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What's the most underrated thing about HENDERSON EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORNEY ISD·NCES 481956009557
Henderson Elementary School
12755 FM 1641, FORNEY, TX 75126 · (469) 762-4320 · Kaufman County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
320 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 | 128 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
69%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 20.0% | 18.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Henderson Elementary School
Henderson Elementary School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Elementary School this school | 580 | 55.2% | 57.8% |
| Providence Elementary School AUBREY | 678 | 53.8% | 26.6% |
| June W Davis Elementary School FORT WORTH | 618 | 60.7% | 43.4% |
| Catherine Bell Elementary School LITTLE ELM | 560 | 57.5% | 27.3% |
| Blackburn Elementary School FORNEY | 662 | 50.8% | 62.2% |
| Crosby Elementary School FORNEY | 452 | 53.8% | 43.4% |
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 Henderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #887 of 4,401 | #4 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,403 of 4,466 ▼ 1,120 | #11 of 27 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,132 of 4,466 ▼ 2,022 | #18 of 27 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -19.5pp | #77 of 3,998 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #1,763 of 4,938 | #18 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,779 of 4,622 | #7 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.6% | #662 of 4,628 | #4 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #3,356 of 4,789 | #24 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #1,645 of 2,838 | #4 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
580
-69 (-11%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 580 | 40.6 | 14.3:1 | 55% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 41.8 | 13.5:1 | 50% (283) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 43.5 | 17.0:1 | 50% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 21% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 678 | 35.1 | 19.3:1 | 21% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 32 | 19.0:1 | 18% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 16% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (678 to 580); teachers up 16% (35.1 to 40.6).
About Henderson Elementary School
Henderson Elementary School is an elementary school in FORNEY, Texas, reachable at (469) 762-4320. The school runs pre-K through 4 and enrolls 580 students.
Besides Henderson Elementary School, FORNEY ISD runs 23 other schools. The district enrolls 18,565 students.
Black students make up 47% of enrollment at Henderson Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 21% Hispanic, 19% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Kaufman County overall, about 19% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Henderson Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 40.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.3:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Roughly 55% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.1% for Henderson Elementary School. The school posts 57.8%, 7.6 points above the prediction.
The school is in Kaufman County, where median household income comes to about $89,485, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Kaufman County counts 65 public schools with about 41,319 students.
Themer Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.1%; Henderson Elementary School's is 57.8%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment decreased 11% over 4 years, reaching 580 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.8:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Henderson Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Henderson Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Henderson Elementary. Henderson Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Henderson Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 819 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 633 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 533 students
- HENDERSON ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 653 students
- Henderson ElementaryBarstow, CA · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Themer Middle School0.2 mi · 642
- Rhea Intermediate School0.5 mi · 599
- Willett Elementary School1.0 mi · 741
- Forney High School1.1 mi · 2,582
- Claybon Elementary School1.7 mi · 583
- Forney Learning Academy1.7 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About Henderson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Henderson Elementary School?
Henderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Henderson Elementary School serve?
Henderson Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Henderson Elementary School have?
Henderson Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Henderson Elementary School?
At Henderson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 21% Hispanic, 47% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Henderson Elementary School public or private?
Henderson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FORNEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.