Melissa High School
Public high school in Melissa, Texas · Melissa ISD · Grades 9–12
Melissa High School serves 1,983 students in grades 9–12 in Melissa (Collin County). It is one of 7 schools in Melissa ISD. By enrollment it is the 341st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 137.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Melissa ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483012010505 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Melissa ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,983 | 7,735 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 18.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 54% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Melissa High School in context
Size
Melissa High School is the only high school in Melissa ISD. Its 1,983 students are 25.6% of the district's 7,735. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 7.5 miles away and have a median of 1,325 students, so Melissa High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 537 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 434, against an average of 496 per grade. This year grade 12 has 19% fewer students than grade 9 (434 against 537). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 46.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Melissa ISD (41.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 19.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Melissa High School has 137.12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,983 students would have about 141.6 teachers, so Melissa High School has 4.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other high school is Anna Academic Achievement Center, 4 miles away in Anna ISD. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 46.1% |
| Hispanic | 19.7% |
| Black | 17.3% |
| Asian | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 537 |
| Grade 10 | 525 |
| Grade 11 | 487 |
| Grade 12 | 434 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3030 Milrany Ln, Melissa, TX 75454
Phone: (972)837-4216
Website: melissaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Melissa High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Academic Achievement Center | Anna ISD | 4.0 mi | 49 | 70 | 67.3% |
| Anna High School | Anna ISD | 5.4 mi | 1,602 | 17.4 | 44.1% |
| County Residential Center | McKinney ISD | 5.9 mi | 92 | 9.2 | 4.3% |
| McKinney North High School | McKinney ISD | 6.9 mi | 2,387 | 16.3 | 27.1% |
| Blue Ridge High School | Blue Ridge ISD | 8.2 mi | 298 | 10.8 | 54% |
| Lovelady High School | Princeton ISD | 8.3 mi | 1,388 | 14.9 | 65.4% |
| Princeton Senior High School | Princeton ISD | 8.5 mi | 1,262 | 16.9 | 62% |
| McKinney High School | McKinney ISD | 8.5 mi | 2,668 | 14.7 | 41.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Melissa ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry McKillop Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 1,016 |
| Melissa Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,741 |
| Melissa Ridge Education Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 291 |
| North Creek Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 885 |
| Sumeer Elememtary | Elementary | K–5 | 962 |
| Willow Wood Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 857 |