HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
About HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE
Set in MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE is a micro-enrollment junior high, operated by HARTS BLUFF ISD. It enrolls 194 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 70% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
Across the 3 schools in HARTS BLUFF ISD (891 students total), HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 42% White, 2% Black, 2% multiracial.
On the resource side, HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.4%.
Zooming out to the county, Titus County reports that the typical household earns roughly $58,425 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Titus County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,972 students), of which HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE is one.
Nearest neighbor: HARTS BLUFF EARLY COLLEGE H S, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.5%.
HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE operates from an outlying location.
Inside the community feed, members of the HARTS BLUFF MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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- HARTS BLUFF ELElementary · 473 students
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- HARTS BLUFF EL0.0 mi · 473
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- VIVIAN FOWLER EL3.5 mi · 388