Enrollment
194
Middle
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARTS BLUFF ISD·NCES 482271023067
Harts Bluff Middle School
3506 FM 1402, MOUNT PLEASANT, TX 75455 · (903) 577-1146 · Titus County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Texas public middle schools
- BTest 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
128 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 75 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 29% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Harts Bluff Middle School→Harts Bluff Early College High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HARTS BLUFF ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -8.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 36.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 38.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Harts Bluff Middle School
Harts Bluff Middle School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harts Bluff Middle School this school | 194 | 66.0% | 46.3% |
| New Deal Middle School NEW DEAL | 226 | 66.4% | 32.4% |
| Bland Middle School CELESTE | 165 | 68.5% | 52.0% |
| Tidehaven Intermediate School EL MATON | 219 | 62.1% | 63.8% |
| George West Elementary School GEORGE WEST | 235 | 63.0% | 62.9% |
| Itasca Middle School ITASCA | 151 | 65.6% | 20.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Harts Bluff Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #650 of 1,635 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,081 of 1,670 ▼ 274 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,111 of 1,670 ▼ 385 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #1,554 of 1,749 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #812 of 1,648 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 194 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 66% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 15.9 | 11.9:1 | 70% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harts Bluff Middle School.
About Harts Bluff Middle School
Harts Bluff Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas. It reports enrollment of 194 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
The 3 schools in HARTS BLUFF ISD enroll 891 students altogether, Harts Bluff Middle School among them.
Of every 100 students at Harts Bluff Middle School, about 53 are Hispanic. The school is also 42% White, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The diversity index for Harts Bluff Middle School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.8 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 66% of students at Harts Bluff Middle School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public middle schools, Harts Bluff Middle School outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.5% at Harts Bluff Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.3%.
The school's county is Titus County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $58,425, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Titus County's 15 public schools enroll about 6,972 students and include Harts Bluff Middle School.
The closest school to Harts Bluff Middle School is Harts Bluff Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Harts Bluff Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Harts Bluff Middle School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
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Titus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in HARTS BLUFF ISD
- Harts Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Harts Bluff Early College High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Other schools in MOUNT PLEASANT
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Mount Pleasant Junior High SchoolMiddle · 713 students
- P E Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 698 students
- Annie Sims Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
- E C Brice Elementary SchoolElementary · 485 students
- Chapel Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
Nearby schools
- Harts Bluff Elementary School0.0 mi · 473
- Harts Bluff Early College High School0.0 mi · 224
- Mount Pleasant Junior High School2.8 mi · 713
- Mount Pleasant DAEP2.9 mi · 13
- Mount Pleasant High School2.9 mi · 1,557
- Vivian Fowler Elementary School3.5 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Harts Bluff Middle SchoolHow large is Harts Bluff Middle School?
Harts Bluff Middle School enrolls approximately 194 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Harts Bluff Middle School serve?
Harts Bluff Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harts Bluff Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harts Bluff Middle School is approximately 10.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Harts Bluff Middle School?
Student demographics at Harts Bluff Middle School are roughly 42% White, 53% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Harts Bluff Middle School public or private?
Harts Bluff Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARTS BLUFF ISD.
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