The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Great Hearts Texas
Great Hearts Texas is a kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade charter district serving multiple campuses across the Dallas-Fort Worth region and statewide through an online option. The district operates schools in San Antonio (the Monte Vista and Western Hills campuses), the Fort Worth area (Lakeside and Prairie View), and Arlington, alongside additional locations in Irving and serving students online.
The district enrolls a substantial population across its campuses, with heavy concentration in the early grades and substantial representation from students in elementary school. The enrollment is diverse: roughly two-fifths of students identify as Hispanic, about one-third as white, and roughly one-eighth as Asian, with smaller shares of Black and multiracial students. Data on free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility and English learner status were not available, so a reader would want to ask the district directly about the economic and language backgrounds of its population.
In English language arts, the district shows broad strength. Proficiency begins around the mid-range in grade three, rises steadily through the middle grades, and reaches upper-middle proficiency by eighth grade. This progression reflects solid command of reading and writing across the tested grade span, with particularly strong performance in sixth through eighth grade where a substantial majority of students meet or exceed proficiency benchmarks.
Mathematics performance is uneven. Early elementary (grades three and four) testing results for Spanish-language assessments were too small to interpret. Beginning in grade five, math proficiency sits around the midpoint, stays relatively stable through grade seven, then drops sharply by grade eight, where proficiency falls to a much lower level. This eighth-grade mathematics weakness is the most striking gap in the district's profile and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what drives the decline and how the district supports struggling eighth-grade students or prepares them for high school coursework.
Science proficiency is modest overall. Grade five students show proficiency around one-quarter of the cohort, while grade eight improves to just under half. Social studies proficiency in grade eight sits around two-fifths. These scores suggest the district's science and social studies instruction may benefit from additional attention, though the data cover only two tested grades per subject.
The district performs in the top quartile of Bexar County districts on overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades, a meaningful distinction among a large peer group. Chronic absenteeism is also in the top quartile countywide, indicating good attendance. Per-pupil spending sits in the lower range compared to other county districts, reflecting the efficiency of the district's operations relative to its peers.
Great Hearts Texas has been in active expansion. The district has built out new campuses in Fort Worth and Arlington and completed new facilities for its Irving lower school, signaling stable, long-term growth. An online charter school option launched in early 2021 serves students statewide who lack access to a physical campus. These developments mean the district is not static; families in its service areas have a growing classical education option that is building toward full kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade enrollment in multiple locations.
No graduation rate was available, likely because the district's high school grades are still being added and cohorts remain incomplete at this stage. State testing data were not available for grades nine through twelve, consistent with the district's recent upward expansion into secondary grades. Parents with students in or heading toward high school should ask the district about transcript data, college acceptance, and course offerings as these upper grades mature.
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