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Chapel Hill High School

1069 CR 4660, MOUNT PLEASANT, TX 75455 · (903) 572-1086 · Titus County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL294 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Texas public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools

Enrollment
294
High
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
121 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 97124%
Grade 107626%
Grade 117626%
Grade 127124%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
16054%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
11940%
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
83%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
14248%
Female
15252%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +53.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -45.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 45 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading13.0%69.0%10.0%8.0%
Mathematics5.0%30.0%53.0%12.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2682.0%35.0%
2024-2577.0%36.0%
2023-2475.0%41.0%
2022-2353.0%15.0%
2021-2233.0%75.0%
2020-2129.0%80.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Chapel Hill High School

Chapel Hill High School's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Chapel Hill High School this school29441.2%64.8%
Blanco High School
BLANCO
36537.5%60.8%
Forsan High School
FORSAN
35242.3%55.0%
Miles High School
MILES
21738.7%61.7%
Rogers High School
ROGERS
27136.2%60.9%
Childress High School
CHILDRESS
31746.7%62.7%
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Chapel Hill High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.8%#367 of 1,385
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#956 of 1,425
▼ 140
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
82.0%#138 of 1,425
▲ 62
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+24.5pp#272 of 1,184
Enrollment
ranked largest first
294#1,176 of 2,107
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
8.9:1#39 of 1,344
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.9%#549 of 1,346
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
41.2%#1,182 of 1,522
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.1%#125 of 557
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
294
-35 (-11%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2529432.98.9:141% (121)
2023-2429629.610.0:143% (126)
2022-2334232.510.5:143% (146)
2020-213292911.3:141% (134)
2017-1835929.812.1:145% (160)
2015-163082811.0:146% (141)
2010-113363110.8:137% (124)
2000-012422111.5:127% (65)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chapel Hill High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (359 to 294); teachers up 11% (29.8 to 32.9).

About Chapel Hill High School

At 1069 CR 4660 in MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, Chapel Hill High School operates as a small high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 294 students. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 63% smaller than average.

CHAPEL HILL ISD is responsible for 3 schools, Chapel Hill High School included, with 928 students in all.

A majority of students at Chapel Hill High School, 54%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 40% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 54% White share among all Titus County residents. By the diversity index, Chapel Hill High School comes in at 54%.

At Chapel Hill High School, 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 8.9:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 73% average for public schools in Titus County.

Measured against Texas public high schools, Chapel Hill High School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, Chapel Hill High School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 64.8% actual against 56.1% predicted.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Titus County show that median household income is about $58,425, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 15 public schools in Titus County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,972.

The shortest distance from Chapel Hill High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Chapel Hill Junior High School. The five-mile area around Chapel Hill High School holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.0% proficiency; Chapel Hill High School posts 64.8%.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Chapel Hill High School went from 329 students to 294. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.3:1 to 8.9:1 over the same years.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Chapel Hill High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Titus County at a glance

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Population
31,363
Census ACS
Median income
$58,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,972 students

Quick facts

School name
Chapel Hill High School
District
CHAPEL HILL ISD
Address
1069 CR 4660, MOUNT PLEASANT, TX 75455
Phone
(903) 572-1086
County
Titus County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
294
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
8.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
121 (41%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
481368007126
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in CHAPEL HILL ISD
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Other Chapel Hill High schools

3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Chapel Hill High. Chapel Hill High School is the 4th largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Chapel Hill High School
How large is Chapel Hill High School?
Chapel Hill High School enrolls approximately 294 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chapel Hill High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chapel Hill High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chapel Hill High School have?
Chapel Hill High School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chapel Hill High School?
At Chapel Hill High School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Chapel Hill High School public or private?
Chapel Hill High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CHAPEL HILL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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