📍 3921 Fm 560, Hooks, Bowie County, 75561
Hooks J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hooks, Bowie County. The school has 284 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Odom. It is part of the Hooks Isd school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hooks J H enrolls 284 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 12% Two or more races and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 189 | 67% |
| Two or more races | 35 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 9.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 284 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 145 qualify for free lunch and 23 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 J H is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 J H 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 284 students, Hooks J H 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 - Distant