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What's the one class at NORTH FORNEY H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,648
High
DISTRICT 1,383 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORNEY ISD·NCES 481956010867
North Forney High School
6170 FALCON WAY, FORNEY, TX 75126 · (469) 762-4210 · Kaufman County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,648 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
158 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
1,374 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 764 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 728 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 602 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 554 | 21% |
Student demographics
63%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 39.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 22.0% | 42.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 North Forney High School
North Forney High School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Forney High School this school | 2,648 | 51.9% | 44.8% |
| West Brook Sr High School BEAUMONT | 2,213 | 57.3% | 39.1% |
| Summer Creek High School HOUSTON | 3,972 | 47.1% | 54.0% |
| Hightower High School MISSOURI CITY | 2,312 | 59.3% | 40.8% |
| Robert M Shoemaker High School KILLEEN | 2,165 | 60.9% | 41.8% |
| C E Ellison High School KILLEEN | 1,761 | 58.7% | 45.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 North Forney High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,002 of 1,385 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,163 of 1,425 ▲ 10 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,071 of 1,425 ▼ 24 | #6 of 8 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #77 of 1,184 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,648 | #139 of 2,107 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,033 of 1,344 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #276 of 1,346 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #966 of 1,522 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +67.1% | #44 of 672 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,648
+605 (+30%) vs 2020
+248% since 2010-11, when it was 760
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 2,648 | 157.9 | 16.8:1 | 52% (1,374) |
| 2023-24 | 2,434 | 163 | 14.9:1 | 50% (1,213) |
| 2022-23 | 2,502 | 160.2 | 15.6:1 | 49% (1,217) |
| 2020-21 | 2,043 | 124 | 16.5:1 | 39% (794) |
| 2017-18 | 1,585 | 95.4 | 16.6:1 | 25% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 1,367 | 83 | 16.5:1 | 22% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 58 | 13.1:1 | 28% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Forney High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 67% (1,585 to 2,648); teachers up 66% (95.4 to 157.9).
About North Forney High School
Families in FORNEY, Texas, are served by North Forney High School, a high-enrollment high school. Grades offered run from 9 through 12, with 2,648 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 233% bigger than that.
The district, FORNEY ISD, has 18,565 students enrolled across 24 schools.
At North Forney High School, Black students make up 52% of the student body. After that, the student body is 28% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Kaufman County is about 19% Black. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 16.8 students per teacher and 157.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
North Forney High School scores 44.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.5%.
Census estimates describe Kaufman County this way: the median household income is $89,485, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. In all, Kaufman County has 65 public schools and roughly 41,319 students.
The closest other public school is Smith Intermediate School, about 0.3 miles away. North Forney High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. North Forney High School's average proficiency of 44.8% compares with 42.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
North Forney High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school enrolled 2,648 students in 2024-25, 605 more than the 2,043 it had in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for North Forney High School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Willett Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
Other schools in FORNEY
- 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
- Willett Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Smith Intermediate School0.3 mi · 680
- Dewberry Elementary School0.5 mi · 692
- Brown Middle School1.0 mi · 568
- Griffin Elementary School1.4 mi · 717
- Blackburn Elementary School1.5 mi · 662
- Crosby Elementary School2.2 mi · 452
Frequently asked questions
About North Forney High SchoolHow many students attend North Forney High School?
North Forney High School enrolls approximately 2,648 students in grades 09-12.
Is North Forney High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Forney High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North Forney High School have?
North Forney High School employs 158 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is North Forney High School?
North Forney High School reports a student body of 13% White, 28% Hispanic, 52% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees North Forney High School?
North Forney High 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.