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Alumni: what's one memory from HOBBY MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,094
Middle
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312003726
Hobby Middle School
11843 VANCE JACKSON RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78230 · (210) 397-6300 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,094 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
747 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 426 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 400 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 268 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Hobby Middle School
Hobby Middle School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby Middle School this school | 1,094 | 68.3% | 43.8% |
| White Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,000 | 67.1% | 39.0% |
| Pflugerville Middle School PFLUGERVILLE | 829 | 66.2% | 40.0% |
| Cook Middle School HOUSTON | 1,375 | 67.6% | 48.0% |
| Lively Middle School AUSTIN | 910 | 65.7% | 39.1% |
| Mattei Middle School PRINCETON | 839 | 69.2% | 44.4% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Hobby Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #758 of 1,635 | #25 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #502 of 1,670 ▲ 296 | #16 of 84 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #542 of 1,670 ▲ 142 | #18 of 84 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +27.0pp | #113 of 1,570 | #2 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,094 | #197 of 1,749 | #16 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #760 of 1,542 | #31 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #516 of 1,543 | #13 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #755 of 1,648 | #54 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.6% | #300 of 437 | #6 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,094
+189 (+21%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,365
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 1,094 | 75 | 14.6:1 | 68% (747) |
| 2023-24 | 916 | 65.7 | 13.9:1 | 70% (642) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 57.8 | 14.7:1 | 71% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 905 | 61 | 14.8:1 | 67% (607) |
| 2017-18 | 1,026 | 69.3 | 14.8:1 | 55% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 999 | 60 | 16.6:1 | 52% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 1,087 | 62 | 17.5:1 | 49% (531) |
| 2000-01 | 1,334 | 89 | 15.0:1 | 28% (376) |
| 1990-91 | 1,365 | 79 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hobby Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,026 to 1,094); teachers up 8% (69.3 to 75).
About Hobby Middle School
Families in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, are served by Hobby Middle School, a high-enrollment middle-grades school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 1,094 students enrolled. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 70% higher.
NORTHSIDE ISD serves 100,208 students across 127 schools.
Hispanic students are 60% of those enrolled at Hobby Middle School. Next come 17% White, 11% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. That is in line with Bexar County, where about 60% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Hobby Middle School are from different groups.
The school's 75 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is close to this figure. Income data for the school show 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hobby Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.8%) and its predicted rate (44.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Bexar County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 638 public schools in the county, enrolling about 368,487, Hobby Middle School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Howsman Elementary School is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Hobby Middle School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Hobby Middle School as City: Large.
Enrollment was 1,094 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 905.
This page is set up for the Hobby Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- Howsman Elementary School0.5 mi · 729
- Alternative Middle School1.0 mi · 65
- Chavez Excel Academy1.0 mi · 75
- Great Hearts Forest Heights1.1 mi · 1,335
- Clark High School1.2 mi · 2,750
- Locke Hill Elementary School1.3 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Hobby Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hobby Middle School?
Hobby Middle School enrolls approximately 1,094 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hobby Middle School serve?
Hobby Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hobby Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hobby Middle School is approximately 14.6:1 (75 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hobby Middle School?
Student demographics at Hobby Middle School are roughly 17% White, 60% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hobby Middle School in?
Hobby Middle School is part of NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.