Bob Hope School - El Campus
Public elementary school (charter) in Port Arthur, Texas · Bob Hope School · Grades Pre-K–5
Bob Hope School - El Campus serves 650 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Port Arthur (Jefferson County). It is one of 5 schools in Bob Hope School. By enrollment it is the 1247th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 21 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.99 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Bob Hope School |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480141013465 |
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 elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 650 | 2,584 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 21 | 18.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.5% | 84.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% of Texas elementary 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 School - El Campus in context
Size
Of the 3 elementary schools in Bob Hope School, Bob Hope School - El Campus is the largest, with 25.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 611; Bob Hope School - El Campus is close to their typical size.
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 pre-K with 123 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 75, against an average of 93 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (75 against 99). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 123 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92% here and 80.5% across Bob Hope School. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.2% across Bob Hope School and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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 30.99 full-time-equivalent teachers for 650 students, Bob Hope School - El Campus has 21 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 650 students would have about 43.9 teachers, so Bob Hope School - El Campus has 12.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Bob Hope School - El Campus is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Tyrrell Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in Port Arthur ISD. Within 10 miles there are 19 other elementary schools, 13 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 | 92% |
| Black | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
54.6% of students are girls and 45.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 123 |
| Kindergarten | 99 |
| Grade 1 | 112 |
| Grade 2 | 78 |
| Grade 3 | 85 |
| Grade 4 | 78 |
| Grade 5 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4301 32nd St, Port Arthur, TX 77642
Phone: (409)983-3244
Website: bobhopeschool.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bob Hope School - El Campus. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrrell Elementary School | Port Arthur ISD | 0.3 mi | 670 | 15.3 | 93.4% |
| Houston Elementary School | Port Arthur ISD | 1.0 mi | 689 | 13.2 | 88.7% |
| Groves Intermediate School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 1.4 mi | 609 | 14.9 | 53.7% |
| Travis Elementary School | Port Arthur ISD | 1.5 mi | 543 | 14.5 | 87.1% |
| Lakeview Elementary School | Port Arthur ISD | 1.7 mi | 535 | 13.7 | 88.2% |
| Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School | Port Arthur ISD | 1.8 mi | 644 | 15.9 | 84.8% |
| Groves Primary School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 1.9 mi | 613 | 13.9 | 55.6% |
| Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies | Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School | 2.1 mi | 236 | 15.7 | 94.9% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 555 |
| Bob Hope School | Middle | 6–8 | 473 |
| Bob Hope School Beaumont | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 536 |