📍 401 Precinct Rd, Hooks, Bowie County, 75561
Hooks el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hooks, Bowie County. The school has 317 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kevin Breiby. It is part of the Hooks Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hooks el enrolls 317 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 12% Two or more races and 9.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 215 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 8.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 317 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hooks el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-40, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Hooks el is one of 3 schools in HOOKS ISD, based in HOOKS, Texas. The district serves 914 students district-wide and employs 72 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 317 students, Hooks el is close to the district average of about 305 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe