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Bob Hope School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 90% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Bob Hope School in Port Arthur, TX, is a public charter middle school serving 473 students in grades 6-8, and it has become a standout success story in the region by achieving top-tier academic results despite serving a predominantly low-income community. This school has shown remarkable and consistent improvement over the past decade, rising from a 2-star rating to a 5-star rating, and now ranks in the 90th percentile statewide—a dramatic turnaround that sets it apart from nearby traditional public schools.

What truly differentiates Bob Hope School is its exceptional performance with students who face economic challenges. The school ranks in the 97th percentile statewide for serving low socioeconomic status students, a massive outlier compared to schools like Jefferson Middle (18th percentile overall) and Lincoln Middle (9th percentile overall), both of which serve similar populations in the Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd). Bob Hope also excels in math, with 6th-grade proficiency at 76.34% compared to the state average of 38.57%, and 7th-grade math at 59.88% versus 29.41% statewide. The school achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($8,468) than many lower-performing nearby schools, demonstrating efficient use of resources.

While Bob Hope School is a clear "school of choice" for families seeking higher academic performance, it does have one notable weakness: 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency has consistently lagged, with only 28.68% of students proficient in 2025-2026, below the state average of 31.69%. The closest comparable school in performance is Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies, another charter just 2.8 miles away, but its tiny enrollment of 46 students makes its rankings less reliable. Overall, Bob Hope School proves that high poverty does not have to mean low performance, making it a model for effective urban education in the Bob Hope School district.

473

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,984

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2849 9th Ave
Port Arthur, TX 77642

(409) 983-3244

District: Bob Hope School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.6%

African American:

6.1%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Texas middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg64%

Texas avg47%

227^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 10%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

210^th of 951Bob Hope School among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	227 of 2335	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	74.5	438 of 2344	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	436 of 2372	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	569 of 2330	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	790 of 2254	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	1157 of 2252	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	818 of 2193	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	1212 of 2080	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	1194 of 2027	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	68.2	599 of 1987	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	66.0	641 of 2043	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.8	760 of 1987	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	41.8	1263 of 1973	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.6	1606 of 1951	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	1663 of 1895	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	289 of 1295	77.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.7	255 of 997	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	659 of 1280	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	363 of 1273	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	376 of 1251	69.9%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.2	405 of 2182	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	968 of 2118	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	606 of 2058	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	767 of 2008	61.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	126 of 1428	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	150 of 1770	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	170 of 1720	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	58.6	458 of 1643	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	38.9	952 of 1592	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.3	347 of 1445	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	372 of 1376	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	288 of 2240	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	397 of 1825	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	461 of 2242	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	598 of 2241	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	44.5	1166 of 2221	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	1212 of 2151	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	900 of 2047	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	1285 of 2008	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.8	86 of 2141	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.5	160 of 1731	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	169 of 2119	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	266 of 2116	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	534 of 2077	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	702 of 2043	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	472 of 1935	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	863 of 1895	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	72 of 2253	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	85.5	90 of 1820	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	125 of 2235	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	161 of 2251	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	72.2	356 of 2220	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	654 of 2172	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.8	363 of 2073	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	717 of 2039	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	182 of 2253	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	77.8	261 of 1818	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	350 of 2246	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	508 of 2245	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	510 of 2228	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	1032 of 2168	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	794 of 2069	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	1115 of 2030	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	88.5	2 of 58	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	69.4	11 of 68	83.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	89.6	4 of 40	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	206 of 1956	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	42.1	900 of 1568	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1504 of 1891	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	862 of 1815	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	1155 of 1712	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1599 of 1626	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	59.3	639 of 1857	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	374 of 1797	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	63.4	475 of 1777	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.7	454 of 1762	74.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.7	224 of 1743	87.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.9	257 of 1734	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	47.7	943 of 1652	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.9	1051 of 1603	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.9	1403 of 1672	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+7 vs school

Migrant (2024)97th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2022)90th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)81st percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)78th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I80%+26 vs state

Reading76%+21 vs state

Mathematics67%+32 vs state

Social Studies29%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 2, 2013

My children have attended Bob Hope Charter School since its inception. The school is fairly young it has only been active for 3 years, but this school has some great teachers who are all accredited teachers with there license to teach in there certain fields. The principle seems to really care about the children. They get a good quality education without all of the drama a large public school has. The curriculum is the same if not better then any public school system. Although there are only 204 children in the entire school and activities such as sports and other things are limited but they do offer a variety of sports and academic programs. The only complaint I have, well it is not really a complaint but the only issue is I wish there were more of a variety of ethnicity at this school. The school is primarily Hispanic and I want my children to have diversity because I feel the world is very diverse and I want them to be able to socialize with all types of people. If you are considering this school it is well worth it your kids will get a great education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Bob Hope School	Public, Charter	6-8	2849 9th Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	473	23	20.2	74.6%	3 (0.6%)	29 (6.1%)	438 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	84.9	227^th of 2335 public middle schools	90.3%		74.5	438^th of 2344 public middle schools	81.3%	211	80.2	69.5	75.5	83.8	76.3	59.9		28.7	$9,984
Jefferson Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Jefferson Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4860	857	63	13.6	92.4%	17 (2.0%)	240 (28.0%)	547 (63.8%)	24 (2.8%)	25 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	24.3	1922^nd of 2335 public middle schools	17.7%		20.4	2014^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.1%	92	100.0	37.4	37.6	42.0	21.0	23.1	32.7	11.6	$10,540
Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies	Public, Charter	6-8	326 Thomas Blvd	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Tekoa Academy Of Accelerated Studies Stem School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 982-5400	46	4	11.5	80.4%	0 (0.0%)	43 (93.5%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.1	289^th of 2335 public middle schools	87.6%		10.1	2229^th of 2344 public middle schools	4.9%	1940		50.0	83.3	83.3	57.1	66.7	83.3	50.0
Groves Middle	Public	6-8	5201 Wilson St	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 962-0225	647	44	14.8	51.3%	287 (44.4%)	30 (4.6%)	282 (43.6%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	55.3	888^th of 2335 public middle schools	62.0%		55.4	907^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.3%	19	100.0	59.2	57.1	55.8	42.9	25.2	52.2	24.9	$8,287
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1023 Abe Lincoln Ave	Port Arthur	77640	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8700	619	55	11.1	85.1%	10 (1.6%)	321 (51.9%)	251 (40.5%)	13 (2.1%)	10 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	16.4	2131^st of 2335 public middle schools	8.7%		14.9	2154^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.1%	23	88.5	29.1	33.3	32.5	10.8	21.6	20.7	13.6	$11,341
Port Neches Middle	Public	6-8	749 Central Dr	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 722-8115	575	44	13.1	35.5%	332 (57.7%)	20 (3.5%)	159 (27.7%)	55 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	64	656^th of 2335 public middle schools	71.9%		64	686^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.7%	30	100.0	53.9	63.2	69.4	48.8	18.1	57.1	33.5	$8,687
Central Middle	Public	6-8	200 N 17th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 727-5765	556	48	11.6	51.3%	215 (38.7%)	77 (13.8%)	196 (35.3%)	49 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.1%)	61.8	709^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.6%		63.8	694^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.4%	15	98.1	59.2	61.9	57.5	48.5	20.2	54.5	33.0	$9,854
Wilson Middle	Public	6-8	2620 Helena Ave	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 727-6224	678	48	14.2	37.9%	381 (56.2%)	31 (4.6%)	188 (27.7%)	51 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	75.8	392^nd of 2335 public middle schools	83.2%		75.9	412^th of 2344 public middle schools	82.4%	20	97.6	63.0	63.1	71.6	53.9	21.9	65.8	53.8	$9,206
Bridge City Middle	Public	6-8	300 Bower Dr	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 735-1700	715	41	17.3	38.7%	502 (70.2%)	8 (1.1%)	158 (22.1%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	48.6	1078^th of 2335 public middle schools	53.8%		44	1260^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.2%	182	100.0	47.1	50.7	56.9	30.6	32.4	32.5	42.5	$7,874
Orangefield J H	Public	6-8	7745 Sandbar Rd	Orangefield	77639	Orange County	Orangefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 735-6737	390	32	12.2	29.5%	339 (86.9%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	42	1327^th of 2335 public middle schools	43.2%		43.9	1263^rd of 2344 public middle schools	46.1%	64	69.4	48.9	55.4	57.9	30.7	13.0	40.3	21.4	$10,358

Frequently Asked Questions about Bob Hope School

How many students attend Bob Hope School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Bob Hope School.

Is Bob Hope School a good school?

Yes. Bob Hope School ranks in the top 9.7% of Texas middle schools.

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What is the racial makeup of Bob Hope School?

Students at Bob Hope School are 93% Hispanic, 6% African American.

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