Engineering Academy
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.
The Engineering Academy placed 2nd in state and 11th in nationals in the Junior Engineering Technical Society TEAMS competition for the 2007 year. The team consisted of Mike Calhoun, Ryan Dang, Michael Mayo, Isaac Quintanilla and David Yang.
Engineering Academy Population:
- Male: 88.1%
- Female: 11.9%
- White : 68.8%
- Hispanic : 8.8%
- African American : 12.5%
- Asian : 8.8%
- Native American: 1.3%
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