Melissa Middle School
Public middle school in Melissa, Texas · Melissa ISD · Grades 6–8
Melissa Middle School serves 1,741 students in grades 6–8 in Melissa (Collin County). It is one of 7 schools in Melissa ISD. By enrollment it is the 9th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.8 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 117.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Melissa ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 483012003379 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,741 | 7,735 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 18.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Melissa Middle School is the only middle school in Melissa ISD. Its 1,741 students are 22.5% of the district's 7,735. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 7.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 962; Melissa Middle 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 6 with 604 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 541, against an average of 580 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% fewer students than grade 6 (541 against 604). 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
The largest group is White students: 41.5% here and 41.8% across Melissa ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 19.2%. 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
With 117.29 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,741 students, Melissa Middle School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,741 students would have about 120.9 teachers, so Melissa Middle School has 3.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Melissa Middle School is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, fringe. The nearest other middle school is Clemons Creek Middle School, 3 miles away in Anna ISD. Within 10 miles there are 10 other middle schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 41.5% |
| Hispanic | 19.2% |
| Asian | 16.7% |
| Black | 15.6% |
| Two or more races | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 604 |
| Grade 7 | 596 |
| Grade 8 | 541 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3150 Cardinal Dr., Melissa, TX 75454
Phone: (972)837-4355
Website: melissaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Melissa Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clemons Creek Middle School | Anna ISD | 3.0 mi | 614 | 16.7 | 45.4% |
| Slayter Creek Middle School | Anna ISD | 5.1 mi | 682 | 15.9 | 55.1% |
| Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School | McKinney ISD | 5.3 mi | 1,108 | 14.3 | 41.1% |
| Faubion Middle School | McKinney ISD | 6.8 mi | 1,033 | 12.5 | 43.8% |
| Dr. Jack Cockrill Middle School | McKinney ISD | 7.5 mi | 1,210 | 14.4 | 22.3% |
| Southard Middle School | Princeton ISD | 8.1 mi | 929 | 17.1 | 58% |
| Clark Middle School | Princeton ISD | 9.3 mi | 479 | 13 | 64.5% |
| Dowell Middle School | McKinney ISD | 9.5 mi | 995 | 14.1 | 22.4% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 1,983 |
| 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 |