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McKinney North High School

Q: Is McKinney North High School a good school?

McKinney North High School ranks 374 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 81% of Texas high schools

Summary

McKinney North High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,311 students, located in McKinney, Texas, which is part of the McKinney Independent School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Texas, maintaining a 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and demonstrating strong academic achievement across various student subgroups.

McKinney North High School's academic performance is impressive, with a statewide ranking between 173 and 376 over the past several years. The school outperforms the state and district averages on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams, particularly in subjects like Biology, English I Reading, English II Reading, and U.S. History. Additionally, the school has maintained an excellent four-year graduation rate, ranging from 95.1% to 96.4%, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0.1% to 0.8%.

When compared to other high schools in the surrounding area, such as McKinney Boyd High School and McKinney High School, McKinney North High School generally outperforms them on key metrics like test scores and graduation rates. This suggests that McKinney North High School is a strong academic option for families in the region. While the school performs well overall, there are a few areas where the school could potentially improve, such as the performance of English Language Learner students, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

2,387

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,140

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2550 Wilmeth Rd
McKinney, TX 75070

(469) 302-4300

District: McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for McKinney North High School:

Elementary:	J B Wilmeth Elementary
	Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary
	Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary
	Naomi Press Elementary
	More...
	Webb Elementary
Middle:	Scott Morgan Johnson Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.8%

Hispanic:

26.0%

African American:

20.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (71% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas high schools

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Texas avg56%

374^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4High Schools in the McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

275^th of 961McKinney Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	374 of 1974	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	378 of 1990	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	248 of 1961	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	262 of 1876	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	173 of 1861	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.8	190 of 1857	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	185 of 1797	89.7%	★★★★☆
2017	82.1	151 of 1777	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	75.4	229 of 1762	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	240 of 1743	86.2%	★★★★☆
2014	74.9	256 of 1734	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	79.2	144 of 1652	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	76.1	154 of 1603	90.4%	★★★★★
2011	74.8	236 of 1672	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	227 of 1568	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	72.5	309 of 1539	79.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	232 of 1510	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	78.4	192 of 1497	87.2%	★★★★☆
2006	83.3	74 of 1430	94.8%	★★★★★
2005	84.2	71 of 1429	95.0%	★★★★★
2004	75.5	217 of 1427	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	247 of 834	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	348 of 1065	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	213 of 1069	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	152 of 1031	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	142 of 1020	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	207 of 1024	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	202 of 1013	80.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	109 of 428	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	156 of 530	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	208 of 525	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	203 of 507	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	217 of 488	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	184 of 487	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	188 of 486	61.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.4	299 of 1837	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	241 of 1829	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	183 of 1810	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	188 of 1784	89.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	345 of 1153	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	284 of 1437	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	318 of 1371	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	515 of 1278	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.0	408 of 1195	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	568 of 1136	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	503 of 1113	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	342 of 1504	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	277 of 1880	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	194 of 1891	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	212 of 1841	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	175 of 1815	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	167 of 1798	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.5	164 of 1781	90.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	280 of 964	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	349 of 1182	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	396 of 1172	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	228 of 1177	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	73 of 1145	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	70.8	339 of 1137	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	433 of 1453	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	467 of 1805	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	264 of 1820	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	499 of 1762	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	297 of 1743	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	280 of 1714	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	309 of 1691	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	681 of 1513	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	813 of 1884	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	546 of 1897	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	581 of 1847	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	460 of 1848	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	362 of 1818	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	341 of 1794	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	308 of 1515	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	482 of 1891	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	302 of 1913	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	325 of 1853	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	184 of 1840	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	241 of 1824	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	249 of 1803	86.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	123 of 598	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	189 of 731	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	210 of 677	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	270 of 664	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	219 of 588	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	223 of 604	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	171 of 582	70.6%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	95.2	3 of 106	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	1 of 122	99.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	501 of 1299	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	543 of 1548	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	240 of 1478	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	421 of 1418	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	137 of 1382	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	73.8	172 of 1357	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	193 of 1347	85.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	202 of 1294	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	167 of 1556	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	159 of 1576	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	115 of 1525	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	79 of 1510	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	131 of 1526	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	112 of 1539	92.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Native American (2022)97th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)84th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology81%+19 vs state

English II Reading72%+16 vs state

English I Reading72%+21 vs state

U.S. History69%~ state avg

Algebra I51%+4 vs state

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Extremely well staffed & has a diverse environment to enrich its students. 99 graduation rate, exceeds all other schools in the district academically. I was proud to be a bulldog! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)	STAAR Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
McKinney North High School	Public	9-12	2550 Wilmeth Rd	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4300	2,387	146	16.3	27.1%	927 (38.8%)	485 (20.3%)	620 (26.0%)	221 (9.3%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	121 (5.1%)	71.8	374^th of 1974 public high schools	81.1%		71.9	378^th of 1990 public high schools	81.0%	4	50.7	81.1	72.3	72.4	69.1					$8,140
Serenity High	Public	11-12	2550 Wilmeth Rd	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7830	3	1	3.0		2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)								(n/a)										$88,376
County Residential Center	Public	5-12	4700 Community Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 547-5400	92	10	9.2	4.3%	32 (34.8%)	24 (26.1%)	28 (30.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	9.2	1796^th of 1974 public high schools	9.0%		12.9	1737^th of 1990 public high schools	12.7%	59	6.7	28.0	15.6	22.2	50.0	21.4	7.7	8.3	9.1	$14,066
J J A E P	Public	9-12	#1 Duvall St	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-7800	4	5	.8		0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$114,230
McKinney Boyd High School	Public	9-12	600 Lk Forest Dr	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-3400	2,547	160	15.8	19.3%	1,343 (52.7%)	289 (11.3%)	611 (24.0%)	188 (7.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	110 (4.3%)	74.2	321^st of 1974 public high schools	83.7%		78.8	234^th of 1990 public high schools	88.2%	87	39.9	78.3	75.5	78.2	78.1					$8,058
McKinney High School	Public	9-12	1400 W Wilson Creek Pkwy	McKinney	75069	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-5700	2,668	181	14.7	41.1%	976 (36.6%)	511 (19.2%)	931 (34.9%)	130 (4.9%)	13 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	103 (3.9%)	64.2	571^st of 1974 public high schools	71.1%		58.3	728^th of 1990 public high schools	63.4%	157	46.6	68.3	65.0	61.4	79.9					$8,279
Walnut Grove High School	Public	9-12	3500 E First St	Prosper	75078	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2000	2,268	161	14.1		1,277 (56.3%)	201 (8.9%)	279 (12.3%)	399 (17.6%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	109 (4.8%)	82.7	169^th of 1974 public high schools	91.4%		82.4	177^th of 1990 public high schools	91.1%	8	33.5	89.4	81.5	82.7	86.6					$11,436
Emerson High School	Public	9-12	6300 Collin McKinney Pkwy	McKinney	75070	Collin County	Frisco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 633-8100	1,844	124	14.8	17.1%	531 (28.8%)	300 (16.3%)	243 (13.2%)	648 (35.1%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (6.2%)	75.5	300^th of 1974 public high schools	84.8%		74.7	320^th of 1990 public high schools	83.9%	20	39.7	81.3	78.3	73.2	81.3					$8,279
Melissa High School	Public	9-12	3030 Milrany Ln	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 837-4216	1,983	137	14.4		915 (46.1%)	343 (17.3%)	391 (19.7%)	188 (9.5%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	136 (6.9%)	78.2	244^th of 1974 public high schools	87.6%		82.6	172^nd of 1990 public high schools	91.4%	72	52.8	82.7	76.1	78.3	83.6					$8,564
Rock Hill High School	Public	9-12	16061 Coit Rd	Frisco	75035	Collin County	Prosper Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 219-2300	2,442	176	13.8		736 (30.1%)	345 (14.1%)	340 (13.9%)	850 (34.8%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (6.3%)	81.8	189^th of 1974 public high schools	90.4%		80.1	210^th of 1990 public high schools	89.4%	21	25.8	88.4	83.4	79.2	88.6					$9,835

Frequently Asked Questions about McKinney North High School

Is McKinney North High School a good school?

McKinney North High School ranks 374^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is McKinney North High School in?

McKinney Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend McKinney North High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,387 students attended McKinney North High School.

What is the racial makeup of McKinney North High School?

Students at McKinney North High School are 39% White, 26% Hispanic, 20% African American, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into McKinney North High School?

McKinney North High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J B Wilmeth Elementary
Elementary : Jose De Jesus And Maria Luisa Vega Elementary
Elementary : Lizzie Nell Cundiff McClure Elementary
Elementary : Naomi Press Elementary
Elementary : Webb Elementary
Middle : Scott Morgan Johnson Middle

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