The district received the academic accountability rating of "academically acceptable" for the 2006-2007 school year based on the results of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills-based on standards set by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
This marks the third consecutive year that Forney ISD had received this accountability rating, and meant that a minimum of 50-69% of students met state standards in language arts and social studies, a minimum of 35-69% of students met state standards in mathematics, and a minimum of 25-69% of students met state standards in science.
[1] Superintendent, Dr. Justin Terry Forney ISD, according to a 2005 article in The Dallas Morning News, is the fourth-fastest growing school district in Texas.
Forney ISD devised a procedure to verify the parents' reasons for requesting exemptions to the uniform policy [4] In 2022 the district announced that hooded clothing would be no longer allowed.
[3] Additionally, the district at that time began only allowing students in grades 4 and below to wear:[4] skirts, skorts, and dresses.