📍 12755 Fm 1641, Forney, Kaufman County, 75126
Henderson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forney, Kaufman County. The school has 737 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Karen Howard. It is part of the Forney Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 54% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths.
Henderson el enrolls 737 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 23% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 318 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 24% |
| White | 166 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 32 | 4.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
365 of the school's 737 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 287 qualify for free lunch and 78 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.
Henderson el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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.
Henderson 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 737 students, Henderson 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: Rural - Fringe