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Margaret Taylor Smith Elementary Primary School
1750 Iron Gate Blvd
Forney TX, 75126, Kaufman County
Phone: 469-762-4158
Ranking:
(1,744 out of 6,018, top 29%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Forney Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 32 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 32 | 26 | ||||||
Total Students: | 495 | 514 | 544 | 504 | 476 | 396 | ||||||
Prekindergarten: | 81 | 16.4% | 76 | 14.8% | 63 | 11.6% | 79 | 15.7% | 68 | 14.3% | 17 | 4.3% |
Kindergarten: | 62 | 12.5% | 73 | 14.2% | 73 | 13.4% | 54 | 10.7% | 47 | 9.9% | 50 | 12.6% |
Grade 1: | 60 | 12.1% | 67 | 13.0% | 57 | 10.5% | 43 | 8.5% | 58 | 12.2% | 51 | 12.9% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 13.3% | 56 | 10.9% | 58 | 10.7% | 66 | 13.1% | 58 | 12.2% | 43 | 10.9% |
Grade 3: | 48 | 9.7% | 47 | 9.1% | 65 | 11.9% | 71 | 14.1% | 51 | 10.7% | 70 | 17.7% |
Grade 4: | 47 | 9.5% | 60 | 11.7% | 82 | 15.1% | 61 | 12.1% | 71 | 14.9% | 53 | 13.4% |
Grade 5: | 64 | 12.9% | 66 | 12.8% | 72 | 13.2% | 72 | 14.3% | 56 | 11.8% | 59 | 14.9% |
Grade 6: | 67 | 13.5% | 69 | 13.4% | 74 | 13.6% | 58 | 11.5% | 67 | 14.1% | 53 | 13.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
Male: | 249 | 50.3% | 249 | 48.4% | 281 | 51.7% | 272 | 54.0% | 250 | 52.5% | 222 | 56.1% |
Female: | 246 | 49.7% | 265 | 51.6% | 263 | 48.3% | 232 | 46.0% | 218 | 45.8% | 166 | 41.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.0% | 10 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 129 | 26.1% | 120 | 23.3% | 114 | 21.0% | 112 | 22.2% | 103 | 21.6% | 91 | 23.0% |
Black: | 79 | 16.0% | 92 | 17.9% | 104 | 19.1% | 82 | 16.3% | 88 | 18.5% | 62 | 15.7% |
White: | 264 | 53.3% | 273 | 53.1% | 298 | 54.8% | 288 | 57.1% | 275 | 57.8% | 235 | 59.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.7% | 13 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 31.1% | 190 | 37.0% | 184 | 33.8% | 186 | 36.9% | 165 | 34.7% | 81 | 20.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 57 | 11.5% | 46 | 8.9% | 56 | 10.3% | 51 | 10.1% | 49 | 10.3% | 53 | 13.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.24 | 15.48 | 16.68 | 14.00 | 15.11 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 77% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 76% | 69% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 90% | 79% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 75% | 68% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 76% | 68% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 89% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 82% | 72% |
2012 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 84% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 75% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 90% | 77% |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 90% | 77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 85% | 73% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 73% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 94% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 86% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 93% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 89% | 71% |
TAKS | ||||||
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 92% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 97% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 98% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 92% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 98% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98% | 95% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 96% | N/A |
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* Margaret Taylor Smith Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.