📍 301 S e Rdg Rd, Mckinney, Collin County, 75070
Dowell Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mckinney, Collin County. The school has 1,076 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melanie Machost. It is part of the Mckinney Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Dowell Middle enrolls 1,076 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 71.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 580 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 274 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 10% |
| Asian | 62 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 1,076 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 239 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dowell Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-30, state senate district 8, state house district 70.
Dowell Middle is one of 32 schools in MCKINNEY ISD, based in MCKINNEY, Texas. The district serves 23,296 students district-wide and employs 1,589 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,076 students, Dowell Middle is larger than the district average of about 728 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large