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.[1] The district operates 21 elementary schools, five middle schools, three high schools, four alternative schools, and one early childhood education center.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]
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.[3]
Demographics
| 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
High Schools (Grades 9-12)
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
- Finch Elementary
- Frazier Elementary
- Glen Oaks Elementary
- 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[7] and 2003[6]
- Vega Elementary
- Walker Elementary
- Webb Elementary
- Wilmeth Elementary
- Wolford Elementary
Other campuses
- McKinney Learning Center
- DAEP
- Serenity High School (Grades 9–12)
- Herman Lawson Early Childhood Center
- The John Roach Juvenile Detention Center of Collin County, also known as the County Residential Center (CRC)
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.[8] 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.
