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
989
Avg. teacher experience
7.7 years
Forney ISD: 9.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Forney ISD: 98.1%
Statewide: 90%
Brown Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Forney, TX, in the Forney ISD school district. As of the 2019-2020 school year, it had 989 students. 51.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 7.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the previous school year. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2019-2020 school year.
As of the 2019-2020 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,031, which is $2,060 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.7 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 2008 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
989
African American
346 (35%)
Forney ISD: 23.1%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
2 (0.2%)
Forney ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
20 (2%)
Forney ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 4.6%
Hispanic
266 (26.9%)
Forney ISD: 27.1%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
3 (0.3%)
Forney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
304 (30.7%)
Forney ISD: 43.7%
Statewide: 27%
Two or more races
48 (4.9%)
Forney ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 2.5%
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
51.9 %
Forney ISD: 39%
Statewide: 50.6%
Economically disadvantaged
43.2 %
Forney ISD: 32%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
6.6 %
Forney ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2019-2020 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
7.4 %
Forney ISD: 10%
Statewide: 20.6%
Career and Technical
65.8 %
Forney ISD: 36.7%
Statewide: 27.6%
Gifted and Talented
7 %
Forney ISD: 4.4%
Statewide: 8.1%
Special Education
10.8 %
Forney ISD: 10.7%
Statewide: 10.5%
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 2019-2020 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.
Overall
B
Forney ISD: A
Student achievement
B
Forney ISD: A
School progress
C
Forney ISD: B
Closing the gaps
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 2020 Accountability Manual.
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2019-2020 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
62.8
African American
12 (19.1%)
Forney ISD: 8.8%
Statewide: 10.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (1.6%)
Forney ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
3.4 (5.4%)
Forney ISD: 9.2%
Statewide: 28.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Forney ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
46.3 (73.7%)
Forney ISD: 79.8%
Statewide: 57.7%
Two or more races
0.1 (0.2%)
Forney ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 1.1%
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: 0.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Bachelor's
41.6 (66.3%)
Forney ISD: 72.1%
Statewide: 73.4%
Master's
20.2 (32.1%)
Forney ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Doctorate
1 (1.6%)
Forney ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2019-2020.
Students per teacher
15.7
Forney ISD: 16.8
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2019-2020 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
7.7 years
Forney ISD: 9.5 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
$55,031
Forney ISD: $55,777
Statewide: $57,091
Beginner
$52,660
Forney ISD: $52,511
Statewide: $49,868
1 to 5 years
$52,324
Forney ISD: $52,545
Statewide: $52,823
6 to 10 years
$54,102
Forney ISD: $54,408
Statewide: $55,756
11 to 20 years
$58,804
Forney ISD: $58,342
Statewide: $59,308
20+ years
$62,900
Forney ISD: $62,687
Statewide: $65,449