Melissa High School

Summary:

Melissa High School is a public high school serving 1,485 students in grades 9-12 in Melissa, Texas, which is part of the highly-ranked Melissa Independent School District. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top high schools in Texas, with exceptional academic metrics that set it apart from nearby schools.

Melissa High School's academic prowess is evident in its consistent 4 or 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating strong performance, as well as its top-200 statewide ranking. The school boasts an exceptionally high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 97.9% to 99.7% over the past five years, far exceeding the state average. Additionally, Melissa High School has extremely low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.1%, well below the state average. Students at Melissa High School consistently outperform their peers across Texas on STAAR End-of-Course exams in core subjects.

Compared to nearby schools like McKinney Boyd High School and McKinney North High School, which also demonstrate strong academic performance, Melissa High School stands out for its more racially diverse student population. This diversity can provide a more inclusive and enriching learning environment for students. Overall, Melissa High School's exceptional academic outcomes, high graduation rates, and diverse student body make it a standout choice for families in the Melissa, Texas area.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 3030 Milrany Ln
       Melissa, TX  75454


(972) 837-4216

District: Melissa Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
171st of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,320 Help


Feeder schools for Melissa High School:

Elementary:    Harry McKillop Elementary
    North Creek Elementary
Middle:    Melissa Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  1,762

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.8%
African American:
15.9%
Hispanic:
15.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Melissa High School ranks better than 91.4% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.64. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Melissa High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Melissa High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (54.8%), African American (15.9%), Hispanic (15.4%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Melissa High School is 15.7. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Melissa High School is $10,320.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Melissa High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Melissa High School 171st of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Melissa High School in the ranking list.)

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Melissa Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Melissa Independent School District (Isd) 23rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Melissa High School

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Rank History for all students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 79.64 158th 1497 89.4%
2008 81.44 118th 1510 92.2%
2009 75.70 227th 1539 85.3%
2010 71.48 319th 1568 79.7%
2011 75.12 221st 1672 86.8%
2012 77.07 135th 1603 91.6%
2013 67.77 418th 1652 74.7%
2014 63.69 558th 1734 67.8%
2015 74.47 255th 1743 85.4%
2016 75.10 237th 1762 86.5%
2017 79.86 184th 1777 89.6%
2018 82.59 150th 1797 91.7%
2019 79.16 204th 1857 89.0%
2021 86.24 101st 1861 94.6%
2022 79.20 206th 1876 89.0%
2023 78.29 244th 1961 87.6%
2024 82.64 171st 1987 91.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.04 119th 582 79.6%
2019 66.19 179th 604 70.4%
2021 57.90 217th 588 63.1%
2022 82.62 74th 664 88.9%
2023 77.86 99th 677 85.4%
2024 78.83 81st 730 88.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.35 398th 1136 65.0%
2021 37.48 701st 1195 41.3%
2022 46.24 490th 1278 61.7%
2023 60.33 326th 1371 76.2%
2024 82.33 122nd 1435 91.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.05 169th 1347 87.5%
2019 71.28 195th 1357 85.6%
2021 68.00 254th 1382 81.6%
2022 63.13 307th 1418 78.3%
2023 76.42 180th 1478 87.8%
2024 77.74 160th 1547 89.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.31 244th 1794 86.4%
2019 74.30 238th 1818 86.9%
2021 73.29 258th 1848 86.0%
2022 70.38 289th 1847 84.4%
2023 66.55 390th 1897 79.4%
2024 73.64 236th 1883 87.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.05 159th 1781 91.1%
2019 78.70 219th 1798 87.8%
2021 70.34 400th 1815 78.0%
2022 79.00 194th 1841 89.5%
2023 80.14 182nd 1891 90.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.45 143rd 1137 87.4%
2019 71.53 58th 1145 94.9%
2021 46.67 837th 1177 28.9%
2022 68.05 397th 1172 66.1%
2023 67.89 431st 1182 63.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.92 925th 1784 48.2%
2019 37.03 1133rd 1810 37.4%
2021 57.38 556th 1829 69.6%
2022 53.92 579th 1837 68.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.50 177th 1803 90.2%
2019 77.69 237th 1824 87.0%
2021 67.92 444th 1840 75.9%
2022 77.39 239th 1853 87.1%
2023 74.80 297th 1913 84.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.61 290th 488 40.6%
2022 58.79 225th 507 55.6%
2023 71.50 119th 525 77.3%
2024 74.81 76th 529 85.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.52 138th 1013 86.4%
2019 84.38 97th 1024 90.5%
2021 76.34 150th 1020 85.3%
2022 81.17 128th 1031 87.6%
2023 77.01 162nd 1069 84.8%
2024 76.93 160th 1065 85.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.26 254th 1691 85.0%
2019 64.45 430th 1714 74.9%
2021 64.08 462nd 1743 73.5%
2022 66.13 381st 1762 78.4%
2023 75.18 248th 1820 86.4%
2024 80.00 162nd 1804 91.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 69.95 36th 95 62.1%
2023 83.36 23rd 101 77.2%
2024 93.86 6th 107 94.4%
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Rank History for White students at Melissa High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.12 194th 1539 87.4%
2019 74.05 264th 1526 82.7%
2021 60.40 494th 1510 67.3%
2022 74.52 226th 1525 85.2%
2023 70.11 318th 1576 79.8%
2024 75.34 194th 1556 87.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, January 9, 2023

Open Quote I use to think this was the best schools district around. Unfortunately as they have experienced rapid growth they have made little efforts to adjust. Many things are still handled with a very small town mentality with favoritism and decisions being made by staff and others in the community that simply do not have the academic or professional experience needed. Simple tasks like logistics and ensuring the safety of students have suffered. The quality of teachers has been overlooked while building impressive sport facilities have taken priority. I would like to see the seniority of teachers at the high school in the percentage with less than two years of teaching experience. Undertrained and inexperienced teachers are abundant in the high school and they teach honors courses in some cases. Having a school day shortened simply because there is not enough buses due to other events we sacrifice learning time due to poor planning. The lack of a properly executed or rehearsed drill to ensure students safety when severe weather occurs is another example of inadequate attention paid to logistical issues in a growing school. Favoritism shown to male athletes and coaches that have unlimited access to facilities paid for by tax dollars while female athletes and even female coaches are not given the same latitude. While there are still many positive things about Melissa High School many areas still need to adapt to a now 5A school. Close Quote


by a student
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Open Quote bullying, racism, homophobia, etc. its disgusting how much those kids get away with Close Quote



Enrollment information for Melissa High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2005 88 1 2 25 4 n/a n/a 0 120
2006 123 3 2 27 3 n/a n/a 0 158
2007 203 8 5 34 5 n/a n/a 0 255
2008 233 10 4 38 4 n/a n/a 0 289
2009 258 17 1 53 6 n/a n/a 0 335
2010 275 18 4 66 10 n/a n/a 0 373
2011 279 24 3 88 4 0 10 0 408
2012 329 26 4 79 7 0 7 0 452
2013 326 23 9 84 9 0 9 0 460
2014 369 31 7 94 7 1 14 0 523
2015 419 30 6 105 11 1 11 0 583
2016 464 37 8 125 7 1 17 0 659
2017 533 52 9 142 7 1 25 0 769
2018 566 69 8 148 7 1 28 0 827
2019 601 101 9 160 10 1 38 0 920
2020 621 115 20 157 8 2 47 0 970
2021 692 150 27 207 7 0 62 0 1145
2022 795 161 47 245 6 2 59 0 1315
2023 862 205 72 262 9 2 73 0 1485
2024 966 280 130 272 10 2 102 0 1762

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Melissa High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 120 10.1 11.9 18.3
2006 158 15.6 10.1 17.7
2007 255 18.6 13.7 20.4
2008 289 22.1 13.1 18.3
2009 335 25.9 12.9 20.3
2010 373 26.1 14.2 18.5
2011 408 31.2 13.0 17.6
2012 452 33.3 13.5 18.1
2013 460 32.2 14.2 18.5
2014 523 34.3 15.2 18.9
2015 583 36.0 16.1 14.9
2016 659 41.0 16.0 15
2017 769 51.8 14.8 11.3
2018 827 57.9 14.2 9.8
2019 920 62.4 14.7 0
2020 970 66.6 14.5 16.8
2021 1145 76.9 14.8 14.2
2022 1315 78.6 16.7 13.3
2023 1485 97.1 15.2 n/a
2024 1762 111.6 15.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Melissa High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2005 120 10.1 11.9 18.3
2006 158 15.6 10.1 17.7
2007 255 18.6 13.7 20.4
2008 289 22.1 13.1 18.3
2009 335 25.9 12.9 20.3
2010 373 26.1 14.2 18.5
2011 408 31.2 13.0 17.6
2012 452 33.3 13.5 18.1
2013 460 32.2 14.2 18.5
2014 523 34.3 15.2 18.9
2015 583 36.0 16.1 14.9
2016 659 41.0 16.0 15
2017 769 51.8 14.8 11.3
2018 827 57.9 14.2 9.8
2019 920 62.4 14.7 0
2020 970 66.6 14.5 16.8
2021 1145 76.9 14.8 14.2
2022 1315 78.6 16.7 13.3
2023 1485 97.1 15.2 n/a
2024 1762 111.6 15.7 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Melissa High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $597 (5.6%) $10,019 (94.4%) $10,616
2020 $364 (3.5%) $10,082 (96.5%) $10,446
2021 $384 (3.7%) $9,936 (96.3%) $10,320

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Melissa High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 204th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 244th of 1961 High schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Melissa High School)7250
 22%
   End of Course Algebra I (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))7960
 19%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Melissa High School)7782
 5%
   End of Course Biology (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))7782
 5%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Melissa High School)7780
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))7780
 3%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Melissa High School)7684
 8%
   End of Course English II Reading (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))7684
 8%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Melissa High School)8887
 1%
   End of Course U.S. History (Melissa Independent School District (Isd))8887
 1%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students9201485
 61.4%
African American101205
 103%
American Indian109
 10%
Asian972
 700%
Hispanic160262
 63.8%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White601862
 43.4%
Two or More Races3873
 92.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Melissa High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,762 students attended Melissa High School.

Students at Melissa High School are 55% White, 16% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Yes. Melissa High School ranks in the top 8.6% of Texas high schools.

Melissa High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harry McKillop Elementary
Elementary : North Creek Elementary
Middle : Melissa Middle


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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