404 Paula Rd
McKinney, TX 75069

I came to teach for Burks after spending time at two other public schools and a local charter. After being at the charter for just over a year, I almost left the profession. It was a mess. My first day at Burks, I knew that I was had made the right choice to take the position. Teachers were all smiling, kids were happy & motivated, and the entire environment was safe and stress-free. To be honest, I didn't know that schools like this existed anymore. Over the years, I have read thousands of reviews where teachers feel like they have lost all control - of what they teach, what they say, how many hours into the night or weekend that they work, dealing with unhappy parents, undisciplined kids, and insensitive administrators. None of this is true at Burks. Once again, I got back that feeling of loving to go to work every single day, and I truly enjoy helping these students be all they can be. Burks is a school where teachers, students, and administrators are kind human beings that show respect and genuinely care about one another. I have found a gold mine here and I am eternally grateful for this opportunity to love teaching again. If you are fortunate enough to be able to work at this school, or have your child attend this school, you will absolutely not ever regret it. Burks is a place where everybody matters.

My daughter loves this school! Great academics and music programs. The teachers and administrators are great. Best school in McKinney

I’ve been very underwhelmed with this high school. I have 2 children attending there and the way they waste their financial resources aka our tax dollars is unbelievable! There are 6! Yes, 6 principals and tons of other useless and unnecessary staff that make way too much money and take those dollars from the students and their education. I can’t even begin to fathom how a school of only 2800 students needs that many principals and administrators!! What do they do all day?! Also, instead of putting a bigger emphasis on the terrible behavior of some of these students, they micromanage dumb things like hats. They need to be more concerned with the rampant drug use, the vaping and the utter disrespect these students have for their teachers and staff. Also, anywhere in MISD if you’re in a bathroom where someone is vaping, EVERYONE in that bathroom will be forced to go to DAEP, not just the kid(s) who were vaping!! My kids are terrified to even use the restrooms at school because of this. The main principal ONLY focuses on and praises the football team which is atrociously bad, instead of focusing on the other sports that are actually excelling. I hate this school district and I’d recommend RUNNING away from it as fast as you can.