McAllen Independent School District - Excellence in Education

Students at McAllen ISD's Milam Elementary have adopted a new campaign aimed at cleanliness. The McAllen Shines campaign brings McAllen ISD and the City of McAllen together for th...

McAllen ISD's Instruction & Guidance Center has taken learning outside the classroom. The students have built an outdoor classroom complete a chicken coop, a gazebo, chickens, tur...

Congratulations to McAllen High's Daira Rojas Vazquez who committed to compete in track & field at Stephen F. Austin University following a ceremony held April 23, 2024. She is th...

A national publication recognized four McAllen ISD high schools among America’s best. U.S. News & World Report has published the rankings of the “2024 Best Public High Schools...

High school students learned about financial literacy during a free presentation held April 20, 2024 at McAllen Public Library. The event stems from an International Baccalaureate...

Trip Shirah, a choir performer from McAllen High School, was named to the 2024 All-State choir. He is one of 16 students from McAllen ISD to earn All-State in music (band, choir, ...

Luanice Rivera, a student-athlete from McAllen ISD's Rowe High, signed a letter of intent to play volleyball for Coastal Bend College during a ceremony held April 19, 2024. She is...

Students at Castaneda Elementary are studying plants and how they grow in a hydroponic environment. It's an experience made possible by a generous grant from the McAllen Education...

Orlando Mejia, a trombone player from Rowe High School, was named to the 2024 All-State band. He is one of 16 students from McAllen ISD to earn All-State in music (band, choir, or...

Hayden Bortnick, a student-athlete from McAllen High, committed to play baseball for Blinn College during a ceremony held April 17, 2024. He is the latest McAllen ISD student-athl...

Connor McLeod, a choir performer from Memorial High School, was named to the 2024 All-State choir. He is one of 16 students from McAllen ISD to earn All-State in music (band, choi...

Isabella Hernandez, a student-athlete from Rowe High, signed to play soccer for Texas Southmost College of Brownsville during a ceremony held April 10, 2024 at the Rowe gym. She i...

Memorial High's Madisyn Sosa has committed to play volleyball for Oklahoma Christian University in Edmond, Okla. She signed during a ceremony held April 10, 2024. Madisyn is the l...

Miranda Arguelles, a choir performer from McAllen High School, was named to the 2024 All-State choir. She is one of 16 students from McAllen ISD to earn All-State in music (band, ...

McAllen ISD is signing up teams to play golf, have fun and help kids along the way. It is the fifth annual Superintendent’s Scholarship Golf Tournament Presented by Millennium C...

For the 12th consecutive year, McAllen ISD has been honored as a national Best Community for Music Education. The award is based on a district’s entire music program from elemen...

Congratulations to McAllen High swimmer Allan Gonzalez who committed to Shawnee State University on April 1, 2024. He is the latest student-athlete to earn an opportunity to p...

Congratulations to Memorial High's Dylan Villarreal who has committed to play at the next level! He will be playing golf for the University of the Incarnate Word Cardinals next ye...

Lauren Rodriguez, a choir performer from Rowe High School, was named to the 2024 All-State choir. She is one of 16 students from McAllen ISD to earn All-State in music (band, choi...

Jason Garcia, a senior at McAllen High, has been accepted to perform in a select Drum Corp. and will perform all over the East Coast this summer. He was selected out of thousands ...