📍 6170 N Mason Blvd, Forney, Kaufman County, 75126
North Forney H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Forney, Kaufman County. The school has 2,502 pupils enrolled. The Principal is D'jara Patton. It is part of the Forney Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 160.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The school offers 40 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program.
North Forney H S enrolls 2,502 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 160.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 20% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,137 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 709 | 28% |
| White | 490 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 100 | 4% |
| Asian | 56 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,217 of the school's 2,502 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,020 qualify for free lunch and 197 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.
North Forney H S 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.
North 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 2,502 students, North 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