Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWKINS ISD·NCES 482277002307
HAWKINS EL
179 HAWK DR, HAWKINS, TX 75765 · (903) 769-0536 · Wood County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
226 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HAWKINS EL→HAWKINS H S / MIDDLE
Based on grade levels within HAWKINS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 53.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
378
+58 (+18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.1:1
% White
76%
was 77%
% Hispanic
9%
was 7%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HAWKINS EL
HAWKINS EL is a primary school of compact scale in HAWKINS, Texas, operated by HAWKINS ISD, caters to 378 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 27% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
Across the 2 schools in HAWKINS ISD (811 students total), HAWKINS EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, HAWKINS EL logs that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, HAWKINS EL has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 60% of students at HAWKINS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HAWKINS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.2%, the actual is 41.3%, a residual of -6.9 points.
Across the wider county, Wood County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,300 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. HAWKINS EL is one of 18 public schools in Wood County (combined enrollment of about 6,349 students).
Nearest neighbor: HAWKINS H S / MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HAWKINS EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 18%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 378 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.
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Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,961
Census ACS
Median income
$60,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- HAWKINS H S / MIDDLE0.0 mi · 433
- BIG SANDY EL5.7 mi · 320
- BIG SANDY H S5.7 mi · 191
- BIG SANDY J H5.7 mi · 138
- WINONA EL6.1 mi · 582
- WINONA MIDDLE6.3 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About HAWKINS ELHow large is HAWKINS EL?
HAWKINS EL enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HAWKINS EL serve?
HAWKINS EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HAWKINS EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HAWKINS EL is approximately 16.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HAWKINS EL?
Student demographics at HAWKINS EL are roughly 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is HAWKINS EL in?
HAWKINS EL is part of HAWKINS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.