Editing Melissa, Texas (section)

==Education==
{{see also|Melissa Independent School District}}
The city is served by the [[Melissa Independent School District]]. In 2004, [[McKinney Independent School District|McKinney ISD]] and [[Anna Independent School District|Anna ISD]] refused to educate any more Melissa ISD high school classes. In 2007, [[Melissa High School]] graduated their first class with 46 students. Harry McKillop Elementary School opened its doors as the elementary school in fall 2008, housing Pre-K to third grade. The former Melissa Ridge Elementary School campus was converted to Melissa Ridge Intermediate School, serving fourth and fifth grades, and Melissa Middle School, serving sixth, seventh and eighth grades. In 2015, Melissa Middle School was awarded "A School to Watch" which gives them a high rank of schools in Texas. In 2019, Melissa Schools redistributed the allocation of campuses with the following changes. Melissa Ridge Education Center servicing pre-k through kindergarten, Harry McKillop Elementary School serving grades 1–5, North Creek Elementary School serving grades 1–5, Melissa Middle School grades 6–8, and Melissa High School serving traditional grades 9–12.