Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Forney ISD: B

Total students

749

Avg. teacher experience

4.9 years

Forney ISD: 8.7 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Forney ISD: 96.8%

Statewide: 90%

Lewis Elementary School is an elementary school in Forney, TX, in the Forney ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 749 students. 53.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,147, which is $1,740 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 4.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

forneyisd.net

Address

600 S Bois D'Arc
Forney, TX 75126

Office phone number

(469) 762-4330

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Lewis 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

749

African American

317 (42.3%)

Forney ISD: 31.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Forney ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

25 (3.3%)

Forney ISD: 2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

178 (23.8%)

Forney ISD: 28.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

5 (0.7%)

Forney ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

171 (22.8%)

Forney ISD: 33.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

52 (6.9%)

Forney ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

42.3%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

3.3%

Hispanic

23.8%

Pacific Islander

0.7%

White

22.8%

Two or more races

6.9%

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

53.5 %

Forney ISD: 48.9%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

38.9 %

Forney ISD: 35.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

17.1 %

Forney ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

53.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

38.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

17.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

15.4 %

Forney ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3.2 %

Forney ISD: 5.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

10.1 %

Forney ISD: 11.9%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

15.4%

Gifted and talented

3.2%

Special education

10.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Forney ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Forney ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Forney ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Forney ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

12.2 %

Forney ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

15.7 %

Forney ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Forney ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

0 %

Forney ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

10.9 %

Forney ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

33.3 %

Forney ISD: 30%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

6.7 %

Forney ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

17.5 %

Forney ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

42.2

African American

2.2 (5.3%)

Forney ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Forney ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Forney ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

7 (16.5%)

Forney ISD: 10.9%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Forney ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

31 (73.5%)

Forney ISD: 75.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (4.7%)

Forney ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Forney ISD: 1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

35.7 (84.7%)

Forney ISD: 70.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.4 (15.3%)

Forney ISD: 28%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Forney ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

17.8

Forney ISD: 16.5

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

4.9 years

Forney ISD: 8.7 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

$57,147

Forney ISD: $58,686

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,601

Forney ISD: $56,287

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,209

Forney ISD: $55,842

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,700

Forney ISD: $57,499

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,136

Forney ISD: $61,035

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,304

Forney ISD: $66,570

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Forney ISD: $65,113

Statewide: $71,111

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