Blackburn Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary School | Grade K-4

2401 Concord St, Forney, TX

Windmill Farms Neighborhood

Forney Independent School District

4.5

3.4

537 Students

B-

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Ms Courtney Parker

Student Teacher Ratio
11:1

Math Proficiency
59%

Reading Proficiency
65%

B-

Academics

B-

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

65%

Math Proficiency

59%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 11:1 Teachers 59	Full Time Teachers 59
Teachers in First or Second Year 18.8%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

815:1

Student Diversity

Female 52.2%	Male 47.8%
Black 46.5%	White 25.4%
Hispanic 20.2%	Two or more races 4.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.9%	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <1%
Native American <1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 Parent

4/30/2025

My daughter is in the special education classes and the teachers are absolutely amazing and communicate effectively with the parents!

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2.0 parent

6/26/2025

This review is solely towards Summer School at this school. This summer, I wanted to enroll my child into their summer school because my child goes to a different school and this school offered the Summer School for reading. The communication with the school is terrible. It took days for me to just...

1.0 parent

3/21/2025

Would not recommend this school. Choose another if you have a choice

1.0 parent

1/9/2025

At Blackburn you are risking your children well being.They may get burned.The bullying here is real. Their policies need updating on how to keep kids here safe.They need metal detectors here the some of the children are very violent and threatening.This behavior has to be addressed.Please put safely...

2.0 parent

11/5/2018

This school and at least 1 other nearby have a bad bullying problem. I have kids in 4 out of 6 grade levels here.Teachers basically tell parents that ----"that's just Johnny" and remove the victim from the class (remedial class), or tell the other child that the bully threatening to stab him/her jus...

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Average Home Value

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Median Lot Size

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% Renters

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Average Household Income

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North Forney High School

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Texas Kaufman County Forney 75126 Windmill Farms

Blackburn Elementary School is a public school for students in grades K-4 in Forney, TX and is served by the Forney Independent School District in Texas. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 537 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 11:1. Academic records show that 59% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 65% are proficient in reading. Blackburn Elementary School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of B- and a GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $278,542. Discover additional schools in the area, like North Forney High School, Forney Learning Academy, FORNEY VIRTUAL ACADEMY, and more. Learn more about what Forney has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Blackburn Elementary School.

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