NORTH FORNEY H S

NORTH FORNEY H S is one of the high-enrollment four-year high schools in FORNEY, Texas, one of the schools within FORNEY ISD, with 2,648 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 233% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

NORTH FORNEY H S is one of 24 schools operated by FORNEY ISD, a district that serves 18,565 students overall.

In terms of who attends, NORTH FORNEY H S records that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 28% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 158 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting NORTH FORNEY H S higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTH FORNEY H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

Around the school, Kaufman County reports that median household income runs about $89,485, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Kaufman County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), NORTH FORNEY H S is one campus in the mix.

SMITH INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH FORNEY H S at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 41.8%.

NORTH FORNEY H S operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. NORTH FORNEY H S's enrollment has ticked up 67% since 2018, when it stood at 1,585 (now 2,648). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 47% to 13%.

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