Enrollment
216
High
DISTRICT 111 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAWLEY ISD·NCES 482280002311
Hawley High School
815 FIRST STRETT, HAWLEY, TX 79525 · (325) 537-2722 · Jones County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL216 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 5.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
96 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 78 | 36% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 23% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -6.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 59.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 48.0% | 21.0% | 10.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 53.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like Hawley High School
Hawley High School's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley High School this school | 216 | 44.4% | 66.7% |
| Martins Mill High School MARTIN'S MILL | 262 | 44.7% | 50.1% |
| Latexo High School LATEXO | 210 | 45.7% | 51.9% |
| North Hopkins High School SULPHUR SPRINGS | 231 | 47.2% | 52.1% |
| Harmony High School BIG SANDY | 273 | 44.3% | 66.3% |
| Mason High School MASON | 192 | 41.1% | 79.4% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hawley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jones County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #307 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #149 of 1,425 ▲ 209 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #507 of 1,425 ▼ 73 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 216 | #1,305 of 2,107 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.0:1 | #1 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #925 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #1,126 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #562 of 672 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
216
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
was 8.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 216 | 36.2 | 6.0:1 | 44% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 31.4 | 6.8:1 | 41% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 28.6 | 7.4:1 | 49% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 26 | 8.5:1 | 49% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 24.4 | 8.6:1 | 41% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 27 | 8.0:1 | 35% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 230 | 25 | 9.2:1 | 46% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 239 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 30% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 259 | 23 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawley High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (209 to 216); teachers up 49% (24.4 to 36.2).
About Hawley High School
Hawley High School, located in HAWLEY, Texas, is a very small high school. It enrolls 216 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. It has 73% fewer students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).
The district, HAWLEY ISD, operates 4 schools serving 773 students.
More than half of enrollment at Hawley High School is White: 75%. Other groups include 24% Hispanic. By comparison, Jones County residents are about 63% White. The diversity index for Hawley High School is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Hawley High School reports a ratio of 6.0 students per teacher, from 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Lunch program data show 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Jones County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
Hawley High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.7%, compared with a predicted 54.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Jones County, where the median household earns about $59,464 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Jones County, 14 public schools serve about 2,572 students.
Hawley High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Hawley Middle School, its nearest public school. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.7% on proficiency, and Hawley High School is above that at 66.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 221 in 2020-21 and 216 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (6.0:1) than in 2020-21 (8.5:1).
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Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,304
Census ACS
Median income
$59,464
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,572 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAWLEY ISD
- Hawley Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Hawley Middle SchoolMiddle · 193 students
- Hawley Center for Accelerated LearningHigh · 6 students
Other schools in HAWLEY
- Hawley Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Hawley Middle SchoolMiddle · 193 students
- Hawley Center for Accelerated LearningHigh · 6 students
Nearby schools
- Hawley Middle School0.1 mi · 193
- Hawley Elementary School0.2 mi · 358
- Hawley Center for Accelerated Learning0.2 mi · 6
- Mann Middle School9.8 mi · 776
- Long Early Learning Center9.9 mi · 692
- Ortiz Elementary School10.0 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Hawley High SchoolHow many students attend Hawley High School?
Hawley High School enrolls approximately 216 students in grades 09-12.
Is Hawley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawley High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Hawley High School have?
Hawley High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.0:1.
How diverse is Hawley High School?
Hawley High School reports a student body of 75% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
What district is Hawley High School in?
Hawley High School is part of HAWLEY ISD.
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