📍 1800 Fm 741 S, Forney, Kaufman County, 75126
Forney H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Forney, Kaufman County. The school has 2,272 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Justin James. It is part of the Forney Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 127.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 64% are proficient in maths. The school offers 32 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
Forney H S enrolls 2,272 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 127.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 979 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 687 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 471 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 44 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
632 of the school's 2,272 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 505 qualify for free lunch and 127 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forney H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-50, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Forney H S is one of 19 schools in FORNEY ISD, based in FORNEY, Texas. The district serves 18,565 students district-wide and employs 1,064 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,272 students, Forney H S is larger than the district average of about 977 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe