Original Research by School Decision on Harts Bluff Early College H S
Harts Bluff Early College High School is a small public high school in Mount Pleasant serving grades nine through twelve. The school sits in Titus County and has an enrollment that breaks fairly evenly across the four high school grades, with somewhat smaller numbers in grade twelve.
The student body is majority Hispanic, with a substantial white enrollment and very small Asian representation; the school reports no American Indian, Black, or Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic need across the population.
Test results from the most recent reporting period show strength in social studies, where all students met or exceeded the "approaches" level of proficiency, and math, where most students achieved proficiency at some level. Science proficiency was also solid. English language arts proficiency was lower: fewer than three-quarters of students reached the proficiency threshold. Across all subjects, about half the student body reached the "meets" level, while very small shares reached the "masters" level in any subject. Only one year of test data was available, so trends cannot be assessed.
The school's name signals its early college focus. Details about dual-credit or college-credit pathways, course offerings, or how the early college model operates were not available in the data provided.
Data on the school's graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, special education enrollment, English learner population, and staffing were not reported or not available. Given that this is a high school, graduation rate is a metric typically tracked by Texas and would be worth asking the school about directly.
The district itself experienced two major referendum outcomes that shape the school's fiscal and building environment. In May 2023, voters approved a bond that funded school safety measures and classroom and facility additions; this was the district's first debt-service tax increase after operating without one. In May 2024, voters rejected a second, much larger bond package that would have funded high school classroom expansion, science labs, dining facilities, a gymnasium, and other capacity additions. The defeat of that bond means these facility expansions were not funded. A parent may want to ask the school directly whether current classroom space and lab facilities are adequate, or whether the failed bond has created constraints on space or offerings.
Mount Pleasant is a small town in northeast Texas. Information on major employers, civic anchors, walkability, or neighborhood character was not retrieved in the search, so a visiting family would benefit from seeing the area firsthand. Housing values in the zip code are below the state and national median, and rental costs are correspondingly lower. Mortgage affordability is reasonable relative to local income levels, though rent takes up a meaningful share of household income for renters.
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