BOB HOPE H S

As a tight-knit four-year high school in PORT ARTHUR, Texas, BOB HOPE H S works with 555 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by BOB HOPE SCHOOL. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

BOB HOPE SCHOOL runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,584 students. BOB HOPE H S is one of those campuses.

On demographics, BOB HOPE H S shows that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, On paper, BOB HOPE H S has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Jefferson County's rate of about 71%.

With demographic context factored in, BOB HOPE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 33.7%; actual is 55.9%, +22.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $60,026, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students), BOB HOPE H S is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BOB HOPE H S at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 42.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. As a public charter, BOB HOPE H S runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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