McKinney Independent School District

McKinney Independent School District
Address
One Duvall Street
, Collin County, Texas
United States
District information
TypePublic School
MottoEvery Student, Every Day!
GradesPre-K – 12th grade
Established1848[1]
SuperintendentShawn Pratt[2]
Schools32
NCES District ID4829850[3]
Students and staff
Students23,306 (2023-2024)[3]
Teachers1,583.03 (FTE)[3]
Student–teacher ratio14.72[3]
Other information
Websitehttps://www.mckinneyisd.net/

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 22 elementary schools, five middle schools, three high schools, two alternative schools, and one early childhood education center.

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
McKinney North High School
McKinney High School
High Schools (Grades 9-12)
School Name Established Additional information
McKinney Boyd High School 2006
McKinney High School 1848
McKinney North High School 2000
Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)
School Name Established Additional Information
Cockrill Middle School
Dowell Middle School
Evans Middle School
Faubion Middle School
Scott Jonson Middle School
Elementary Schools (Grades PK-5)
School Name Established Additional Information
Bennett Elementary
Burks Elementary
Caldwell Dual Language Value learning
Eddins Elementary School 2007 National Blue Ribbon School[8]
Finch Elementary 1939
Frazier Elementary
Glen Oaks Elementary 2007 National Blue Ribbon School[9]
Johnson Elementary
Malvern Elementary
McClure Elementary
McGowen Elementary
Minshew Elementary 2004
Press Elementary
Slaughter Elementary 2003
Valley Creek Elementary National Blue Ribbon School in 1996-97[10] and 2003[11]
Vega Elementary
Walker Elementary
Webb Elementary 1953
Wilmeth Elementary 2005
Wolford Elementary 2006 National Blue Ribbon School[12]
Other Campuses
School Name Established Additional Information
McKinney Learning Center[13]
McNeil Elementary 2001
Serenity High School (Grades 9–12) 1999
Herman Lawson Early Childhood Center

Stadium

Front view Stadium entring

The district operates the 12,000-seat McKinney ISD Stadium that cost more than $70 million to build. It opened on August 31, 2018.[14] The stadium hosted the 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 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. 1 2 3 4 "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. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ "MCKINNEY ISD | Profile | Explore Texas Schools".
  8. ↑ Cite error: The named reference br20072 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ↑ "2007 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools: All Public Elementary Schools" (PDF). US Department of Education. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
  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. ↑ "2003 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon Schools" (PDF). US Department of Education.
  12. ↑ Cite error: The named reference blue20032 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ↑ "MISD Discipline Centers". MISD Discipline Centers. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ 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.