Bartlett High School (Texas)

Bartlett High School is a 1A public high school located in Bartlett, Texas, USA. It is part of the Bartlett Independent School District located in Bell County just north of the Bell-Williamson county line. In 2013, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.HistoryThe school was established in 1916 by Mr V.I. Moore, superintendent from 1916 to 1925, who left Bartlett to assume a faculty position at the University Of Texas. Mr Swope, chief administrator from 1948 to 1966, retired after overseeing the construction of the 1974 high school building. The Old High School was built in 1917, at a cost of approximately $20,000. The auditorium and additional classrooms were added in 1924 at a cost of about $40,000. The class of 1918 was the first to graduate from the building and from Bartlett High School; the class of 1966 was the last to graduate from the old high school.In 2000, the new High School building was built. It is the only high school in Bartlett. Bartlett High School did not consolidate with the Bartlett Colored School until 1966. Bartlett High School has had acceptable ratings on the State Mandated test (TAKS). Bartlett Independent school district motto is, "We Are the Bulldog pack listen to us bark, be kind, accept responsibility, respect each other, keep doing your best, woof woof woof."Student body/demographicsThe Bartlett High School student body is 56% Hispanic, 34% African American, 10% caucasian and 4% other. Bartlett High School had an enrollment in fall 2008 of 111 students.