McAllen Independent School District - Excellence in Education

A group of students from McAllen High School are bringing home a state championship for a short film they made. The announcement was made February 28 at the UIL State Film Fest...

Kayla Johnson, a choir performer from McAllen ISD's Memorial High School, were named to the 2024 All-State choir this spring. She is one of 16 students from McAllen ISD to earn Al...

Congratulations to the Perez Elementary Battle of the Books team which won the McAllen ISD championship for elementary schools and the Regional Championship this month. Standing f...

Congratulations to the Fossum Middle School Battle of the Books team! They won first place for middle schools at the district level and then took third place at the Regional Compe...

The McAllen ISD annual Parent & Family Engagement Conference provided a wealth of wonderful information and advice for parents. Held February 22, 2024, presenters shared their exp...

McAllen ISD, which is home to the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD), held a round table meeting for students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and adults in the deaf ...

Andrew Trevino, an orchestra and mariachi performer from McAllen High School, was named to the 2024 All-State orchestra. He is one of 16 students from McAllen ISD to earn All-Stat...

From City of McAllen Quinta Mazatlán initiative is to invest in educational curriculum around growing Tiny Forests WHO: City of McAllen Mayor Javier Villalobos & McA...

Only a small percentage of schools in Texas earned it but 29 schools in McAllen ISD have received the CREST (Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas) award for the...

Congratulations to the McAllen ISD Counselors of the Year for 2024! Aimee Nunez of Lamar Academy (Secondary school winner) and Celeste Martinez of Castaneda Elementary (Elementary...

Catherine Bynum, 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, ch...

From City of McAllen It’s that time of the year: spring has sprung and Keep McAllen Beautiful (KMB) is spring-cleaning the city through their annual Great American Clean-Up & D...

Only a small percentage of schools in Texas earned it but 29 schools in McAllen ISD have received the CREST (Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas) award for the...

Twin brothers Gabriel (left) and Michael Banda, choir singers from Rowe High School, were named to the 2024 All-State choir. They are two of 16 students from McAllen ISD to earn A...

Congratulations to McAllen High's Max Alvarez who signed February 7, 2024 to play football for the University of Texas A&M-Kingsville. He is the latest McAllen ISD student-athlet...

Special from Avery Arizola, Region One Education Service Center McAllen ISD Mock Trial teams dominated the Region One Annual Mock Trial Competition for a third consecutive year,...

Michelle Cavazos, a third-grade dual language teacher at Sanchez Elementary, was surprised in her classroom with news she was a state finalist for the Rising Star category in the ...

Alexis Aguilar, a French horn player from Memorial High, 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, o...

The Rio Grande Valley Sports Hall of Fame has selected a coach and former athlete with McAllen ISD connections for induction. Coach Magda Canales, winner of nearly 500 matches ...

McAllen ISD’s Achieve Early College High is ranked seventh in the state of Texas in rankings released this month by Children at Risk – an advocacy organization for children’s educ...