Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Hooks

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
A−

Hooks Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hooks.

Hooks’ School Grade A− better than 76% of Texas school districts

Students
914
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,264
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$15.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Hooks Independent School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 76% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $15.9M, about $17,391 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 76% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A−Hooks 2,490

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Hooks. Grade by grade →

PK–4Hooks ElThis district
5–8Hooks J HThis district
9–12Hooks H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 40.9% · 457 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 51.1% · 469 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.3% · 74 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,264 per student · 4% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 27%State 68%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
844’20
886’21
920’22
890’23
914’24

Up 8.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 66%Black 13%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 8%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Hooks El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hooks
A−
323 students18:1
Hooks J H
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hooks
B
257 students11:1
Hooks H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Hooks
A+
334 students11:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.