Blackburn Elementary School
- Elementary school in Forney ISD
- Forney, TX
- Kindergarten - 4th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Forney ISD: N/A
Total students
580
Avg. teacher experience
9.7 years
Forney ISD: 7.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Forney ISD: 91.6%
Statewide: 90.3%
Blackburn Elementary School is an elementary school in Forney, TX, in the Forney ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 580 students. 41.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,310, which is $164 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience.
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Principal
- Beth Dalton
- sbdalton@forneyisd.net
- (469) 762-4300
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Blackburn Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
580
African American
261 (45%)
Forney ISD: 39.1%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
18 (3.1%)
Forney ISD: 2.6%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
120 (20.7%)
Forney ISD: 28.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
147 (25.3%)
Forney ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
34 (5.9%)
Forney ISD: 4.3%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
41.7 %
Forney ISD: 49.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
47.8 %
Forney ISD: 46%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
8.8 %
Forney ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
8.1 %
Forney ISD: 14.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
16.2 %
Forney ISD: 7.8%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
14.3 %
Forney ISD: 14.6%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Forney ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Forney ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Forney ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Forney ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
14.2 %
Forney ISD: 19.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
19.5 %
Forney ISD: 24.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Forney ISD: 29.5%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Forney ISD: 6.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
8.3 %
Forney ISD: 16.6%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Forney ISD: 25.7%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
8.8 %
Forney ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
13.3 %
Forney ISD: 22.8%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
44.5
African American
14.4 (32.4%)
Forney ISD: 19.6%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
4 (9%)
Forney ISD: 11.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
26.1 (58.6%)
Forney ISD: 63.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
4 (9%)
Forney ISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
24.1 (54.2%)
Forney ISD: 64.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
16.4 (36.9%)
Forney ISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13
Forney ISD: 14.7
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9.7 years
Forney ISD: 7.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$62,310
Forney ISD: $61,037
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$57,886
Forney ISD: $57,559
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$56,234
Forney ISD: $57,134
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$61,774
Forney ISD: $61,520
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,814
Forney ISD: $65,810
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,457
Forney ISD: $70,719
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Forney ISD: $71,424
Statewide: $74,014