Bob Hope High School
Public high school (charter) in Port Arthur, Texas · Bob Hope School · Grades 9–12
Bob Hope High School serves 555 students in grades 9–12 in Port Arthur (Jefferson County). It is one of 5 schools in Bob Hope School. By enrollment it is the 842nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Bob Hope School |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480141014096 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bob Hope School | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 555 | 2,584 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.6 | 18.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.1% | 84.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bob Hope High School in context
Size
Bob Hope High School is the only high school in Bob Hope School. Its 555 students are 21.5% of the district's 2,584. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 727; Bob Hope High School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 142 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 134, against an average of 139 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 139 in grade 9 and 134 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.7% here and 80.5% across Bob Hope School. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.2% across Bob Hope School and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 555 students, Bob Hope High School has 18.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 555 students would have about 39.6 teachers, so Bob Hope High School has 9.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Bob Hope High School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other high school is Memorial High School, 1.8 miles away in Port Arthur ISD. Within 10 miles there are 6 other high schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.7% |
| Black | 5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| White | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
54.2% of students are girls and 45.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 139 |
| Grade 10 | 140 |
| Grade 11 | 142 |
| Grade 12 | 134 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4545 Hwy 73, Port Arthur, TX 77642
Phone: (409)983-3244
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bob Hope High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial High School | Port Arthur ISD | 1.8 mi | 2,140 | 13 | 80.7% |
| Port Neches-Groves High School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,720 | 14.8 | 37.4% |
| Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies | Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School | 4.1 mi | 52 | 18.1 | 69.2% |
| Nederland High School | Nederland ISD | 5.5 mi | 1,500 | 13.5 | 39.3% |
| Jefferson County Youth Academy | Beaumont ISD | 7.7 mi | 13 | – | – |
| Stiles | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 7.7 mi | 95 | 23.8 | – |
| Bridge City High School | Bridge City ISD | 10.0 mi | 891 | 14 | 31.6% |
| Orangefield High School | Orangefield ISD | 10.8 mi | 563 | 11.9 | 28.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bob Hope School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Hope El School-Baytown | Elementary | Pre-K–3 | 370 |
| Bob Hope School | Middle | 6–8 | 473 |
| Bob Hope School - El Campus | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 650 |
| Bob Hope School Beaumont | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 536 |