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Best Public Schools in Hughson, CA

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At a glance

Schools

2,476

Students

Districts

Top rankedHughson High980^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Fox Road Elementary up 446 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hughson Elementary 20.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

Hughson, California, has six schools—two elementary, two middle and two high schools, including a continuation school—serving different grade spans and enrollments from 33 to 859 students. In 2025–2026, the schoolwide averages for schools with reported results were below California’s All Grades figures in every subject: ELA averaged 42% versus 49% statewide, math 30% versus 38%, and science 26% versus 36%. The clearest overall takeaway is that results vary widely by school, with science the furthest below the state on average.

Hughson High led schoolwide ELA at 53%, while Hughson Elementary led math at 38%; Emilie J. Ross Middle led science at 38%. At the lower end, Barbara Spratling Middle scored 33% in ELA, 19% in math and 14% in science. Ross and Barbara Spratling both serve grades 6–8, making their comparison especially useful: Ross was ahead by 12 percentage points in ELA, 13 in math and 23 in science. Grade-level results add detail: Ross’s 7th- and 8th-grade ELA results were above state figures, while its 6th-grade ELA was 19 points below the state.

Recent trends were mixed: across schools with results in both years, average ELA fell by 4 percentage points and math by 3 from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while science rose by 6. Individual schools differed; Fox Road Elementary improved in ELA and math, while Barbara Spratling’s science fell by 12 points and Ross’s rose by 18. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking percentile rose 8 points for Fox Road between 2023–2024 and 2025–2026, but fell 10 points for Hughson High and Barbara Spratling. As context, in 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible students made up 61% at Ross and 90% at Barbara Spratling; their student–teacher ratios were 21.9 and 21.0. Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) stands out for a different contrast: its 2025–2026 graduation rate was 100%, while 72% of students were chronically absent; its test results are suppressed.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emilie J. Ross Middle	Public	6-8	7448 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4425	458	21	21.9	61.1%	192 (41.9%)	2 (0.4%)	255 (55.7%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.3	1241^st of 2740 public middle schools	54.7%		47.9	1241^st of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%			37.8		37.8				28.9	54.4	50.0		44.5				20.5	36.3	40.5		32.5			$23,718	$21,404	$2,314
Hughson Elementary	Public	K-3	7201 East Whitmore Ave.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4412	596	29	20.5	60.2%	240 (40.3%)	3 (0.5%)	342 (57.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)								(n/a)					36.0							36.0	37.9							37.9	≥ 99%		$24,416	$22,518	$1,898
Hughson High	Public	9-12	7419 East Whitmore Ave.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-0469	859	37	23.5	57.2%	421 (49.0%)	6 (0.7%)	398 (46.3%)	18 (2.1%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	4 (0.5%)	52.5	980^th of 2135 public high schools	54.1%		52.9	969^th of 2162 public high schools	55.2%	11			28.6	28.6							52.9	52.9							28.5	28.5			$18,691	$17,196	$1,495
Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	33			72.7%	6 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$35,970	$34,390	$1,580
Fox Road Elementary	Public	4-5	7600 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-2256	287	13	21.2	67.2%	97 (33.8%)	1 (0.3%)	185 (64.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	39.9	3238^th of 5817 public elementary schools	44.3%		33.4	3684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%	446	24.8			24.8		43.4	43.8					43.6		39.7	26.1					32.5			$23,485	$21,940	$1,545
Valley Community Day	Public	7-12	6937 Fox Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Hughson Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 883-4182	4	1	3.8	—	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$35,970	$34,390	$1,580
Barbara Spratling Middle	Public	6-8	5277 Washington Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-3833	239	11	21.0	90.0%	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (85.4%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	22.6	2100^th of 2740 public middle schools	23.4%		37.4	1560^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%	540		14.5		14.5				30.5	26.4	40.8		32.6				24.7	16.7	15.6		19.1			$26,872	$25,464	$1,408

Cities Near Hughson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Empire	3.68 mi	4	868^th
Ceres	3.74 mi	22	678^th
Denair	4.05 mi	8	579^th
Keyes	4.09 mi	2	283^rd
Modesto	4.26 mi	82	583^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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