McKinney Independent School District


McKinney Independent School District 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. 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.

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.

Demographics

Schools

High Schools (Grades 9-12)

  • McKinney High School
  • McKinney North High School
  • McKinney Boyd 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
  • Finch Elementary
  • Frazier Elementary
  • Glen Oaks Elementary
  • *2006 National Blue Ribbon School
  • 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 and 2003
  • Vega Elementary
  • Walker Elementary
  • Webb Elementary
  • Wilmeth Elementary
  • Wolford Elementary
  • *2006 National Blue Ribbon School

    Other campuses

  • McKinney Learning Center
  • Serenity High School
  • 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. 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.