HOOKS H S

HOOKS H S is a high school of modestly sized scale in HOOKS, Texas, run under HOOKS ISD, hosting 334 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 58% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

Within HOOKS ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 914 students, HOOKS H S is one campus in the system.

On demographics, HOOKS H S records that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 14% Black, 11% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, HOOKS H S shows 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bowie County (around 68%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, HOOKS H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.8%, the actual is 60.8%, a residual of +6.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Bowie County shows median household earnings sit near $59,803, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Bowie County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,523 students), of which HOOKS H S is one.

HOOKS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HOOKS H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.1%.

HOOKS H S operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 352 students in 2018 compared to 334 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.