Mart High School

Mart High School is a public high school located in Mart, Texas (USA) and classified as a 2A school by the UIL. It is part of the Mart Independent School District located in eastern McLennan County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.^[2]

Mart High School
Address
700 E Navarro St. Mart , Texas 76664-1714 United States
Coordinates	31°32′28″N 96°49′45″W
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1906; 118 years ago (1906)
School district	Mart Independent School District
Superintendent	Betsy Burnett
Principal	Betsy Burnett
Teaching staff	21.52 (FTE)[1]
Grades	7–12
Enrollment	242 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	11.25[1]
Color(s)	Purple   Gold
Athletics conference	UIL Class AA
Mascot	Panthers/Lady Panthers
Website	www.martisd.org

History

Mart High School was established in 1906 and graduated its first senior class in 1908 and used its main building until 2017. They are building a new high school that will be done in 2019. Integration between Mart and all-black Anderson High school began in 1966 and was fully integrated by 1970 after Anderson High School graduated its last class in 1969.

Mart High School is known statewide for its success on the football field, compiling over 700 wins, ranking them in the top 5 in the state and in the top 20 nationally.

Athletics

The Mart Panthers compete in these sports - ^[3]

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Football
• Golf
• Softball
• Track and Field
• Volleyball

State titles

• Basketball - ^[4]
  • 1976 (2A)
• Football - ^[5]
  • 1957 (1A), 1969 (1A), 1999 (2A/D1), 2006 (2A/D2), 2010 (1A/D1), 2017 (2A/D1), 2018 (2A/D2), 2019 (2A/D2)^[6]
• Boys Golf - ^[7]
  • 1981 (2A)
• Boys Track - ^[8]
  • 1970 (1A), 1978 (1A)

State finalists

• Football - ^[5]
  • 1986 (2A), 2000 (2A/D2), 2008 (1A/D1), 2012 (1A/D1) 2020 (2A/D2), 2022 (2A/D2), 2023 (2A/D2)

Notable alumni

• Jesse Plemons, actor

• Quan Cosby, Professional Football Player

References

1. "Search for Public Schools - MART H S (482919003301)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
2. "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
3. The Athletics Department
4. UIL Boys Basketball Archives Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
5. UIL Football archives Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
6. "2019-2020 Football State Championship Results". University Interscholastic League. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
7. UIL Boys Golf Archives
8. UIL Boys Track Archives Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website