McKinney Boyd High School

Awesome. Amazing environment. Caring teachers, outstanding students, beautiful campus, active extracurriculars. Kids have every chance in the world to excel if they get involved and soak in the experience. A+ high school experience!
—Submitted by a parent

Our experience at McKinney Boyd High School for 2 years was so bad that we sold our home of 22 years and moved out of the district. The math department is the WORST! My daughter, who had been an A/B student in math had to have tutoring by the end of her Sophomore year just to catch up in her new school. I had experiences with being dismissed and spoken to rudely when calling lead staff memebers with concerns and need for help. Also, my daughter was always complaining about having a sub rather than a regular teacher, especially in math class. The staff seemed to have a "don't care attitude" and the Principal made it clear that he didn't care what they do. I would like to give Kudos to the girls head basketball coach, Coach G. She was awesome and the only good thing I can say about that school. Your child is just a number among thousands there. This is all my personal opinion and based on our personal experiences.
—Submitted by a parent

My son attends this school and has for the past 3 years. He loves this school and has never had any significant problems. His sister didn't weather as well, transferred to another McKinney high school and dropped out at the end of last year. She will re-enroll in another district this coming fall for her senior year. There needs to be some sort of safety net for teens and their emotional well-being.
—Submitted by a parent

Mckinney Boyd has grown so much just is this school year. Many organizations have excelled and made positive progress to have our campus reconized. I am apart of many activities and UIL extracurricular programs and its been one of the best years of grade school i have expierenced yet. Coming to Boyd this year as a freshman i was really worried about meeting new people and how big in size it was. But being involved in organizations it made meeting people, learning way around school, and making my overall first day comfortable. I HIGHLY recommend that your children get involved in anything in high school no matter what high school you go to. They will appreciate it alot once they realize how much its helped them. Every teacher cares about every student at this school. Mckinney boyd is a great school and i love it. Go Broncos:)
—Submitted by a student

As a former AP student from Boyd, I can tell you that those classes do not focus on TAKS. Regular classes may, but the AP teachers focus on teaching the kids the info, helping them pass the AP test. Which helps them get college credit without being in college. And by the way, if you don't pass the TAKS, you don't graduate! So there is a reason they put a lot of emphasis on the TAKS.
—Submitted by a student

I think this school is absolutly amazing the teachers are really encouraging in helping me to put my full effort in everything i do! I encourage incoming middle schoolers to come here.
—Submitted by a student

My child loves this school and it's a great learning enviroment.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter is a freshman at Boyd and enjoys the school, despite the large size. My only complaint is with the Volleyball program at Boyd; it appears that unless your child is a 'club' volleyball player, there is not much chance of making a team. The freshman teams are all club players. Not everyone has the money for their child to participate in club ball. My daughter played volleyball in middle school, but was very disheartened when she did not make one of the freshmen teams. There was definitely a difference in the attention club players received, versus other girls. There were girls who had played on the 'A' team during middle school, but did not make any of the Boyd volleyball teams; these girls were not club players. I think it is very sad that high school athletics has become so 'club' oriented. What message are we sending?
—Submitted by a parent

Our school is amazing. We have over 3,000 kids in our school and we maintain a good reputation. We have conquered over McKinney High and McKinney North with our Varsity football team. Which shows that when we put our minds to something we can conquer al.
—Submitted by a parent

This review is in response to the previous comments stating that McKinney Boyd High School is a'Great school for the 'Perfect' kids.' McKinney Boyd is a great school that has come a long way from the 3 years ago it opened, and I am not surprised about the judgements (poor judgments). I am also surprised about comments of the Band Directors and Principals. I am currently a member of the McKinney Boyd Band and know that the directors care about each student as long as they give their best effort. I am sorry for whomever feels that way about the directors, yet, maybe they are not the ones that don't care.
—Submitted by a student

I am dumbfounded by the previous review, which inspired me to write my own. McKinney has excellent schools, and its school system is in fact why a large percentage of its population lives there, why it is one of the country's fastest-growing cities, and why property taxes are high. I attended McKinney Boyd from the year it was opened to my graduation, and of course it lacked extracurricular and clubs at first, but within my time there students had founded numerous organizations. I haven't encountered any 'status' effects; look at Plano schools if you want to criticize for that reason. Though the administration can be unfortunately obstinate, the teachers are on your side, and there is nothing at this school deserving of a 1-star rating.
—Submitted by a student

My children have attended Mckinney schools for the past 10 years and I do NOT recommend them. They are all about status and the kids matter little.
—Submitted by a parent

McKinney Boyd HIgh exhibits great public education. The teachers are fantastic and care for the students. The school is filled with extracurricular activities. The only complaint I would have would be that the college prep course are mostly blowoff classes that focus on TAKS. The PreAP and AP course represent the excellence of education at Boyd. The students are held to high eductional standards and extracurricular activities.
—Submitted by a student

Great school for the 'Perfect' kids, though some other kids that may have problems with their grades or have even gone to suspension are sometimes ignored. The band has directors that show little care to students and aim only to win, and don't care at all for kids who don't play well at all. The principles showed little interest in a problem I had with one of the teachers. School only for those 'perfect' kids.
—Submitted by a student

I am currently a Junior, and I have attended to 9 different schools. Boyd defiantly makes the top of the list and those who gave it poor reviews have problems. Any complaints that I might have at this time, will not be the complaints of future students, because most of the downsides are related to the fact that the school is only 2 years old and is not even completely built.
—Submitted by a student

This school has been great in getting me through my freshman year. Especially since I am involved in many extracurricular activities, I am glad that my teachers are understanding and supportive of what I do, This is definitely the best school in McKinney and I cannot wait until the full building is finished.
—Submitted by a student

MBHS is one of several quality schools in McKinney ISD. As a faculty member at the school I can say that the rigor of course work, the quality of instruction, and support from the administration is among the best I've ever encountered during my 18 years in education. Students are held to high standards and almost all of them rise to those expectations. The essence of the campus is that the faculty of MBHS cares about kids.
—Submitted by a teacher

Mckinney boyd is an incredible place. The atmosphere is positive and the kids seem happy and engaged in the learning process. There are lots of rules and they enforce them. Kids need this kind of structure and most adapt to it very well. We have attended another high school in this city and this school is superior in every way. Great leadership, great kids and an awesome feeling of belonging and school spirit.
—Submitted by a parent

I agree with very little of the other reviews. It is my experience that Boyd HS is the best HS in McKinney and the teachers and entire staff care more about the students than in any other school. Keep up the good work!
—Submitted by a parent

Boyd HS has certainly had some difficulties during the first year but I don't believe that the school is as terrible as the other letters would indicate. There were many good teachers as well as bad and I felt that I had many opportunities for involvement. I was able to get as involved as I wished with a child in band and the BPO was instrumental in getting the kids through a tough first year. There are many changes that would increase the kids happiness and self worth within the band and I wish that they had been given more respect and personal responsibility. I feel that some things could have been handled more appropriately and the band would have retained more of the original band members if they had felt that their opinion were more valued by the staff. The school has room for growth and improvement this year.
—Submitted by a parent