McKinney High School
- High school in McKinney ISD
- Mckinney, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
McKinney ISD: N/A
Total students
2,801
Avg. teacher experience
11.6 years
McKinney ISD: 11.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
96.9 %
McKinney ISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
McKinney High School is a high school in Mckinney, TX, in the McKinney ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,801 students. 32.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 96.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.1% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at McKinney High School was 996 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.3.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,744, which is $4,270 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.6 years of experience.
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Principal
- Paula Kent
- pkent@mckinneyisd.net
- (469) 302-5700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in McKinney High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,801
African American
534 (19.1%)
McKinney ISD: 16%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
17 (0.6%)
McKinney ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
137 (4.9%)
McKinney ISD: 7.3%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
965 (34.5%)
McKinney ISD: 28.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
6 (0.2%)
McKinney ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
1,029 (36.7%)
McKinney ISD: 41.7%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
113 (4%)
McKinney ISD: 5.6%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
32.1 %
McKinney ISD: 31.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
40.2 %
McKinney ISD: 35.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
14.6 %
McKinney ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
14.5 %
McKinney ISD: 15.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
10.4 %
McKinney ISD: 12.8%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
12.9 %
McKinney ISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
McKinney ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
McKinney ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
McKinney ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
McKinney ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
96.9 %
McKinney ISD: 97.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
92.4 %
McKinney ISD: 95.7%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
100 %
McKinney ISD: 100%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
97.2 %
McKinney ISD: 98.1%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
96.4 %
McKinney ISD: 95.7%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
McKinney ISD: Masked
Statewide: 88.3%
White
98.4 %
McKinney ISD: 98.5%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
100 %
McKinney ISD: 98.9%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.1 %
McKinney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0.2 %
McKinney ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
0 %
McKinney ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
McKinney ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0.1 %
McKinney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
0 %
McKinney ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
McKinney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
McKinney ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
28 %
McKinney ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
33.7 %
McKinney ISD: 23.6%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
36.8 %
McKinney ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
25.7 %
McKinney ISD: 12%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
32.1 %
McKinney ISD: 20.7%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
20 %
McKinney ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
22.3 %
McKinney ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
22.8 %
McKinney ISD: 18.6%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
35.7 %
McKinney ISD: 41.8%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
24.3 %
McKinney ISD: 25.2%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
30.8 %
McKinney ISD: 39.1%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
63.5 %
McKinney ISD: 66.2%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
26 %
McKinney ISD: 31.4%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
McKinney ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
44.3 %
McKinney ISD: 49.8%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
37.1 %
McKinney ISD: 37.7%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
59.6 %
McKinney ISD: 64.6%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
42.1 %
McKinney ISD: 47.1%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
Masked
McKinney ISD: 77.8%
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
70.2 %
McKinney ISD: 72.1%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
44.3 %
McKinney ISD: 54.6%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
McKinney ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
67.7 %
McKinney ISD: 69%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
69.2 %
McKinney ISD: 70.2%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
996
McKinney ISD: 1041
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
23.3
McKinney ISD: 24.0
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
61.9 %
McKinney ISD: 68.4%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
47 %
McKinney ISD: 53.2%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
42.1 %
McKinney ISD: 49.1%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
172.4
African American
15.5 (9%)
McKinney ISD: 7.3%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
2.4 (1.4%)
McKinney ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (1.7%)
McKinney ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
19.4 (11.3%)
McKinney ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
McKinney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
123.3 (71.6%)
McKinney ISD: 73.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
8.8 (5.1%)
McKinney ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1.4 (0.8%)
McKinney ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
102.8 (59.6%)
McKinney ISD: 70.4%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
67.2 (39%)
McKinney ISD: 28.9%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (0.6%)
McKinney ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
16.3
McKinney ISD: 14.6
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.6 years
McKinney ISD: 11.9 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$66,744
McKinney ISD: $65,946
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$62,285
McKinney ISD: $61,299
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$63,230
McKinney ISD: $62,374
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,250
McKinney ISD: $63,698
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$68,274
McKinney ISD: $67,316
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$72,396
McKinney ISD: $71,419
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$75,972
McKinney ISD: $76,025
Statewide: $74,014