McNeil High School | |
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Address | |
5720 McNeil Road Austin, Texas 78729 United States |
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Coordinates | 30°26′57″N 97°44′00″W / 30.449173°N 97.733281°WCoordinates: 30°26′57″N 97°44′00″W / 30.449173°N 97.733281°W |
Information | |
Type | Free public |
Motto | Vision into Reality |
Established | 1992 |
School district | Round Rock Independent School District |
Principal | Courtney Acosta |
Grades | 9 - 12 |
Enrollment | 2,539 (2015-2016) |
Campus type | Suburban |
Color(s) |
Navy blue Forest green White |
Nickname | Mavericks |
Website | McNeil High School |
McNeil High School (commonly known as MHS or McNeil) is a public secondary school in an unincorporated area in both Travis and Williamson counties, near Austin, Texas, United States. serving freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The school is part of the Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD), with admission primarily based on the locations of students' homes in the district. Three middle schools feed into McNeil: Cedar Valley, Chisholm Trail, and Deerpark. The school colors are navy blue, forest green, and white, and the mascot is the Maverick.
McNeil is located on the border of Williamson and Travis County, with part of the school in one county and the rest in another.
McNeil was named a National Blue Ribbon School in 1999-2000.Children at Risk ranked McNeil the #10 public high school in Austin in 2012.
The Round Rock ISD Engineering Academy is located at McNeil High School and was founded in 2001. This four-year pre-engineering program consists of a comprehensive series of courses designed for high school students with an interest in the field of engineering, and features pre-engineering curriculum from Project Lead the Way and the Infinity Project. This non-selective Academy serves the entire school district, and students interested in participating in the Engineering Academy program are eligible to transfer to McNeil High School to participate.