Miller-McCoy, at the time the only public all boys' school in New Orleans, was named after scientists Kelly Miller and Elijah McCoy.
Andrea Thomas-Reynolds was the chief executive of the board of directors of McCoy-Miller until January 2014; that month she was replaced by Walter Strong.
[3] In November 2014 Patrick Dobard, the superintendent of the Recovery School District, stated that Miller-McCoy was on track to fail requirements for having its charter renewed.
On the same day a 9th grade student stated in a Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meeting that a lot of violence and chaos occurred at Miller-McCoy.
[2] Danielle Dreilinger of The Times Picayune stated that the Miller-McCoy American football team and marching band were "well-regarded".