Melissa Middle School

Melissa Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school based in MELISSA, Texas. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,741 students. That puts enrollment 171% bigger than the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.

Melissa Middle School is run by MELISSA ISD, whose 7 schools enroll 7,735 students.

The biggest share of students at Melissa Middle School, 41%, is White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 16% Black, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 54% White among all Collin County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 74%.

The student-to-teacher ratio at Melissa Middle School is 14.8:1, based on 117.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is close to this figure.

For the population of Collin County, median household income comes to about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Collin County counts 338 public schools with about 227,575 students.

Melissa Ridge Education Center is the nearest public school to Melissa Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.

Enrollment records show 1,020 in 2020-21 and 1,741 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.7:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.

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