Bob Hope School
Public middle school (charter) in Port Arthur, Texas · Bob Hope School · Grades 6–8
Bob Hope School serves 473 students in grades 6–8 in Port Arthur (Jefferson County). It is one of 5 schools in Bob Hope School. By enrollment it is the 1132nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 20.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 23.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Bob Hope School |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480141012450 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 473 | 2,584 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 20.3 | 18.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.6% | 84.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% of Texas middle 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 in context
Size
Bob Hope School is the only middle school in Bob Hope School. Its 473 students are 18.3% of the district's 2,584. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 633; Bob Hope 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 6 with 177 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 144, against an average of 158 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% fewer students than grade 6 (152 against 177). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92.6% here and 80.5% across Bob Hope School. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 84.2% across Bob Hope School and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 23.34 full-time-equivalent teachers for 473 students, Bob Hope School has 20.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 473 students would have about 32.8 teachers, so Bob Hope School has 9.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Bob Hope School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other middle school is Jefferson Middle School, 1.3 miles away in Port Arthur ISD. Within 10 miles there are 7 other middle schools, 5 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 | 92.6% |
| Black | 6.1% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 177 |
| Grade 7 | 144 |
| Grade 8 | 152 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2849 9th Ave, Port Arthur, TX 77642
Phone: (409)983-3244
Website: bobhopeschool.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bob Hope School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle School | Port Arthur ISD | 1.3 mi | 857 | 13.7 | 92.4% |
| Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies | Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School | 2.8 mi | 46 | 11.5 | 80.4% |
| Groves Middle School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 2.9 mi | 647 | 14.8 | 51.3% |
| Lincoln Middle School | Port Arthur ISD | 3.5 mi | 619 | 11.2 | 85.1% |
| Port Neches Middle School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 4.7 mi | 575 | 13.2 | 35.5% |
| Central Middle School | Nederland ISD | 5.4 mi | 556 | 11.6 | 51.3% |
| Wilson Middle School | Nederland ISD | 5.9 mi | 678 | 14.2 | 37.9% |
| Bridge City Middle School | Bridge City ISD | 10.8 mi | 715 | 17.3 | 38.7% |
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 - El Campus | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 650 |
| Bob Hope School Beaumont | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 536 |