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Hughston Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

349^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hughston Elementary is a high-performing public school in Plano, TX, serving 379 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Plano Independent School District (Isd).

Hughston stands out as an academic leader in its neighborhood, consistently ranking in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools. In the 2025-2026 school year, it ranked 349th out of 4,627 schools statewide (92nd percentile), far outpacing nearby schools like Harrington Elementary (75th percentile) and Saigling Elementary. Its STAAR test scores are dramatically higher than both district and state averages. For example, 5th graders achieved an 84% proficiency rate in reading and 87% in math, compared to district averages of 70% and 62%, respectively. The school also excels at supporting all students, ranking in the top 5% statewide for Hispanic student performance and the top 10% for English Language Learners and Special Education students. With a low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1 and higher per-student spending than most neighbors, Hughston invests heavily in its students, creating a supportive environment that drives exceptional results.

While Hughston remains elite, its 2025-2026 ranking (92nd percentile) is a slight dip from its peak (98th percentile in 2024-2025), with some declines in 3rd and 4th grade scores. Science is a relative area for growth, with 5th graders at 62% proficiency—though that still doubles the state average. The school’s success contrasts with nearby schools like Weatherford Elementary, Christie Elementary, and Thomas Elementary, which serve different student populations and rank in the bottom half of the state. Overall, Hughston offers a top-tier education with strong resources and a proven track record of academic excellence.

379

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,500

Per pupil spending ?

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2601 Cross Bend Rd
Plano, TX 75023-6428

(469) 752-2000

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hughston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Haggard Middle
High:	Plano Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Asian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Plano Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg61%

Texas avg51%

349^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd)

204^th of 951Plano Independent School District (Isd) 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	349 of 4627	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.7	115 of 4651	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	196 of 4710	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	190 of 4647	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	470 of 4581	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	593 of 4578	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	415 of 4479	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	594 of 4359	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	819 of 4329	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	85.3	469 of 4286	89.1%	★★★★☆
2015	89.3	246 of 4320	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	85.4	433 of 4260	89.8%	★★★★☆
2013	78.5	721 of 4221	82.9%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	706 of 4206	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	353 of 4095	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	82.6	309 of 3937	92.2%	★★★★★
2009	82.1	371 of 3884	90.4%	★★★★★
2008	83.5	288 of 3768	92.4%	★★★★★
2007	84.0	208 of 3724	94.4%	★★★★★
2006	85.1	169 of 3476	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	82.6	309 of 3475	91.1%	★★★★★
2004	83.9	215 of 3465	93.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	49.7	1110 of 2483	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	159 of 999	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	56 of 814	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	46 of 1005	95.4%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	68.8	902 of 4461	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	562 of 4295	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	1744 of 4240	58.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	19 of 2918	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	235 of 3556	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	310 of 4575	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	94.9	117 of 3744	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	271 of 4658	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	180 of 4588	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.6	580 of 4561	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	705 of 4499	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	376 of 4348	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.0	624 of 4306	85.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	884 of 3075	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.1	708 of 2619	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	504 of 2980	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	793 of 2958	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	70 of 3006	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	310 of 3184	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	75.9	407 of 3106	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	155 of 4413	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	98.6	17 of 3644	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	156 of 4465	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	219 of 4401	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	251 of 4376	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	63.7	1180 of 4329	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	1569 of 4188	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	1492 of 4168	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	1063 of 4520	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	585 of 3705	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	154 of 4594	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.1	75 of 4521	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	59.2	1515 of 4477	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	1242 of 4451	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	2505 of 4309	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	2546 of 4264	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	422 of 4582	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	94.9	131 of 3739	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	239 of 4647	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	197 of 4585	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	366 of 4563	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	471 of 4498	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	525 of 4357	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	571 of 4319	86.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	305 of 975	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.7	39 of 1099	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	32 of 961	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	259 of 4301	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	228 of 3549	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.9	407 of 4292	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	114 of 4086	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	237 of 3952	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	241 of 3799	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.0	219 of 3684	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	65.0	742 of 3558	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	546 of 3006	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	87.0	161 of 2612	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	348 of 3108	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	229 of 3106	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	70.0	769 of 3082	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	782 of 3082	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	488 of 3142	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	635 of 3127	79.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2026)84th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)71st percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)69th percentile-29 vs school

African American (2018)55th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading75%+20 vs state

Mathematics70%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Not the place for young kindergarten students. My son had a very difficult time adjusting. Several incidents of inappropriate decpline occured the last semster. For example, my son wasn't following directions on some artwork and the teacher thought the appropriate displine was to tear up his art, crumple it up, and throw it away while scolding him in front of the whole class......to a 5 yr old. We voiced are concerns to the principal and she never returned our message only to hand it back off to the teacher. The after school program is also not place for young -1st grade students. The front office thought after my son was sent to the office for misbehaving was to give him in school suspension of 3 hours. The punishment was basically to sit still for 3 hours doing nothing. Really? Not appropriate at all for a 5 yr old. The front desk staff is generally unprofessional. The program is very secretive about what they do and don't give you good details about day to day activites. They also don't let you see what happens where the kids play either. Makes you wonder. Just because a school is exemplary doesn't mean that all grades are created equal. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Hughston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 Cross Bend Rd	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-2000	379	33	11.4	17.2%	213 (56.2%)	21 (5.5%)	72 (19.0%)	47 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.3%)	90.3	349^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.5%		96.7	115^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.5%	234							73.0	68.1	84.2	69.8	68.1	71.9	$10,500
Regional Day School For Deaf	Public	PK, KG-5	2201 W Spring Creek Pkwy	Plano	75024	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-5187	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carlisle Elementary	Public	K-5	6525 Old Orchard Dr	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-0600	436	31	14.2	28.9%	180 (41.3%)	44 (10.1%)	61 (14.0%)	129 (29.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	63	1457^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.5%		76	902^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	80.6%	555							58.7	51.4	57.1	42.7	56.8	65.8	$9,039
Wells Elementary	Public	K-5	3427 Mission Ridge Rd	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3700	463	36	12.8	12.7%	187 (40.4%)	24 (5.2%)	60 (13.0%)	164 (35.4%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	63.9	1406^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.6%		72.6	1018^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.1%	388							58.6	52.4	61.6	62.9	42.2	60.3	$9,125
Davis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Parkhaven Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-1000	294	30	9.8	29.9%	130 (44.2%)	40 (13.6%)	75 (25.5%)	33 (11.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)								(n/a)													$11,029
Christie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3801 Rainier Rd	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-0800	568	46	12.3	57.6%	142 (25.0%)	92 (16.2%)	263 (46.3%)	31 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	37.2	2937^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.5%		37.9	2935^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.9%	2		33.3		26.3	28.6	9.1	41.1	47.9	49.4	46.6	39.3	35.1	$11,389
Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Montana Trail	Plano	75023	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-3500	687	53	13.0	77.0%	91 (13.2%)	101 (14.7%)	424 (61.7%)	35 (5.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	28.4	3535^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.6%		29.2	3481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	25.2%	54	9.1	42.1	29.4	14.6	45.7	34.3	32.0	41.9	52.9	25.7	34.5	36.2	$10,213
Harrington Elementary	Public	K-5	1540 Baffin Bay Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-1500	321	27	11.7	29.0%	143 (44.5%)	55 (17.1%)	44 (13.7%)	55 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	69.4	1162^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.9%		73.1	1001^st of 4651 public elementary schools	78.5%	161							57.8	55.8	70.7	46.2	57.1	57.6	$11,815
Saigling Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Matterhorn Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 752-3000	309	30	10.4	21.0%	186 (60.2%)	17 (5.5%)	53 (17.2%)	26 (8.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.4%)	63.8	1411^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.5%		86.8	500^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.2%	911							52.8	57.1	67.2	52.8	45.2	60.3	$12,370
Weatherford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2941 Mollimar Dr	Plano	75075	Collin County	Plano Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 752-3600	404	39	10.2	73.8%	71 (17.6%)	61 (15.1%)	229 (56.7%)	18 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.5%)	41.6	2613^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.5%		30.8	3376^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.4%	763	29.6	12.1	41.9	22.2	6.3	25.8	53.5	25.0	56.3	51.2	28.0	31.3	$9,590

Frequently Asked Questions about Hughston Elementary

How many students attend Hughston Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Hughston Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hughston Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hughston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haggard Middle
High : Plano Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Hughston Elementary?

Students at Hughston Elementary are 56% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American.

Is Hughston Elementary a good school?

Yes. Hughston Elementary ranks in the top 7.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Hughston Elementary in?

Plano Independent School District (Isd)

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