Criswell Elementary

Summary:

Criswell Elementary is a public elementary school in Forney, Texas, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the Forney Independent School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a majority of Hispanic and African American students, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Criswell Elementary has consistently performed above the district and state averages in STAAR reading and mathematics assessments for 3rd and 4th grades. The school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups have shown particularly strong performance, ranking in the top quartile of Texas elementary schools. Despite the challenges of a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, Criswell has been able to maintain a solid academic record, outperforming the district and state in key metrics.

When compared to other schools in the Forney ISD, such as Johnson Elementary and Willett Elementary, Criswell stands out for its consistent academic performance and diverse student population. However, when compared to a higher-ranked school like Linda Lyon Elementary in the neighboring Rockwall Independent School District, Criswell's academic performance lags behind, likely due to differences in student demographics and socioeconomic factors.


Detail:

Public K-4

 401 Hwy 740 N
       Forney, TX  75126


(469) 762-4310

District: Forney Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1142nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,870 Help


Students who attend Criswell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jackson Middle
    Rhodes Is
High:    Forney High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  891

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
64.8%
African American:
17.4%
White:
13.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Criswell Elementary ranks better than 75.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Forney Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.59. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Criswell Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Forney Independent School District (Isd). Student population at Criswell Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.8%), African American (17.4%), White (13.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Criswell Elementary is 16.8, which is the highest among 8 elementary schools in the Forney Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Criswell Elementary is $7,870. 4 elementary schools in the Forney Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Criswell Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Criswell Elementary 1142nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Criswell Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Forney Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Forney Independent School District (Isd) 401st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Criswell Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 68.49 1059th 3465 69.4%
2005 70.63 956th 3475 72.5%
2006 72.11 902nd 3476 74.1%
2007 74.20 795th 3724 78.7%
2008 70.36 1034th 3768 72.6%
2009 68.30 1216th 3884 68.7%
2010 71.68 1004th 3937 74.5%
2011 72.67 994th 4095 75.7%
2012 77.89 756th 4206 82.0%
2013 74.77 919th 4221 78.2%
2014 68.74 1276th 4260 70.0%
2015 62.29 1659th 4320 61.6%
2016 73.39 1075th 4286 74.9%
2017 64.60 1268th 4329 70.7%
2018 73.68 899th 4359 79.4%
2019 69.16 1110th 4479 75.2%
2021 74.44 938th 4578 79.5%
2022 64.05 1424th 4581 68.9%
2023 49.65 2205th 4647 52.6%
2024 69.59 1142nd 4675 75.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.19 630th 1112 43.3%
2024 34.09 831st 1114 25.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.51 815th 3226 74.7%
2019 60.59 1044th 3333 68.7%
2021 77.45 408th 3446 88.2%
2022 55.80 1324th 3487 62.0%
2023 34.66 2541st 3556 28.5%
2024 57.54 1278th 3638 64.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.55 1383rd 3558 61.1%
2019 47.61 1553rd 3684 57.8%
2021 52.36 1299th 3799 65.8%
2022 56.98 1196th 3952 69.7%
2023 38.91 2381st 4086 41.7%
2024 56.46 1465th 4261 65.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.30 1810th 4264 57.6%
2019 50.34 2043rd 4309 52.6%
2021 67.99 954th 4451 78.6%
2022 65.07 1187th 4477 73.5%
2023 51.45 2085th 4521 53.9%
2024 62.37 1342nd 4560 70.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.21 657th 4306 84.7%
2019 80.21 633rd 4348 85.4%
2021 69.78 1067th 4499 76.3%
2022 63.17 1412th 4561 69.0%
2023 50.32 2127th 4588 53.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 71.41 876th 3006 70.9%
2022 67.64 946th 2958 68.0%
2023 69.03 900th 2980 69.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.18 1185th 4240 72.1%
2019 53.55 1736th 4295 59.6%
2021 70.89 695th 4331 84.0%
2022 58.64 1506th 4461 66.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.51 1291st 4319 70.1%
2019 54.69 1722nd 4357 60.5%
2021 75.19 869th 4498 80.7%
2022 62.78 1438th 4563 68.5%
2023 48.06 2264th 4585 50.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.65 984th 2483 60.4%
2019 60.37 771st 2515 69.3%
2021 59.70 734th 2444 70.0%
2022 59.00 803rd 2421 66.8%
2023 68.71 526th 2443 78.5%
2024 65.59 605th 2421 75.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.23 1150th 4168 72.4%
2019 66.07 1058th 4188 74.7%
2021 82.76 429th 4329 90.1%
2022 63.89 1227th 4376 72.0%
2023 50.29 2043rd 4401 53.6%
2024 73.04 806th 4431 81.8%
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Rank History for White students at Criswell Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.80 886th 3127 71.7%
2019 62.75 1052nd 3142 66.5%
2021 60.16 1081st 3082 64.9%
2022 68.48 842nd 3082 72.7%
2023 49.59 1639th 3106 47.2%
2024 57.72 1273rd 3078 58.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Criswell Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 371 19 0 15 2 n/a n/a 0 407
1990 348 27 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 388
1991 357 25 1 17 2 n/a n/a 0 402
1992 381 32 1 20 0 n/a n/a 0 434
1993 351 27 1 22 0 n/a n/a 0 401
1994 358 23 0 22 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1995 414 34 0 40 1 n/a n/a 0 489
1996 414 34 0 40 1 n/a n/a 0 489
1997 423 29 1 40 3 n/a n/a 0 496
1998 430 35 1 44 1 n/a n/a 0 511
1999 453 49 2 47 2 n/a n/a 0 553
2000 493 41 4 47 1 n/a n/a 0 586
2001 531 46 6 51 1 n/a n/a 0 635
2002 569 24 0 59 4 n/a n/a 0 656
2003 569 24 0 59 4 n/a n/a 0 656
2004 546 19 1 60 5 n/a n/a 0 631
2005 497 25 1 66 10 n/a n/a 0 599
2006 480 25 4 82 5 n/a n/a 0 596
2007 443 28 5 86 7 n/a n/a 0 569
2008 430 22 2 93 6 n/a n/a 0 553
2009 457 29 6 99 4 n/a n/a 0 595
2010 435 36 6 91 3 n/a n/a 0 571
2011 402 27 4 106 5 1 15 0 560
2012 397 30 4 95 8 1 16 0 551
2013 416 34 5 98 7 1 23 0 584
2014 386 41 4 105 10 0 20 0 566
2015 381 44 7 103 6 3 18 0 562
2016 359 50 5 117 4 3 14 0 552
2017 360 66 5 124 5 2 19 0 581
2018 371 72 8 134 4 2 17 0 608
2019 343 119 11 137 4 1 23 0 638
2020 246 82 6 327 1 1 17 0 680
2021 221 91 4 395 2 1 14 0 728
2022 173 110 4 452 2 1 12 0 754
2023 131 132 5 510 4 1 24 0 807
2024 117 155 4 577 3 0 35 0 891

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Criswell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 407 n/a n/a n/a
1990 388 16.0 24.2 n/a
1991 402 16.2 24.8 n/a
1992 434 26.0 16.6 8.3
1993 401 26.0 15.4 16.7
1994 403 24.0 16.8 13.4
1995 489 28.2 17.3 17.8
1996 489 28.2 17.3 17.8
1997 496 30.2 16.4 18.3
1998 511 30.2 16.9 20.2
1999 553 33.2 16.7 26
2000 586 36.2 16.2 20.1
2001 635 37.1 17.1 18.4
2002 656 40.6 16.2 16.5
2003 656 40.6 16.2 16.5
2004 631 38.3 16.5 9.2
2005 599 38.0 15.8 14.9
2006 596 36.3 16.4 14.6
2007 569 32.2 17.7 19
2008 553 33.0 16.8 22.6
2009 595 38.0 15.7 22.7
2010 571 34.0 16.7 26.3
2011 560 31.0 18.0 24.8
2012 551 29.0 19.0 29.4
2013 584 31.8 18.3 29.8
2014 566 33.0 17.1 29.9
2015 562 32.0 17.5 23
2016 552 31.0 17.8 21.6
2017 581 33.0 17.6 27.2
2018 608 36.9 16.4 23.5
2019 638 36.0 17.7 29
2020 680 41.8 16.2 34.6
2021 728 43.3 16.8 36
2022 754 45.3 16.6 43.4
2023 807 46.2 17.4 50.1
2024 891 52.9 16.8 53.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Criswell Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 407 n/a n/a n/a
1990 388 16.0 24.2 n/a
1991 402 16.2 24.8 n/a
1992 434 26.0 16.6 8.3
1993 401 26.0 15.4 16.7
1994 403 24.0 16.8 13.4
1995 489 28.2 17.3 17.8
1996 489 28.2 17.3 17.8
1997 496 30.2 16.4 18.3
1998 511 30.2 16.9 20.2
1999 553 33.2 16.7 26
2000 586 36.2 16.2 20.1
2001 635 37.1 17.1 18.4
2002 656 40.6 16.2 16.5
2003 656 40.6 16.2 16.5
2004 631 38.3 16.5 9.2
2005 599 38.0 15.8 14.9
2006 596 36.3 16.4 14.6
2007 569 32.2 17.7 19
2008 553 33.0 16.8 22.6
2009 595 38.0 15.7 22.7
2010 571 34.0 16.7 26.3
2011 560 31.0 18.0 24.8
2012 551 29.0 19.0 29.4
2013 584 31.8 18.3 29.8
2014 566 33.0 17.1 29.9
2015 562 32.0 17.5 23
2016 552 31.0 17.8 21.6
2017 581 33.0 17.6 27.2
2018 608 36.9 16.4 23.5
2019 638 36.0 17.7 29
2020 680 41.8 16.2 34.6
2021 728 43.3 16.8 36
2022 754 45.3 16.6 43.4
2023 807 46.2 17.4 50.1
2024 891 52.9 16.8 53.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Criswell Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $482 (7.2%) $6,248 (92.8%) $6,730
2020 $386 (5.1%) $7,140 (94.9%) $7,526
2021 $494 (6.3%) $7,376 (93.7%) $7,870

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Criswell Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1110th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2205th of 4647 Elementary schools
 22.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Criswell Elementary)5151
   3rd Grade Reading (Forney Independent School District (Isd))5449
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Criswell Elementary)4242
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Forney Independent School District (Isd))5741
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Criswell Elementary)5248
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Forney Independent School District (Isd))5249
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Criswell Elementary)5037
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Forney Independent School District (Isd))5344
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students638807
 26.5%
African American119132
 10.9%
American Indian44
Asian115
 54.5%
Hispanic137510
 272.3%
Pacific Islander11
White343131
 61.8%
Two or More Races2324
 4.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29%50.1%
 21.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Criswell Elementary

Students at Criswell Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 17% African American, 13% White, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 891 students attended Criswell Elementary.

Criswell Elementary ranks 1142nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Criswell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle
Middle : Rhodes Is
High : Forney High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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