The McAllen Independent School District is a school district headquartered in the city of McAllen, Texas

McAllen, Texas

McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in an area known as the Rio Grande Valley and is part of the . Its southern boundary is located about five miles from the U.S.–Mexico border and the Mexican city of Reynosa, the Rio...

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In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable

Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system

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Schools

The physical campuses of the MISD include 3 High Schools

High school

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, 7 Middle Schools

Middle school

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, and 24 Elementary Schools

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High Schools

• McAllen High School
  McAllen High School
  McAllen High School is one of three high schools serving the McAllen, Texas area as a part of the McAllen Independent School District. It houses over 2200 students from grades 9-12. The school originally opened in 1909 and moved to its current location at 2021 La Vista Avenue in 1963. The school...
  
  
• McAllen Memorial High School
  McAllen Memorial High School
  McAllen Memorial High School is one of three high schools serving the McAllen, Texas area as a part of the McAllen Independent School District. It houses over 2,000 students from grades 9-12. The school originally opened in 1975, its current location is...
  
  
• James "Nikki" Rowe High School
  James "Nikki" Rowe High School
  James "Nikki" Rowe High School is one of three high schools and the only T. E. A. recognized high school serving the McAllen, Texas area as a part of the McAllen Independent School District. It houses over 4,200 students from grades 9-12. The school originally opened in 1990, its current location...
  
  
• Achieve Early College High School, South Texas College - Main campus

In addition, the school district operates Lamar Academy which includes two high-school-level programs: Options High School and the International Baccalaureate (IB) program.

Middle Schools

• Brown Middle School
• Cathey Middle School
• De Leon Middle School
• Lincoln Middle School
• Morris Middle School
• Travis Middle School
• Fossum Middle School

Elementary Schools

• Alvarez Elementary School
• Bonham Elementary School
• Castaneda Elementary School
• Crockett Elementary School
• Escandon Elementary School
• Fields Elementary School
• Garza Elementary School
• Gonzalez Elementary School
• Hendricks Elementary
• Houston Elementary School
• Jackson Elementary School
• McAuliffe Elementary School
• Milam Elementary School
• Navarro Elementary School
• Perez Elementary
• Rayburn Elementary School
• Roosevelt Elementary School
• Sanchez Elementary
• Seguin Elementary School
• Sanchez Elementary School
• Thigpen Elementary School
• Wilson Elementary School
• Zavala Elementary School
• Castañeda Elementary School