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Hughson Unified

At a glance

901^stof 1,543 California districts▲ 20

Better than 41% of California districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 3Grades K-12

7448 Fox Rd.
Hughson, CA 95326-9625·(209) 883-4428·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 41.6% of districts

Schools

2,237

Students

Top rankedHughson High969^th of 2,162 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation) up 162 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hughson Elementary 20.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Hughson Unified school district serves around 2,200 students across five schools from kindergarten through 12th grade, presenting a community with a mix of academic strengths and challenges, particularly in science proficiency.

Among the schools, Hughson High stands out for its exceptional 98.4% graduation rate and strong English scores, despite having the lowest per-student spending in the district. Hughson Elementary shows notable strength in mathematics, while Fox Road Elementary has the district's best attendance record. Emilie J. Ross Middle school is showing encouraging improvement, rising in its statewide ranking over recent years.

The district includes Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation), a much smaller school serving at-risk students with significantly higher funding and support needs, which explains its very different performance metrics. Overall, the district maintains better attendance and graduation rates than the state average, though academic proficiency, especially in science, lags behind state benchmarks.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	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%)	47.9	1241^st of 2761 public middle schools	55.1%		45.7	1286^th of 2783 public middle schools	53.8%	45		19.4		19.4				36.9	48.6	47.9		44.5				33.6	43.3	32.7		36.3	$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)					45.7							45.7	48.0							48.0	$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%)	52.9	969^th of 2162 public high schools	55.2%		59.5	780^th of 2159 public high schools	63.9%	189			18.4	18.4							64.3	64.3							24.9	24.9	$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%)	24.1	1612^th of 2162 public high schools	25.4%		16.5	1774^th of 2159 public high schools	17.8%	162			0.0	0.0							7.1	7.1							28.6	28.6	$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%)	33.4	3684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		32.2	3770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.8%	86	17.1			17.1		38.1	40.4					39.3		38.9	21.2					29.8	$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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
SBE - Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy	3.42 mi	1
Stanislaus County Office of Education	3.42 mi	7
Empire Union Elementary	3.43 mi	6	1163^rd
Modesto City High	3.43 mi	9	873^rd
Keyes Union	3.73 mi	3	724^th

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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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