McKinney High School

Summary:

McKinney High School is a public high school serving 2,918 students in grades 9-12 in McKinney, Texas, which is part of the McKinney Independent School District. The school has a diverse student population and generally performs above the state average on standardized tests, but faces some challenges compared to nearby high-performing schools.

McKinney High School has maintained high graduation rates of 96.6% and relatively low dropout rates, but its statewide ranking of 726 out of 1,987 schools (top 37%) lags behind some of its neighbors, such as Independence High School (top 3% in Texas) and Lovejoy High School (top 2% in Texas), which have significantly higher test scores and graduation rates. The school's performance also varies across student subgroups, with White and Asian students outperforming African American and Hispanic students, and English Language Learners and students from low-income backgrounds struggling the most.

While McKinney High School's per-student spending of $8,922 is lower than the state average and some of the higher-performing nearby schools, the school's student-teacher ratio of 16.7 is slightly higher. Addressing these resource and achievement gaps, as well as investing in additional support for struggling students, could help McKinney High School improve its overall academic outcomes and better serve its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1400 W Wilson Creek Pkwy
       McKinney, TX  75069-5399


(469) 302-5700

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
726th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,922 Help


Feeder schools for McKinney High School:

Elementary:    Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary
    Arthur H McNeil Elementary
    Finch Elementary
    Jesse McGowen Elementary
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Middle:    Faubion Middle
    Leonard Evans Junior Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.7 Help
Number of students:  2,918

Racial breakdown:

White:
38.6%
Hispanic:
33.6%
African American:
18.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  39.9% Help


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Compare Details McKinney High School ranks better than 63.5% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.34. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at McKinney High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details McKinney High School has the largest high school student body size in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd). Student population at McKinney High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (38.6%), Hispanic (33.6%), African American (18%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 39.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McKinney High School is 16.7. 4 high schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at McKinney High School is $8,922, which is the lowest among 6 high schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger Rankings:

McKinney High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks McKinney High School 726th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See McKinney High School in the ranking list.)

McKinney Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks McKinney Independent School District (Isd) 237th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for McKinney High School

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Rank History for all students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 75.95 205th 1427 85.6%
2005 81.03 116th 1429 91.9%
2006 81.20 116th 1430 91.9%
2007 78.36 193rd 1497 87.1%
2008 71.65 339th 1510 77.5%
2009 69.67 397th 1539 74.2%
2010 69.16 398th 1568 74.6%
2011 65.87 564th 1672 66.3%
2012 71.88 223rd 1603 86.1%
2013 71.19 328th 1652 80.1%
2014 70.32 367th 1734 78.8%
2015 67.33 478th 1743 72.6%
2016 67.72 453rd 1762 74.3%
2017 72.15 313th 1777 82.4%
2018 67.50 395th 1797 78.0%
2019 65.54 485th 1857 73.9%
2021 71.91 379th 1861 79.6%
2022 64.34 514th 1876 72.6%
2023 63.78 595th 1961 69.7%
2024 58.34 726th 1987 63.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.14 248th 582 57.4%
2019 65.17 184th 604 69.5%
2021 64.32 162nd 588 72.4%
2022 62.19 204th 664 69.3%
2023 62.46 214th 677 68.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.84 459th 1113 58.8%
2019 39.07 588th 1136 48.2%
2021 60.30 286th 1195 76.1%
2022 40.21 624th 1278 51.2%
2023 36.80 753rd 1371 45.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.08 369th 1347 72.6%
2019 55.60 420th 1357 69.0%
2021 71.87 202nd 1382 85.4%
2022 65.99 274th 1418 80.7%
2023 76.60 177th 1478 88.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.60 981st 1794 45.3%
2019 44.65 960th 1818 47.2%
2021 53.25 712th 1848 61.5%
2022 44.73 915th 1847 50.5%
2023 47.36 868th 1897 54.2%
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Rank History for Female students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.55 440th 1781 75.3%
2019 65.11 520th 1798 71.1%
2021 72.71 354th 1815 80.5%
2022 63.53 513th 1841 72.1%
2023 60.75 633rd 1891 66.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.02 401st 1137 64.7%
2019 64.62 468th 1145 59.1%
2021 67.57 443rd 1177 62.4%
2022 67.82 402nd 1172 65.7%
2023 66.77 465th 1182 60.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.12 707th 1784 60.4%
2019 53.30 628th 1810 65.3%
2021 57.65 550th 1829 69.9%
2022 49.60 678th 1837 63.1%
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Rank History for Male students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.91 454th 1803 74.8%
2019 63.78 500th 1824 72.6%
2021 68.85 417th 1840 77.3%
2022 61.72 538th 1853 71.0%
2023 63.21 559th 1913 70.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.81 183rd 486 62.3%
2019 60.61 206th 487 57.7%
2021 60.92 191st 488 60.9%
2022 59.38 220th 507 56.6%
2023 57.92 242nd 525 53.9%
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Rank History for African American students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.52 405th 1013 60.0%
2019 47.47 465th 1024 54.6%
2021 61.34 286th 1020 72.0%
2022 54.18 351st 1031 66.0%
2023 55.07 368th 1069 65.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.72 647th 1691 61.7%
2019 53.76 673rd 1714 60.7%
2021 62.97 486th 1743 72.1%
2022 50.02 741st 1762 57.9%
2023 48.32 840th 1820 53.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.74 15th 122 87.7%
2019 38.32 65th 105 38.1%
2021 53.38 47th 95 50.5%
2022 80.81 28th 106 73.6%
2023 66.40 36th 101 64.4%
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Rank History for White students at McKinney High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.88 196th 1539 87.3%
2019 77.86 200th 1526 86.9%
2021 78.26 169th 1510 88.8%
2022 75.65 206th 1525 86.5%
2023 77.47 182nd 1576 88.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for McKinney High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 931 163 7 160 3 n/a n/a 0 1264
1989 942 175 7 168 1 n/a n/a 0 1293
1990 956 178 9 201 1 n/a n/a 0 1345
1991 904 158 7 212 0 n/a n/a 0 1281
1992 910 167 7 234 2 n/a n/a 0 1320
1993 941 166 5 225 2 n/a n/a 0 1339
1994 983 155 5 217 4 n/a n/a 0 1364
1995 1177 162 8 222 6 n/a n/a 0 1575
1996 1177 162 8 222 6 n/a n/a 0 1575
1997 1295 168 12 259 7 n/a n/a 0 1741
1998 1472 157 17 289 8 n/a n/a 0 1943
1999 1665 180 18 336 9 n/a n/a 0 2208
2000 1790 203 30 408 11 n/a n/a 0 2442
2001 1355 145 26 311 11 n/a n/a 0 1848
2002 1490 194 42 372 10 n/a n/a 0 2108
2003 1490 194 42 372 10 n/a n/a 0 2108
2004 1328 172 56 333 10 n/a n/a 0 1899
2005 1455 205 59 452 11 n/a n/a 0 2182
2006 1566 256 69 506 11 n/a n/a 0 2408
2007 1175 224 66 393 9 n/a n/a 0 1867
2008 1094 235 57 409 7 n/a n/a 0 1802
2009 1133 244 63 460 7 n/a n/a 0 1907
2010 1162 263 59 471 9 n/a n/a 0 1964
2011 1145 251 50 521 11 17 45 0 2040
2012 1148 256 50 579 16 8 59 0 2116
2013 1109 280 52 582 18 9 54 0 2104
2014 1097 255 69 571 16 8 58 0 2074
2015 1250 328 79 746 16 10 57 0 2486
2016 1327 413 104 805 15 14 56 0 2734
2017 1339 425 125 882 12 13 67 0 2863
2018 1327 473 130 925 20 9 74 0 2958
2019 1264 491 148 955 20 7 79 0 2964
2020 1288 490 150 982 24 6 98 0 3038
2021 1205 519 145 960 23 5 119 0 2976
2022 1163 527 144 967 24 6 126 0 2957
2023 1125 524 141 981 19 5 123 0 2918

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at McKinney High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1264 81.0 15.6 n/a
1989 1293 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1345 79.0 17.0 n/a
1991 1281 23.3 54.9 n/a
1992 1320 79.3 16.6 12.2
1993 1339 83.0 16.1 14.9
1994 1364 85.2 16.0 7.6
1995 1575 99.6 15.8 13.5
1996 1575 99.6 15.8 13.5
1997 1741 99.4 17.5 13.4
1998 1943 109.1 17.8 13.1
1999 2208 121.7 18.1 12.5
2000 2442 141.5 17.3 11.8
2001 1848 131.1 14.1 11.7
2002 2108 133.8 15.8 15.1
2003 2108 133.8 15.8 15.1
2004 1899 116.5 16.3 13.8
2005 2182 141.9 15.4 16.1
2006 2408 155.7 15.5 17.4
2007 1867 129.7 14.4 20.2
2008 1802 134.4 13.4 20.4
2009 1907 135.0 14.1 18.9
2010 1964 139.3 14.1 22.1
2011 2040 137.5 14.8 24.5
2012 2116 131.8 16.0 24.9
2013 2104 135.5 15.5 25.6
2014 2074 136.2 15.2 26.2
2015 2486 149.0 16.6 30.7
2016 2734 163.0 16.7 31.4
2017 2863 175.2 16.3 30.4
2018 2958 178.7 16.5 32.7
2019 2964 178.8 16.5 33.8
2020 3038 176.9 17.1 35.5
2021 2976 177.0 16.8 35.2
2022 2957 180.1 16.4 33.4
2023 2918 173.8 16.7 39.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio McKinney High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1264 81.0 15.6 n/a
1989 1293 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1345 79.0 17.0 n/a
1991 1281 23.3 54.9 n/a
1992 1320 79.3 16.6 12.2
1993 1339 83.0 16.1 14.9
1994 1364 85.2 16.0 7.6
1995 1575 99.6 15.8 13.5
1996 1575 99.6 15.8 13.5
1997 1741 99.4 17.5 13.4
1998 1943 109.1 17.8 13.1
1999 2208 121.7 18.1 12.5
2000 2442 141.5 17.3 11.8
2001 1848 131.1 14.1 11.7
2002 2108 133.8 15.8 15.1
2003 2108 133.8 15.8 15.1
2004 1899 116.5 16.3 13.8
2005 2182 141.9 15.4 16.1
2006 2408 155.7 15.5 17.4
2007 1867 129.7 14.4 20.2
2008 1802 134.4 13.4 20.4
2009 1907 135.0 14.1 18.9
2010 1964 139.3 14.1 22.1
2011 2040 137.5 14.8 24.5
2012 2116 131.8 16.0 24.9
2013 2104 135.5 15.5 25.6
2014 2074 136.2 15.2 26.2
2015 2486 149.0 16.6 30.7
2016 2734 163.0 16.7 31.4
2017 2863 175.2 16.3 30.4
2018 2958 178.7 16.5 32.7
2019 2964 178.8 16.5 33.8
2020 3038 176.9 17.1 35.5
2021 2976 177.0 16.8 35.2
2022 2957 180.1 16.4 33.4
2023 2918 173.8 16.7 39.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for McKinney High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $579 (6.4%) $8,432 (93.6%) $9,011
2020 $636 (7.5%) $7,814 (92.5%) $8,450
2021 $986 (11.1%) $7,936 (88.9%) $8,922

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on McKinney High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 485th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 595th of 1961 High schools
 4.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (McKinney High School)4246
 4%
   End of Course Algebra I (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))7467
 7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (McKinney High School)7268
 4%
   End of Course Biology (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))7775
 2%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (McKinney High School)6162
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))6971
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (McKinney High School)6264
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))6972
 3%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (McKinney High School)8686
   End of Course U.S. History (McKinney Independent School District (Isd))8787
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students29642918
 1.6%
African American491524
 6.7%
American Indian2019
 5%
Asian148141
 4.7%
Hispanic955981
 2.7%
Pacific Islander75
 28.6%
White12641125
 11%
Two or More Races79123
 55.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.8%39.9%
 6.1%


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McKinney High School ranks 726th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,918 students attended McKinney High School.

Students at McKinney High School are 39% White, 34% Hispanic, 18% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.


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