Melissa High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 94 in student achievement, 86 in school progress and 95 in closing performance gaps. It scored 94 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Mckinney Boyd High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 93 in closing performance gaps and 94 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. For Melissa High School these are in with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps while Mckinney Boyd High School secured in post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Melissa High School. They make up for 46.11% of student population, followed by Hispanics (19.70%), African Americans (17.32%), Asians (9.49%), Two or More Races (6.87%) and Native Americans (0.45%).

The student population at Mckinney Boyd High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 52.71%, followed by Hispanics (24.00%), African Americans (11.35%), Asians (7.38%), Two or More Races (4.32%) and Native Americans (0.08%).

Based on household incomes, the Melissa High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 15.71% compared to 19.32% at Mckinney Boyd High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Melissa High School has 99 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.00% of student population. Mckinney Boyd High School has significantly more ELLs at 204 or about 8.01% of student population.

In addition, Melissa High School has 4.80% bilingual students, 7.07% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.11% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Mckinney Boyd High School with 8.01% bilingual students, 15.67% gifted and talented students and 10.45% students in the special education program.

Melissa High School's 137 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 3.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12 years. Mckinney Boyd High School's 160 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Melissa High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 46 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 35 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four beginning teachers. Mckinney Boyd High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 30 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 52 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 32 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 16 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Melissa High School employs 68 female teachers and 68 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and eight more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Mckinney Boyd High School employs 94 female teachers and 66 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 24 teachers are in special education without any assistance. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.