Melissa High School

  • High school in Melissa ISD
  • Melissa, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Total students

1,760

Avg. teacher experience

11.8 years

Melissa ISD: 9.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.6 %

Melissa ISD: 98.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Melissa High School is a high school in Melissa, TX, in the Melissa ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,760 students. 19% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.4% 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, 98.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.2% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Melissa High School was 1077 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 22.5.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,515, which is $2,041 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.8 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.melissaisd.org

Address

3030 Milrany Ln
Melissa, TX 75454

Office phone number

(972) 837-4216

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Melissa 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

1,760

African American

280 (15.9%)

Melissa ISD: 15.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

10 (0.6%)

Melissa ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

130 (7.4%)

Melissa ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

271 (15.4%)

Melissa ISD: 11.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Melissa ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

965 (54.8%)

Melissa ISD: 50.8%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

102 (5.8%)

Melissa ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

15.9%

American Indian

0.6%

Asian

7.4%

Hispanic

15.4%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

54.8%

Two or more races

5.8%

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

19 %

Melissa ISD: 27%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

16.1 %

Melissa ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

4.5 %

Melissa ISD: 12%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

19.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

16.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.5%

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

4.4 %

Melissa ISD: 11.8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

7.7 %

Melissa ISD: 6.2%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

10.1 %

Melissa ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

4.4%

Gifted and talented

7.7%

Special education

10.1%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Melissa 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

98.6 %

Melissa ISD: 98.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

100 %

Melissa ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

94.1 %

Melissa ISD: 94.1%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

97.8 %

Melissa ISD: 97.8%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Melissa ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

98.8 %

Melissa ISD: 98.8%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

100 %

Melissa ISD: 100%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

94.1%

Hispanic

97.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

98.8%

Two or more races

100.0%

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

0.2 %

Melissa ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Melissa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Melissa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

1.2 %

Melissa ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.4 %

Melissa ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Melissa ISD: Masked

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.1 %

Melissa ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Melissa 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

17.2 %

Melissa ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

13.5 %

Melissa ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

40 %

Melissa ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

8.3 %

Melissa ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

15.6 %

Melissa ISD: 10.8%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Melissa ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

18.9 %

Melissa ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

16.3 %

Melissa ISD: 12.1%

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

0 %

Melissa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Melissa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Melissa ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

0 %

Melissa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Melissa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Melissa ISD: Masked

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Melissa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Melissa ISD: 0%

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

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Melissa ISD: N/A

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

1077

Melissa ISD: 1077

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.5

Melissa ISD: 22.5

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

70.7 %

Melissa ISD: 70.7%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

54.7 %

Melissa ISD: 54.7%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

51.2 %

Melissa ISD: 51.2%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

70.7%

Math

54.7%

Reading + Math

51.2%

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

111.7

African American

7.1 (6.4%)

Melissa ISD: 4.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

2 (1.8%)

Melissa ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.9 (0.8%)

Melissa ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

8 (7.2%)

Melissa ISD: 8.6%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Melissa ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

87.8 (78.6%)

Melissa ISD: 82.5%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

5.9 (5.3%)

Melissa ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2 (1.8%)

Melissa ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

66.3 (59.3%)

Melissa ISD: 71.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

41.7 (37.3%)

Melissa ISD: 26.8%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1.8 (1.6%)

Melissa ISD: 0.7%

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

15.8

Melissa ISD: 16

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

11.8 years

Melissa ISD: 9.8 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

$64,515

Melissa ISD: $62,758

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$56,996

Melissa ISD: $56,756

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$59,819

Melissa ISD: $58,939

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$62,385

Melissa ISD: $61,686

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$66,613

Melissa ISD: $65,857

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$72,353

Melissa ISD: $71,090

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$74,579

Melissa ISD: $74,625

Statewide: $74,014

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