Hughson Unified

Hughson Unified has five schools, spanning elementary through high school and including a continuation high school. The clearest area-wide concern is that the four schools with reported scores averaged below California in both ELA and math in 2025–26, and their gaps widened from the previous year: ELA averaged 44% versus 49% statewide, while math averaged 33% versus 38% statewide.

Schools stand out differently by subject. Hughson High led reported ELA at 53%, about 12 points above the other reporting schools’ average and 4 points above the state, but its math score was the lowest reported, at 28%, and its science score was 29%. Hughson Elementary had the strongest math result, 38%—about level with the state—but the lowest ELA result, 36%, 13 points below the state. Emilie J. Ross Middle led science at 38%, 2 points above the state; Fox Road Elementary had the lowest reported science score, 25%, 11 points below the state.

Recent changes also vary by subject and school. Science improved most: Ross Middle gained 18 points, Hughson High 10, and Fox Road 8; across the three schools with results in both years, the average rose 12 points, though it remained 6 points below the state. ELA and math averages fell, while state results rose. SchoolDigger percentiles moved up for Fox Road, from 36 to 44, and Ross Middle, from 54 to 55, but down for Hughson High, from 64 to 54. Student-teacher ratios range from 20.5 at Hughson Elementary to 23.5 at Hughson High among schools with reported figures. The 2024–25 free/reduced lunch eligible measure ranges from 57% at Hughson High to 73% at Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation); this is context, not an explanation for scores. Dickens also reports 100% graduation and 72% chronic absenteeism. Its 2025–26 test scores are suppressed, so no current proficiency result is available for comparison.