Enrollment
257
Middle
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOKS ISD·NCES 482349002383
Hooks Junior High School
3921 FM 560, HOOKS, TX 75561 · (903) 547-2568 · Bowie County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
141 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 5 | 63 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 30% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hooks Junior High School→Hooks High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HOOKS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +64.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -17.0pp since 2020
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 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 64 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 29.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% |
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% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Hooks Junior High School
Hooks Junior High School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks Junior High School this school | 257 | 54.9% | 49.3% |
| Arp Junior High School ARP | 245 | 57.6% | 33.7% |
| Kountze Middle School KOUNTZE | 230 | 59.1% | 43.9% |
| New Waverly Junior High School NEW WAVERLY | 253 | 51.4% | 51.7% |
| Troup Middle School TROUP | 254 | 52.4% | 46.0% |
| James L Germany Middle School DEKALB | 270 | 62.2% | 41.8% |
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 Hooks Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bowie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #525 of 1,635 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #806 of 1,670 ▼ 240 | #6 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #441 of 1,670 ▼ 49 | #4 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #85 of 1,570 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #1,461 of 1,749 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #39 of 1,542 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #595 of 1,543 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #1,044 of 1,648 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #896 of 942 | N/A |
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
257
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 257 | 24.3 | 10.6:1 | 55% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 23.6 | 11.2:1 | 62% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 25.4 | 11.2:1 | 59% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 22 | 11.8:1 | 55% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 22.4 | 11.7:1 | 55% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 55% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 249 | 28 | 8.9:1 | 62% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 46% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 18 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hooks Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (261 to 257); teachers up 9% (22.4 to 24.3).
About Hooks Junior High School
Hooks Junior High School is a small middle school in HOOKS, Texas, administered by HOOKS ISD. Students in grades 5 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 257 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
Hooks Junior High School is in HOOKS ISD, a district with 914 students across 3 schools.
White students are the majority at Hooks Junior High School, with 61% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 14% Black, 13% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. County-wide, about 64% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 24.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.6:1. This ratio sits 3.8 below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bowie County is 68%.
Hooks Junior High School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (49.3% versus 50.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Hooks Junior High School is located in Bowie County, where the median household income is $59,803, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Hooks Junior High School, Bowie County has 45 other public schools.
Hooks High School is the closest public school, about 3.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Hooks Junior High School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Hooks Junior High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Hooks Junior High School enrolled 260; in 2024-25, 257. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.6:1.
Community posts for Hooks Junior High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Bowie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,115
Census ACS
Median income
$59,803
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
17,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOOKS ISD
- Hooks High SchoolHigh · 334 students
- Hooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
Other schools in HOOKS
- Hooks High SchoolHigh · 334 students
- Hooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Hooks High School3.4 mi · 334
- Hooks Elementary School3.6 mi · 323
- Leary Elementary School6.1 mi · 119
- New Boston Middle School7.1 mi · 240
- Red Lick Elementary School7.5 mi · 270
- Red Lick Middle School7.5 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Hooks Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Hooks Junior High School?
Hooks Junior High School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Hooks Junior High School serve?
Hooks Junior High School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Hooks Junior High School have?
Hooks Junior High School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Hooks Junior High School?
Student demographics at Hooks Junior High School are roughly 61% White, 11% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Hooks Junior High School public or private?
Hooks Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOOKS ISD.
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