📍 2401 Concord Dr, Forney, Kaufman County, 75126
Blackburn el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forney, Kaufman County. The school has 697 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Beth Dalton. It is part of the Forney Isd school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths.
Blackburn el enrolls 697 students across grades K–4. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 25% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 324 | 46% |
| White | 177 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 141 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 697 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 322 qualify for free lunch and 48 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.
Blackburn 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.
Blackburn 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 697 students, Blackburn 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