Brown Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Forney ISD
- Forney, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
B
Forney ISD: A
Total students
1,065
Avg. teacher experience
8.1 years
Forney ISD: 9.4 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Forney ISD: 97.2%
Statewide: 90.3%
Brown Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Forney, TX, in the Forney ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 1,065 students. 60.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2018-2019 school year.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $56,297, which is $1,344 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.1 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Judith Willis
- jlwillis@forneyisd.net
- (469) 762-4260
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Brown Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2007 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.1 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,065
African American
434 (40.8%)
Forney ISD: 26.9%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
3 (0.3%)
Forney ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
26 (2.4%)
Forney ISD: 2%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
309 (29%)
Forney ISD: 28%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.1%)
Forney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
244 (22.9%)
Forney ISD: 38.8%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
48 (4.5%)
Forney ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 2.7%
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
60.2 %
Forney ISD: 43.9%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
45.5 %
Forney ISD: 33.5%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
9.3 %
Forney ISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 20.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
9 %
Forney ISD: 10.9%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
6.3 %
Forney ISD: 5.6%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
12.5 %
Forney ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 11.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.
Overall (2018-2019)
B
Forney ISD: A
Student achievement (2018-2019)
B
Forney ISD: A
School progress (2018-2019)
C
Forney ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
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 2021 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
4.6 %
Forney ISD: 4.4%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
Masked
Forney ISD: 6.4%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
6.9 %
Forney ISD: 6.1%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
0 %
Forney ISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
2.4 %
Forney ISD: 3%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Forney ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.2%
White
3.5 %
Forney ISD: 4.2%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
7.7 %
Forney ISD: 8%
Statewide: 6.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
66.7
African American
9.2 (13.8%)
Forney ISD: 10.1%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (1.5%)
Forney ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
4.4 (6.7%)
Forney ISD: 9.3%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
49.9 (74.8%)
Forney ISD: 77.5%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
2.1 (3.2%)
Forney ISD: 2%
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: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
50.3 (75.4%)
Forney ISD: 71.7%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
15.4 (23.1%)
Forney ISD: 27.1%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
1 (1.5%)
Forney ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.
Students per teacher
16
Forney ISD: 16.2
Statewide: 14.5
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2020-2021 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
8.1 years
Forney ISD: 9.4 years
Statewide: 11.2 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
$56,297
Forney ISD: $57,187
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$53,201
Forney ISD: $54,173
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$53,878
Forney ISD: $53,809
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$55,972
Forney ISD: $55,725
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$60,586
Forney ISD: $59,848
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$64,300
Forney ISD: $64,689
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
N/A
Forney ISD: $67,249
Statewide: $69,974