Hooks ISD
Hooks, Texas · Bowie County · Grades Pre-K–12
Hooks ISD runs 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) with 914 students. By enrollment it is the 596th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as rural, distant.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 3 |
| Students | 914 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 71.6 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.5% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| NCES district ID | 4823490 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Hooks ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 323 | 18.2 | 62.5% |
| Hooks High School | High | 9–12 | 334 | 11.3 | 43.7% |
| Hooks Junior High School | Middle | 5–8 | 257 | 10.6 | 54.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Hooks ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Hooks ISD in context
Size
Hooks ISD enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is close to the median district (886 students). Its schools average 305 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Hooks High School (334) and the smallest is Hooks Junior High School (257).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Grade 9 is its largest grade, with 92 students this year. Grade 12 has 85 students and kindergarten has 55, 55% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Hooks ISD enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
White students are the largest group in Hooks ISD at 66.1%, above their 24.4% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 12.7%.
53.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 43.7% at Hooks High School to 62.5% at Hooks Elementary School. All 3 of its schools serve free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 71.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 12.8 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 3 counselors it has 305 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
NCES classifies Hooks ISD's area as rural, distant: in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest district is Leary ISD, 4.3 miles away with 119 students. 13 districts are within 25 miles, and 5 of them enroll more students than Hooks ISD. Bowie County has 13 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 71.2 | 13 |
| School counselors | 3 | 305 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 17 | 54 |
| Other student support staff | 2.3 | 397 |
| School administrators | 14.5 | 63 |
| District administrators | 2.1 | 435 |
| All staff | 146.5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.1% |
| Black | 12.7% |
| Two or more races | 12% |
| Hispanic | 8.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 55 |
| Grade 1 | 54 |
| Grade 2 | 51 |
| Grade 3 | 72 |
| Grade 4 | 47 |
| Grade 5 | 63 |
| Grade 6 | 49 |
| Grade 7 | 69 |
| Grade 8 | 76 |
| Grade 9 | 92 |
| Grade 10 | 75 |
| Grade 11 | 82 |
| Grade 12 | 85 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leary ISD | 4 mi | 119 | 10.9 | – |
| Red Lick ISD | 6 mi | 504 | 11.4 | – |
| New Boston ISD | 8 mi | 1,108 | 9.9 | – |
| Redwater ISD | 8 mi | 1,103 | 10.4 | – |
| Pleasant Grove ISD | 10 mi | 2,366 | 13.7 | – |
| Texarkana ISD | 12 mi | 7,269 | 13.1 | – |
| Maud ISD | 12 mi | 450 | 11.7 | – |
| Liberty-Eylau ISD | 13 mi | 1,937 | 11.4 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Bowie County
- Texarkana ISD (7,269 students)
- Pleasant Grove ISD (2,366 students)
- Liberty-Eylau ISD (1,937 students)
- New Boston ISD (1,108 students)
- Redwater ISD (1,103 students)
- Dekalb ISD (898 students)
- Red Lick ISD (504 students)
- Simms ISD (480 students)
- Maud ISD (450 students)
- Malta ISD (223 students)
- Leary ISD (119 students)
- Hubbard ISD (64 students)
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
100 E 5th St, Hooks, TX 75561
Phone: (903)547-6077
Website: hooksisd.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.