Hawley Middle School
Public middle school in Hawley, Texas · Hawley ISD · Grades 6–8
Hawley Middle School serves 193 students in grades 6–8 in Hawley (Jones County). It is one of 3 schools in Hawley ISD. By enrollment it is the 1547th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 21.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Hawley ISD |
| County | Jones County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482280007980 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hawley ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 193 | 773 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.9 | 8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42% | 45.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Hawley Middle School in context
Size
Hawley Middle School is the only middle school in Hawley ISD. Its 193 students are 25% of the district's 773. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 13.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 732; Hawley Middle School is smaller than most of them.
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 67 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 60, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% fewer students than grade 6 (60 against 67). 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 White students: 74.1% here and 72.1% across Hawley ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 24.4%.
42% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 45.2% across Hawley ISD 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 21.77 full-time-equivalent teachers for 193 students, Hawley Middle School has 8.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 193 students would have about 13.4 teachers, so Hawley Middle School has 8.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Hawley Middle School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other middle school is Mann Middle School, 9.9 miles away in Abilene ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other middle school, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 74.1% |
| Hispanic | 24.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
45.1% of students are girls and 54.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 67 |
| Grade 7 | 66 |
| Grade 8 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
250 Ave H, Hawley, TX 79525
Phone: (325)537-2070
Website: hawley.esc14.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hawley Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mann Middle School | Abilene ISD | 9.9 mi | 776 | 16 | 68% |
| Anson Middle School | Anson ISD | 10.9 mi | 163 | 9.4 | 56.4% |
| Clack Middle School | Abilene ISD | 13.0 mi | 693 | 14.1 | 68.1% |
| Craig Middle School | Abilene ISD | 13.6 mi | 771 | 14.3 | 69% |
| Madison Middle School | Abilene ISD | 14.3 mi | 770 | 15.9 | 59.9% |
| Merkel Middle School | Merkel ISD | 15.3 mi | 246 | 9.3 | 41.5% |
| Wylie East Junior High School | Wylie ISD | 17.6 mi | 540 | 13.2 | 24.1% |
| Wylie West Junior High School | Wylie ISD | 18.2 mi | 1,038 | 16.9 | 19.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hawley ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawley Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 358 |
| Hawley High School | High | 9–12 | 216 |