Hooks Junior High School
Public middle school in Hooks, Texas · Hooks ISD · Grades 5–8
Hooks Junior High School serves 257 students in grades 5–8 in Hooks (Bowie County). It is one of 3 schools in Hooks ISD. By enrollment it is the 1454th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.6 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 ÷ 24.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Hooks ISD |
| County | Bowie County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482349002383 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hooks ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 257 | 914 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.6 | 12.8 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54.9% | 53.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Hooks Junior High School in context
Size
Hooks Junior High School is the only middle school in Hooks ISD. Its 257 students are 28.1% of the district's 914. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 11.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 246; Hooks Junior High School is close to their typical size.
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 8 with 76 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 49, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 8 has 21% more students than grade 5 (76 against 63). 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: 61.5% here and 66.1% across Hooks ISD. Black students are next, at 14%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.5% across Hooks 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 24.28 full-time-equivalent teachers for 257 students, Hooks Junior High School has 10.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 257 students would have about 17.8 teachers, so Hooks Junior High School has 6.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Hooks Junior High 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 New Boston Middle School, 7.1 miles away in New Boston ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other middle schools, 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 | 61.5% |
| Black | 14% |
| Two or more races | 12.8% |
| Hispanic | 10.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 63 |
| Grade 6 | 49 |
| Grade 7 | 69 |
| Grade 8 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3921 Fm 560, Hooks, TX 75561
Phone: (903)547-2568
Website: hooksisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hooks Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Boston Middle School | New Boston ISD | 7.1 mi | 240 | 9.3 | 84.2% |
| Red Lick Middle School | Red Lick ISD | 7.5 mi | 234 | 12.9 | – |
| Redwater Junior High School | Redwater ISD | 10.6 mi | 166 | 9.6 | 53.6% |
| Redwater Intermediate School | Redwater ISD | 11.3 mi | 251 | 11.5 | 52.6% |
| Pleasant Grove Middle School | Pleasant Grove ISD | 12.3 mi | 537 | 13.1 | 40.2% |
| Texas Middle School | Texarkana ISD | 13.6 mi | 1,421 | 13.1 | 79.7% |
| Liberty-Eylau Middle School | Liberty-Eylau ISD | 15.4 mi | 594 | 13.6 | 87.9% |
| James Bowie Middle School | Simms ISD | 17.0 mi | 115 | 9.5 | 57.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hooks ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 323 |
| Hooks High School | High | 9–12 | 334 |