McKinney Independent School District

McKinney Independent School District (McKinney ISD) is a public independent school district in McKinney, Texas, United States. In addition to McKinney, the district serves the town of New Hope and parts of Allen, Fairview, Weston, Princeton, and Lowry Crossing.^[4] The district operates 21 elementary schools, five middle schools, three high schools, two alternative schools, and one early childhood education center.

McKinney Independent School District
Address
One Duvall Street McKinney , Collin County, Texas United States
District information
Type	Public School
Motto	Every Student, Every Day!
Grades	Pre-K – 12th grade
Established	1848[1]
Superintendent	Shawn Pratt[2]
Schools	32
NCES District ID	4829850[3]
Students and staff
Students	23,306 (2023-2024)[3]
Teachers	1,583.03 (FTE)[3]
Student–teacher ratio	14.72[3]
Other information
Website	https://www.mckinneyisd.net/

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.^[5]

History

Circa 2014 residents of the Stonegate neighborhood in Lucas made a petition to be rezoned from McKinney ISD into Lovejoy ISD, but both districts refused the request.^[6]

Demographics

McKinney ISD Ethnicity Data 2018–2019^[7]

Ethnicity	Percent
White	48.3%
Asian	4.6%
Hispanic	28.6%
African American	14.5%
American Indian	0.6%
Pacific Islander	0.2%
Two or More Races	3.1%

Schools

McKinney Boyd High School

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

• McKinney High School
• McKinney North High School
• McKinney Boyd High School

McKinney North High School

McKinney High School

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

• Cockrill Middle School
• Dowell Middle School
• Evans Middle School
• Faubion Middle School
• Scott Johnson Middle School

Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)

• Bennett Elementary
• Burks Elementary
• Caldwell Elementary
• C. T. Eddins Elementary School
  • 2007 National Blue Ribbon School^[8]
• Finch Elementary
• Frazier Elementary
• Glen Oaks Elementary
  • 2006 National Blue Ribbon School^[9]
• Reuben Johnson Elementary
• Malvern Elementary
• McClure Elementary
• McGowen Elementary
• McNeil Elementary
• Minshew Elementary
• Press Elementary
• Slaughter Elementary
• Valley Creek Elementary
  • National Blue Ribbon School in 1996-97^[10] and 2003^[9]
• Vega Elementary
• Walker Elementary
• Webb Elementary
• Wilmeth Elementary
• Wolford Elementary
  • 2006 National Blue Ribbon School^[9]

Other campuses

• McKinney Learning Center (DAEP)^[11]
• Serenity High School (Grades 9–12)
• Herman Lawson Early Childhood Center

Stadium

The district operates the 12,000-seat McKinney ISD Stadium that cost more than $70 million to build. It opened on August 31, 2018.^[12] The stadium hosted the 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 NCAA Division II National Championship football games as well as several UIL state football playoff games, such as Duncanville vs. Rockwall in 2019.

References

1. "McKinney ISD Establishment Date". McKinney Independent School District. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
2. "McKinney ISD Superintendent". Retrieved January 20, 2025.
3. "McKinney ISD NCES Data". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
4. "Collin County Interactive Maps". Archived from the original on June 26, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
5. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
6. Beattie, Chris (June 25, 2014). "McKinney, Lovejoy ISDs reject neighborhood's annexation request". Star Local Media. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
7. "MCKINNEY ISD | Profile | Explore Texas Schools".
8. "2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public Elementary Schools" (PDF). US Department of Education. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
9. "2003 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools" (PDF). US Department of Education.
10. "Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002" (PDF). US Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2009.
11. "MISD Discipline Centers". MISD Discipline Centers. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
12. Sternitzky-Di Napoli, Daniela (July 30, 2018). "We now know why McKinney ISD's $70 million stadium cracked". Houston Chronicle. ISSN 1074-7109. OCLC 30348909. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2021. The new 12,000-seat stadium is among the most expensive in the state and was expected to open Aug. 30 for the start of football season. McKinney leaders have indicated that could still happen.

External links

• Official website