Photo: Rick Ray · CC BY 2.0McKinney’s public schools outscore 81% of Texas districts
On the state math tests, 55% of McKinney’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving McKinney, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
McKinney’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 55% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 96% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,965 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
20 elementary schools, then five middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Imagine International Academy of North Texas, Collin County Cornerstone Christian Academy (private), First Baptist Learning Center (private), Excellence Academy (private), Guidepost Montessori at Eldorado (private) and Wonderland Montessori Academy of McKinney (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind McKinney’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Texas school districts, #75 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve McKinney, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in McKinney
Herman Lawson Early Childhood School
Grades PK · 606 students · 22:1 students per teacher
9th grade in McKinney · depends on your address
McKinney H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,668 students · 15:1 students per teacher
McKinney Boyd H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,547 students · 16:1 students per teacher
McKinney North H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,387 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in McKinney · depends on your address
McKinney H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,668 students · 15:1 students per teacher
McKinney Boyd H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,547 students · 16:1 students per teacher
McKinney North H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,387 students · 16:1 students per teacher
McKinney’s public schools are run by McKinney Independent School District, which also serves Fairview, Lowry Crossing, New Hope and Weston. Parts of McKinney (12%, 10% and 3% of its land) are served by Prosper Independent, Frisco Independent and Allen Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
McKinney vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share McKinney’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| McKinney | A− | McKinney Independent |
| Fairview | A | Lovejoy Independent PK–12 · McKinney Independent PK–12 |
| Melissa | A | Melissa Independent |
| Lowry Crossing | A− | McKinney Independent PK–12 · Princeton Independent PK–12 |
| Frisco | A | Frisco Independent |
| Prosper | A | Prosper Independent |
| Allen | A | Allen Independent |
2 of the 6 neighbors share McKinney Independent with McKinney, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in McKinney
52 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 15 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Collin Co J J A E P, Special Prog CTR/J J A E P, Collin Co J J A E P, Collin Co J J A E P, Collin Co J J A E P, Collin Co J J A E P, Special Prog CTR/Jjaep, J J A E P, Serenity High, Collin Co J J A E P, Plano Jjaep, Collin Co J J A E P, Collin Co J J A E P, Collin County Jjaep and Collin Co J J A E P).
Questions about McKinney’s schools
Are McKinney’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools McKinney children attend outscore 81% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #75 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is McKinney in?
McKinney Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 23,296 students in 33 schools (2024–25). Small parts of McKinney are served by Prosper Independent, Frisco Independent and Allen Independent.
Where do McKinney kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: McKinney H S, McKinney Boyd H S and McKinney North H S.
What is McKinney’s graduation rate?
96% of the class of 2023 in McKinney Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does McKinney spend per student?
$11,965 in McKinney Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in McKinney?
Yes: Collin County Cornerstone Christian Academy (religious, grades K–12, 423 students), First Baptist Learning Center (religious, grades PK–K, 240 students), Excellence Academy (religious, grades PK–10, 118 students), Guidepost Montessori at Eldorado (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 109 students) and Wonderland Montessori Academy of McKinney (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 67 students). McKinney also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What McKinney families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near McKinney → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.