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Enrollment
1,108
Middle
DISTRICT 1,029 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCKINNEY ISD·NCES 482985008732
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School
3400 COMMUNITY DR, MCKINNEY, TX 75070 · (469) 302-4900 · Collin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,108 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
455 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 365 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 384 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 359 | 32% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School→McKinney North High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from MCKINNEY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 29.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School this school | 1,108 | 41.1% | 56.0% |
| Krimmel Intermed KLEIN | 1,172 | 44.9% | 58.5% |
| Lowell H Strike Middle School LITTLE ELM | 881 | 40.2% | 43.8% |
| Harwood Junior High School BEDFORD | 1,024 | 43.8% | 69.8% |
| Brooks Wester Middle School MANSFIELD | 945 | 36.2% | 71.2% |
| Prairie Vista FORT WORTH | 958 | 49.6% | 36.9% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Collin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #329 of 1,635 | #34 of 51 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #501 of 1,670 ▼ 80 | #41 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #473 of 1,670 ▼ 124 | #40 of 57 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #221 of 1,570 | #8 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,108 | #189 of 1,749 | #11 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #691 of 1,542 | #17 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.7% | #13 of 1,543 | #2 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #1,309 of 1,648 | #19 of 51 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.7% | #136 of 437 | #9 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,108
+173 (+19%) vs 2020
+72% since 2000-01, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,108 | 77.5 | 14.3:1 | 41% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 1,050 | 68.1 | 15.4:1 | 46% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 940 | 67.2 | 14.0:1 | 49% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 935 | 67 | 14.0:1 | 50% (466) |
| 2017-18 | 918 | 66.4 | 13.8:1 | 46% (425) |
| 2015-16 | 923 | 66 | 14.0:1 | 48% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 69 | 11.9:1 | 41% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 646 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 20% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (918 to 1,108); teachers up 17% (66.4 to 77.5).
About Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School sits in MCKINNEY, Texas, and is classified as a middle school. It educates 1,108 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
Besides Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School, MCKINNEY ISD runs 32 other schools. The district enrolls 23,296 students.
At Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 32%. After that, the student body is 26% White, 25% Black, 10% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Collin County is about 16% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 76%, meaning two students picked at random have a 76% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School operates with 77.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.3:1. That matches the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas fairly closely. Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School reports 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 30% average for public schools in Collin County is 11 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Collin County has these Census figures: the median household income is $121,600, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 56%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. In all, Collin County has 338 public schools and roughly 227,575 students.
Nearest public school: Serenity High, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School ranks 2nd of 4 nearby schools, at 56.0% versus a 51.3% average.
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School's enrollment climbed from 935 in 2020-21 to 1,108 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MCKINNEY ISD
- McKinney High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- McKinney Boyd High SchoolHigh · 2,547 students
- McKinney North High SchoolHigh · 2,387 students
- Dr Jack Cockrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Faubion Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,033 students
- Dowell Middle SchoolMiddle · 995 students
Other schools in MCKINNEY
- McKinney High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- McKinney Boyd High SchoolHigh · 2,547 students
- McKinney North High SchoolHigh · 2,387 students
- Emerson High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Imagine International Academy of North TexasCombined · 1,445 students
- Dr Jack Cockrill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
Nearby schools
- Serenity High0.3 mi · 3
- McKinney North High School0.3 mi · 2,387
- Jose De Jesus and Maria Luisa Vega Elementary School0.9 mi · 491
- Naomi Press Elementary School1.0 mi · 580
- Collin Co J J Alternative Education Program1.0 mi · 3
- Collin Co J J Alternative Education Program1.0 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Scott Morgan Johnson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School?
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School enrolls approximately 1,108 students in grades 06-08.
Is Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School.
How diverse is Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School?
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School reports a student body of 26% White, 32% Hispanic, 25% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School in?
Scott Morgan Johnson Middle School is part of MCKINNEY ISD.
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