Education

“A Legacy of Student Success since 1899” is more than a motto of the Forney Independent School District. As one of the fastest growing school district in the state of Texas, the Forney ISD is known for its innovative, educational programs and achievements inside and outside the classroom. The school board has moved aggressively to keep up with student growth and has opened new schools annually. New housing developments have dedicated school sites to make sure facilities are available when needed. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of the School Board and the support of the community through bond elections, the Forney ISD is positioned and ready for ongoing growth in Forney. Fall of 2008 ushered in two new elementary schools, bringing the total to nine, as well as a new middle school, for a total of two. Fall of 2009 promises to debut the $70 million North Forney High School – a state–of–the–art facility, providing Forney with two high schools, one on each side of Hwy 80.

Key Facts About FISD:

• More than 8,000 students currently attend the fourteen FISD campuses
• Low teacher/pupil ratios emphasize individual student achievement
• Forney’s ISD’s service area is approximately 79.8 square miles
• 16 to 1 Elementary student/teacher ratio
• 2007-2008 Attendance rate – 96.4%
• 2007-2008 Dropout Rate – 1.5%
• 2007-2008 Average ACT score – 21
• 2007-2008 Average SAT scores: Reading -478, Writing -470, Math -502
• 2007-2008 TAKS scores, grades 3-11: Reading -95%, Writing -95%, Mathematics -84%, Science -77%, Social Studies -92%
• Forney ISD commits to provide quality student support through special education services for those students with identified needs now. Whether it is using mobile labs, wireless Internet access, electronic textbooks, streaming video or video conferencing, the district strives to provide the tools our students and faculty need to combine technology into everyday classroom life.
• Every FISD employee is required to attend 12 hours of annual professional development and the FISD participates in the Schlechty Standard Bearer network for continual professional development.
• Laptops are provided for all middle school and high schools students for the academic year 2009-2010 with plans to include 5th and 6th grade in the 2010-2011 school year and beyond.

For more information about the Forney ISD visit www.forneyisd.net

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Eastfield Community College and Trinity Valley Community College are an easy 15 minute commute and offer technical as well as academic programs. Several area universities provide a variety of degree programs. A branch of the University of North Texas recently opened in Lancaster, 20 minutes from Forney.