McAllen Independent School District - Excellence in Education

Using his skills and passion for video production, McAllen ISD graduate Jason Garza filled a unique role for former US Vice President Kamala Harris during her service in the Biden ...

McAllen ISD’s James “Nikki” Rowe High Choir earned Superior 1st Division ratings plus a Performance of Distinction recognition at the 54th annual San Antonio Madrigal and Chamber C...

McAllen ISD’s Marketing and Communications team earned 15 state awards in education communications this year. The awards were presented by the Texas School Public Relations Associ...

Natalia Estrada of McAllen Memorial signed a letter of commitment to play soccer for Western Massachusetts University on March 6, 2025. The university is based in Springfield, Mas...

Debra Loya, the Fine Arts Director for McAllen ISD, has been named the District Administrator of the Year for the Gulf Coast District by the National Speech and Debate Association....

Five teams and three individuals will be representing McAllen ISD at the US Chess Federation SuperNationals Tournament this spring. The teams include one from Achieve Early Coll...

The McAllen Education Foundation's third annual Bowling Tournament was a huge success! Thanks to multiple sponsors, the event raised approximately $231,000 that will benefit McAll...

McAllen ISD was proud to honor more than 200 teachers who were recognized under the state's Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) program at a special event held Feb. 26 at the DHR Con...

Congratulations to David Ruiz, a teacher at James "Nikki" Rowe High, who has earned the Lifetime Achievement President's Volunteer Service Award. Mr. Ruiz teaches Engineering in t...

Students from McAllen ISD’s Lamar Academy were invited by the Texas Council on Family Violence to attend Capitol Day on February 20. This is a day used to inspire legislators to su...

McAllen ISD has seven students who have earned All-State honors in three music programs this year. This includes four students in choir, one in band and two in mariachi. They ar...

Two counselors earned Counselor of the Year awards from McAllen ISD this month. They are Jacqueline Cantu of Houston Elementary and Briana Rojas of McAllen High. Cantu is McAllen...

Twenty-seven McAllen ISD schools have earned the state CREST (Counselors Reinforcing Excellence for Students in Texas) award. This is the third straight year multiple schools from ...

A McAllen ISD graduate, who was involved in McAllen ISD's KMAC program, has been nominated for a major national award. J.P. Jaramillo (Memorial High Class of 2012) is up for his w...

Fernanda Guerrero is one of four students from McAllen ISD to earn a prestigious QuestBridge scholarship. Guerrero, who is in the International Baccalaureate (IB) Programme hou...

Seven McAllen ISD elementary campuses will benefit from a multi-million dollar grant to construct Schoolyard Forests on their school grounds. “We’re kicking off our Schoolyard ...

McAllen High's Maddox Braxton signed to play football for Tufts University on January 24, 2025. Congratulations to Maddox!

McAllen High's Gabriela Gonzalez signed to play soccer for Texas Southern University on Jan. 23, 2025. Congratulations to Gabriela!

Former NFL wide receiver and one of the top Rio Grande Valley players of the 1990s, Henry Jamaar Taylor, has been hired to be the next Head Football Coach and Athletic Coordinator...

McAllen ISD is being recognized for earning a major state accolade for school business. It is the fifth straight year and eighth year overall for McAllen ISD to earn the Award of M...