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Schools in Hooks · Hooks Independent School District

Hooks’s public schools outscore 76% of Texas districts

On the state math tests, 50% of Hooks’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hooks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
59%
▲ 8 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▲ 9 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 5–10 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▲ 4% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
914 students on the public path
In brief

Hooks’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 415 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hooks’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 76% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 59% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,264 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Hooks J H, then Hooks H S. Enrollment is up 8% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hooks’s grade

A− Test scoresB Graduation

A−: better than 76% of Texas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 76%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (415)Better than 88%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 463 test results and a graduating class of 74 could put Hooks anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Hooks’s students in the tested grades sat them (457 in math, 469 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hooks, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Hooks ElHooks Independent School DistrictA−
5–8Hooks J HHooks Independent School DistrictB
9–12Hooks H SHooks Independent School DistrictA+

Hooks’s public schools are run by Hooks Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hooks Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 914 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,264TX $12,815 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 51.1% · 469 students tested
Math50%
State average 40.9% · 457 students tested

Hooks vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Hooks’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HooksA−Hooks Independent

Every school in Hooks

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hooksby address
Hooks El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A−
323 students18:1Rate it →
Hooks H S
High · Grades 9–12
A+
334 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Hooksin other towns
Hooks J H
Middle · Grades 5–8
B
257 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Hooks’s schools

Are Hooks’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hooks children attend outscore 76% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hooks in?

Hooks Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 914 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Hooks kids go to high school?

Hooks H S, with 334 students; its own test results earn an A+.

What is Hooks’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Hooks Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Hooks spend per student?

$13,264 in Hooks Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.