An annual performance report for McKinney ISD showed students surpassed state averages in State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness scores.

Jennifer Akins, McKinney ISD’s chief school improvement and federal programs officer, presented the report to the board of trustees during a Feb. 16 meeting.

The details: The Texas Education Agency provides information on the performance of each school and district in the state through the Texas Academic Performance Report, or TAPR. The majority of the data comes from the 2024-25 school year, Akins said. MISD exceeded the state and region on STAAR performance at every grade level in every content area, according to district documents.

“We saw an overall growth of four points on our district ratings, and our campuses grew as well,” Akins said. “I also remind the board that 75% of our students attend an A-rated campus.”

A new Kroger Marketplace is coming to the southeast corner of Laud Howell Parkway and North Custer Road in McKinney.

The latest: Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the project Feb. 27. John Votava, corporate affairs director for Kroger, said the new store will generate between 200 and 250 new jobs within the community.

“We’re so excited to share the new store and be part of the Custer Frontier Marketplace development,” he said. “This is going to be a great opportunity to serve the communities of McKinney, Celina and Prosper as well.”

More information: The new store is expected to open in 2027 as part of a retail development called Custer Frontier Marketplace. It will span 99,000 square feet and will serve as the development's anchor store.

• Southeast corner of North Custer Road and Laud Howell Parkway, McKinney

Texans Credit Union, which was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Richardson, is slated to open a new location early 2027 in McKinney.

The details: This will be the credit union’s first new branch in almost two decades, a Texans Credit Union representative said. The not-for-profit banking center offers a variety of services including loans, checking, savings, credit cards and more.

“The new branch will help the credit union better serve employees of Raytheon, a major employer in the city,” the representative said. “It also builds on a five-year agreement that Texans entered into in 2023 to become the exclusive financial institution for McKinney ISD Athletics.”
 

• 3950 W. University Drive, McKinney

A zoning change could convert 37 acres to an apartment community in McKinney. Meanwhile, 15 North Texas spring festivals are happening soon.

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McKinney saw 200 homes sold during January, with the most homes sold in the 75071 ZIP code. The city’s median home sale price was $479,950 with an average of 95 days on the market.

The specifics: Check out this real estate data for McKinney, comparing data from January 2025 to January 2026 in categories such as:

• Number of homes sold by ZIP code
• Median home sales price by ZIP code
• Average days on the market by ZIP code
• Number of new listings by ZIP code
• Number of homes under contract by ZIP code
• Homes sold by price point