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Hook Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 233 | 48% |
| Grade 4 | 252 | 52% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 41.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 13.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 43.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 66% 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%.
Schools most like Hook Elementary School
Hook Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Elementary School this school | 485 | 42.9% | 65.8% |
| Butterfield Elementary School SANGER | 503 | 43.1% | 54.8% |
| Carson Elementary School DECATUR | 489 | 42.3% | 33.2% |
| Stockdale Elementary School STOCKDALE | 425 | 47.1% | 47.4% |
| Coahoma Elementary School COAHOMA | 524 | 37.6% | 39.2% |
| Rb Godley Elementary School GODLEY | 560 | 47.7% | 42.4% |
Where Hook Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Erath County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #473 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #517 of 4,466 ▼ 60 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,137 of 4,466 ▼ 196 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,214 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #2,685 of 4,938 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #602 of 4,622 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #1,718 of 4,628 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #3,846 of 4,789 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #1,936 of 2,838 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 485 | 38.4 | 12.6:1 | 43% (208) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 42.7 | 12.9:1 | 52% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 42.1 | 13.5:1 | 53% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 49% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 37.1 | 14.7:1 | 49% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 49% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 521 | 31 | 16.8:1 | 55% (287) |
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (546 to 485); teachers up 3% (37.1 to 38.4).
About Hook Elementary School
Hook Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in STEPHENVILLE, Texas, under STEPHENVILLE ISD. Students in grades 3 through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 485 students.
STEPHENVILLE ISD has 6 schools and 3,578 students, and Hook Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Hook Elementary School is White: 52%. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's White share is 27 points below the 79% share among Erath County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
Its staff includes 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.6 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Hook Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 43%. It compares with 51% for public schools in Erath County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hook Elementary School is +10.5 points: 65.8% actual, 55.4% predicted.
The county, Erath County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $65,115 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Hook Elementary School, Erath County has 17 public schools.
Central Elementary School sits about 0.5 miles from Hook Elementary School. Hook Elementary School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 56.6% proficiency; Hook Elementary School posts 65.8%.
Hook Elementary School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
The school shrank from 525 students in 2020-21 to 485 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.0:1 to 12.6:1.
This page is set up for the Hook Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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