Summary:
The Hawkins Independent School District (Isd) contains a single combined campus, Hawkins H S / Middle, serving grades 6 through 12 with 433 students in a rural East Texas setting where nearly 59% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Hawkins H S / Middle stands out for its exceptional student retention, boasting a 93.6% graduation rate and a perfect 0.0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year—a remarkable achievement given its economically disadvantaged population. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $14,732 per pupil and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1, both significantly better than state averages. However, its state ranking has been volatile, dropping from a high of 289th (85th percentile, 4 stars) in 2023-2024 to a projected 606th (70th percentile, 3 stars) for 2025-2026, indicating inconsistent overall performance.
The most notable pattern is a clear "middle school dip" versus a "high school surge." In 2025-2026 data, the school underperforms the state in 4 of 6 middle school subjects, including 8th Grade Reading (52.24% vs. 58.69%) and 6th Grade Math (36.36% vs. 38.57%). Yet it dramatically outperforms the state in 4 of 5 high school End-of-Course exams, including U.S. History (81.48% vs. 70.17%), Biology (74% vs. 70.51%), and Algebra I (65.38% vs. 54.03%). A particularly alarming data point was the collapse of 8th Grade Math proficiency to just 17.02% in 2024-2025 (vs. state 44.81%), though it recovered to 52% in 2025-2026. This suggests the school excels at preparing students for high-stakes high school exams but struggles with consistent middle school instruction, raising questions about how its generous resources are allocated across grade levels.
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