📍 401 Hwy 740 N, Forney, Kaufman County, 75126
Criswell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forney, Kaufman County. The school has 807 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Kneggs. It is part of the Forney Isd school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths.
Criswell el enrolls 807 students across grades K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 16% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 510 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 16% |
| White | 131 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
404 of the school's 807 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 312 qualify for free lunch and 92 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.
Criswell el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-50, state senate district 2, state house district 4.
Criswell el 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 807 students, Criswell el is smaller than the district average of about 977 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe