MISD Academics
The McKinney Independent School District rates as one of the fastest growing school districts in North Texas and continues to receive academic commendations for the performance of its students.

McKinney ISD students continue to excel academically. Seven schools in the district were rated “Exemplary” in the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) rating system based on the 2004 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test results. Eight of the schools in the district received a “Recognized” rating based on the test results. All three middle schools that completed the TAKS test in 2004 were rated “Recognized”, a first for the district since the TEA began the rating system.

Schools receiving an “Exemplary” rating by the TEA were C.T. Eddins Elementary, Reuben Johnson Elementary, Arthur McNeil Elementary, Valley Creek Elementary, Roy Lee Walker Elementary, Earl and Lottie Wolford Elementary and the ACT Academy. “Recognized” schools in the district include Mildred Bennett Elementary, Nell Burks Elementary, Glen Oaks Elementary, Jose and Maria Vega Elementary, J.W. Webb Elementary, Ruth Dowell Middle School, Jack Faubion Middle School and Scott Johnson Middle School.

In addition to high overall ratings, a large number of McKinney students also received “Commended Performance” recognition from the TEA. In comparison to other school districts in the North Texas area, McKinney ISD students were ranked in the top percentages for “Commended Performance” in 2004.

Valley Creek Elementary, one of the district’s “Exemplary” schools, was named a “No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Winner” by the U.S. Department of Education in 2003. It was one of only 214 schools nationwide to be honored and the only school in Collin County to be recognized.

McKinney ISD high school students also score high on national tests each year. High school students from MISD taking the SAT test in 2004 had higher test averages than both the state and national averages. McKinney High School students averaged a score of 520 in the verbal portion of the SAT and 524 in the math portion for a total average score of 1,044. McKinney North students scored an average of 512 in verbal and 521 in math for a total average score of 1,033. The state averages for the SAT test were 493 in verbal and 499 in math for an overall average of 992 and the national averages in verbal were 508 and 518 in math for an overall average of 1,026.
 

2003-2004 SAT Scores

Academics Excellence Indiator
 

2004 MISD TAKS Data