Harts Bluff Elementary School
Public elementary school in Mount Plesant, Texas · Harts Bluff ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Harts Bluff Elementary School serves 473 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Mount Plesant (Titus County). It is one of 3 schools in Harts Bluff ISD. By enrollment it is the 2779th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Harts Bluff ISD |
| County | Titus County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482271002303 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Harts Bluff ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 473 | 891 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 12.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.9% | 63.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Harts Bluff Elementary School in context
Size
Harts Bluff Elementary School is the only elementary school in Harts Bluff ISD. Its 473 students are 53.1% of the district's 891. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 6.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 433; Harts Bluff Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 78 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 39, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% more students than kindergarten (78 against 67). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 39 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 57.1% here and 56.3% across Harts Bluff ISD. White students are next, at 40.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.9% across Harts Bluff ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 473 students, Harts Bluff Elementary School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 473 students would have about 32 teachers, so Harts Bluff Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Harts Bluff Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Vivian Fowler Elementary School, 3.5 miles away in Mount Pleasant ISD. Within 10 miles there are 5 other elementary schools, 4 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 57.1% |
| White | 40.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 39 |
| Kindergarten | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 72 |
| Grade 2 | 72 |
| Grade 3 | 73 |
| Grade 4 | 72 |
| Grade 5 | 78 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3506 Fm 1402, Mount Plesant, TX 75455
Phone: (903)577-1146
Website: hbisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harts Bluff Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Fowler Elementary School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 3.5 mi | 388 | 12.5 | 86.3% |
| Annie Sims Elementary School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 3.5 mi | 508 | 12.8 | 70.1% |
| Frances Corprew Elementary School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 4.0 mi | 375 | 11.6 | 84.5% |
| E C Brice Elementary School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 4.8 mi | 485 | 12.7 | 76.1% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School | Chapel Hill ISD | 7.6 mi | 440 | 14.2 | 49.8% |
| Pittsburg Primary School | Pittsburg ISD | 13.7 mi | 426 | 11.8 | 81% |
| Pewitt Elementary School | Pewitt CISD | 14.1 mi | 415 | 14.3 | 69.4% |
| Pittsburg Elementary School | Pittsburg ISD | 14.7 mi | 480 | 15.1 | 73.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Harts Bluff ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harts Bluff Early College High School | High | 9–12 | 224 |
| Harts Bluff Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 194 |