical of 606.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 45%: 12,765 students in SY 2020-21 versus 18,565 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, FORNEY ISD gained 11 schools, going from 13 to 24.
On this page, the community for FORNEY ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.