Summary:
The Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd) in Mount Pleasant, Texas, is a small, unified system of three schools—Chapel Hill Elementary (PK-5), Chapel Hill J H (6-8), and Chapel Hill High School (9-12)—serving about 928 students and earning a strong 4-star district rating.
Chapel Hill High School is the district’s standout, ranking in the 84th percentile with a perfect 100% graduation rate and zero dropouts. It far exceeds state averages in English I & II Reading, Biology, and U.S. History, but its Algebra I proficiency (33.33%) is a critical weakness, well below the state average (54.03%). In contrast, Chapel Hill J H has seen a dramatic decline from a 5-star, 90th-percentile ranking in 2023-2024 to a 3-star, 59th-percentile ranking in 2025-2026, with notable drops in 6th-grade Reading and 7th-grade Math. Chapel Hill Elementary is the most consistent performer, holding a 3-star rating, but its math scores across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades persistently trail state averages, with 5th-grade Math at 44.44% versus the state’s 47.38%.
A key takeaway is the clear “pipeline” effect: elementary math struggles feed into middle school declines and the high school’s Algebra I failure, despite the high school’s low student-teacher ratio (8.9:1) and highest per-student spending ($12,479). The middle school’s advanced Algebra I students (88.46% proficiency) mask the high school’s math issues, suggesting a need for comprehensive math curriculum alignment from elementary through high school. Resource allocation also stands out, as the elementary and middle schools have higher student-teacher ratios and lower spending, yet face the most foundational challenges.
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