HOBBY MIDDLE

HOBBY MIDDLE is a large junior high in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by NORTHSIDE ISD. The school caters to 1,094 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 70% bigger than typical.

NORTHSIDE ISD comprises 128 schools with combined enrollment of 100,435 students; HOBBY MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, HOBBY MIDDLE records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% White, 11% Black, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Bexar County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, HOBBY MIDDLE reports 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HOBBY MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.1%; this one delivers 43.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), HOBBY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

HOWSMAN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HOBBY MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOBBY MIDDLE at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 43.9%.

HOBBY MIDDLE operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. HOBBY MIDDLE's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 1,026 (now 1,094). The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 65% to 60% over that span.

Inside the community feed, the feed for HOBBY MIDDLE typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.