BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS

BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in PORT ARTHUR, Texas, operated by BOB HOPE SCHOOL, works with 650 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 5 schools in BOB HOPE SCHOOL (2,584 students total), BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (92%). Other groups include 5% Black. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 84% of students at BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 37.4%; this one delivers 54.0%, a residual of +16.6 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $60,026, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TYRRELL EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS operates from an urban location. BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BOB HOPE SCHOOL - EL CAMPUS has grew 110%, going from 310 students in 2018 to 650 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 97% to 92% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 21.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.