McAllen Independent School District - Excellence in Education

McAllen ISD students had a whopping 13 students earn All-State honors in four music programs this year. This includes nine students in choir, two in mariachi and one each in ba...

Two members of the McAllen High Mariachi Oro have earned All-State recognition. Andrew Trevino (violin) and Angel Trujillo (trumpet) both landed on the Texas Mariachi Educators...

Congratulations to James "Nikki" Rowe's Gabriel Dougherty who signed to compete in football with Navarro College (NJCAA Division I) of Corsicana, Texas at a ceremony on Feb. 1, 20...

Mariachi ensembles from McAllen High, McAllen Memorial and McAllen Rowe have all qualified for the UIL state contest. In fact, all four groups sent by McAllen ISD earned the hi...

By Amanda A. Taylor-Uchoa UTRGV UTRGV and McAllen ISD broke ground January 18, 2023, on the new UTRGV-McAllen ISD Collegiate Academy to serve students in the area...

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McAllen ISD’s new aviation program for high school seniors took flight last fall and now the course of study will be expanding, with more classes added, starting next school...

Andrea Linette Rodriguez, a third grader at McAllen ISD’s Sanchez Elementary, has won a national essay competition. Rodriguez took first place in the Elementary Schoo...

In a continuous effort to promote health and wellness, McAllen ISD is all set to participate in the annual It’s Time Texas Community Challenge! This health challenge is ...

In McAllen ISD, our strength lies in the support that comes in from multiple levels, ultimately giving our children a greater chance for success. That includes community support. ...

In just one year, McAllen ISD school counseling programs have established a standard of excellence for students across the school district. In 2021, McAllen ISD became the...

McAllen ISD’s highly successful meals program is about to become a subject of study for other schools nationwide. Alexandra Molina, McAllen ISD’s Executive Director of Ch...

Michelle Cavazos, a fifth-grade teacher at McAllen ISD’s Sanchez Elementary, has earned one of the top awards for bilingual education. Earlier this month, she was named ...

McAllen ISD joined an elite handful of school districts in earning the state’s Postsecondary Readiness Distinction for the fourth time, it was announced. Only 8.99 percent...

McAllen ISD is one of just 59 school districts in Texas to earn the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) 2022 District of Distinction Award. This is the third straight year M...

McAllen ISD is one of just 17 school districts in the US and Canada to earn the prestigious 2022 Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® (AEP) from the National Procure...

Thanks to McAllen ISD’s Dual Language Program, students in elementary school can actually earn credit toward their diploma years before they step into a high school. That’s wha...

The seven-time state champion McAllen High Mariachi Oro has been selected as featured performers at this weekend's "Ay, Amor Mariachi Festival." The event will be at 7 ...

For the 19th time in 20 years, McAllen ISD has received the state’s highest mark by the Texas Education Agency’s School FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas), earning...