The Forney Independent School District is a

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based in

Forney, Texas Forney is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States, and has been named by the Texas Legislature as the "Antique Capital of Texas". It is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. Its population was 14,661 at the 2010 census, up from 5,5 ...

, United States. The district serves the city of Forney, the city of Talty, the small Kaufman County portion of

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(no residents), and other unincorporated areas in Kaufman County. The district received the academic accountability rating of "academically acceptable" for the 2006-2007 school year based on the results of the

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-based on standards set by the

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(TEA). This marks the third consecutive year that Forney ISD had received this accountability rating, and meant that a minimum of 50-69% of students met state standards in language arts and social studies, a minimum of 35-69% of students met state standards in mathematics, and a minimum of 25-69% of students met state standards in science. In 2009, the school district was rated "

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" by the

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Administrators

Superintendent, Dr. Justin Terry

Dealing with growth

Forney ISD, according to a 2005 article in ''

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'', is the fourth-fastest growing school district in Texas. A new middle school was opened in the 2006-2007 school year, and remodeling of the old middle school was underway. After a bond issue for a second high school repeatedly failed in previous years, funds for a new high school were approved in May 2007. The current high school, originally intended to serve as a middle school, has a population that outgrows the building despite recent wing additions.

School uniforms

All Forney ISD students are required to wear

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The TEA specified that the parents and/or guardians of students zoned to a school with uniforms may apply for a waiver to opt out of the uniform policy so their children do not have to wear the unifor

parents must specify ''

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'' reasons, such as religious reasons or philosophical objections. Forney ISD devised a procedure to verify the parents' reasons for requesting exemptions to the uniform polic

In 2022 the district announced that hooded clothing would be no longer allowed. Additionally, the district at that time began only allowing students in grades 4 and below to wear: skirts, skorts, and dresses. An online petition was made that protested the dress code change.

Schools

Secondary schools

High schools

Forney High School Forney High School is a public secondary school located in Forney, Texas, Forney, Texas, United States. It is one of two high schools in the Forney Independent School District which serves Forney, Talty, Texas, Talty, the small Kaufman County, T ...

(Forney) *

North Forney High School North Forney High School (NFHS) is a public high school located in Forney, Texas, and is one of two high schools in the Forney Independent School District located in north-central Kaufman County. It is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. Var ...

(unincorporated Kaufman County - Windmill Farms development) * An alternative education campus: Forney Academic Center (DAEP and GOALS)

Middle schools

* Brown Middle School (unincorporated Kaufman County - Windmill Farms development) * Jackson Middle School (Forney) * Warren Middle School (Forney)

Intermediate schools

* Rhea Intermediate School (unincorporated Kaufman County - Fox Hollow) * Rhodes Intermediate School (Forney) * Smith Intermediate School (unincorporated Kaufman County - Windmill Farms)

Primary schools

* Blackburn Elementary School (unincorporated Kaufman County - Windmill Farms development) * Claybon Elementary School (Forney) * Criswell Elementary School (Forney) * Crosby Elementary School (Forney) * Griffin Elementary School (unincorporated Kaufman County - Devonshire development) * Henderson Elementary School (Forney) * Johnson Elementary School (Forney) * Lewis Elementary School (unincorporated Kaufman County - Travis Ranch development)

Historical District Accountability Ratings

The Texas Education Agency has ranked the district: * 2013 - Exemplary * 2012 - Exemplary * 2011 - Recognized * 2010 - Exemplary * 2009 - Recognized * 2008 - Academically Acceptable * 2007 - Academically Acceptable * 2006 - Academically Acceptable * 2005 - Academically Acceptable * 2004 - Recognized

References

External links

* {{Authority control School districts in Kaufman County, Texas School districts established in 1897