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Hughes Springs Elementary

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Hughes Springs Elementary ranks 3184 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hughes Springs Elementary in Hughes Springs, TX, serves 531 students in grades PK-5 within the Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 62nd percentile statewide. The school has a clear standout strength in 5th grade science, where it consistently outperforms the state average by a wide margin—scoring 55.56% proficient in 2024-2025 compared to the state's 29.57%—and far exceeds nearby schools like South Elementary (4.23%) and Chapel Hill Elementary (15.19%). However, this science success is an oasis in a desert of declining performance, as the school has dropped from the 71st percentile in 2021-2022 to the 31st percentile for 2025-2026, while nearby schools like Pewitt Elementary have shown more stability.

Beyond science, Hughes Springs struggles in reading and math, consistently falling 4-12 percentage points below the state average across all grades. The school's overall decline is broad-based, with most student subgroups—including those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who dropped from the 75th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026—performing in the bottom 20% of the state. Notably, male students are the only subgroup performing at an average level (52nd percentile), while female students rank in the 15th percentile. This suggests a school-wide issue that has intensified recently, despite a decreasing percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (from 66.73% to 51.79%).

Compared to its closest neighbor, South Elementary in the lower-ranked Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd), Hughes Springs serves a less economically disadvantaged population but still struggles in math, while South Elementary has comparable reading scores in some years. The school's trajectory is moving in the wrong direction, making its science excellence a key differentiator but also highlighting the need for targeted interventions in other subjects and for specific student groups to reverse the downward trend.

531

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,689

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

809 Russell
Hughes Springs, TX 75656

(903) 639-3880

District: Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hughes Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hughes Springs J H
High:	Hughes Springs High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.0%

Hispanic:

15.1%

African American:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Texas avg51%

3,184^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

365^th of 951Hughes Springs 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	33.6	3184 of 4627	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	2477 of 4651	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	1837 of 4710	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	1394 of 4647	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	1342 of 4581	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.7	1496 of 4578	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	2092 of 4479	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	1999 of 4359	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.6	2982 of 4329	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	60.9	1721 of 4286	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.5	1492 of 4320	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.3	945 of 4260	77.8%	★★★★☆
2013	69.8	1192 of 4221	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	61.5	1621 of 4206	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.8	1584 of 4095	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.7	1719 of 3937	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.6	1386 of 3884	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	1441 of 3768	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.2	2339 of 3724	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.6	2557 of 3476	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.0	2661 of 3475	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.6	2984 of 3465	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	2067 of 2406	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	1232 of 1905	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	1333 of 2443	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	1081 of 2443	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.3	515 of 2444	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	27.1	2068 of 2515	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	2114 of 2483	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	1174 of 4461	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	611 of 4331	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	1515 of 4295	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	1784 of 4240	57.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	1174 of 2918	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	1866 of 3668	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.4	629 of 3556	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	538 of 3487	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	18.6	3120 of 3333	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	2412 of 3226	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	3868 of 4575	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.0	2017 of 3744	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	1658 of 4658	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	999 of 4588	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	946 of 4561	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.5	1885 of 4499	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	2774 of 4348	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.2	2103 of 4306	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	2483 of 3075	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.2	1637 of 2619	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.4	1076 of 2980	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	389 of 2958	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	752 of 3006	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	2118 of 3184	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	3997 of 4413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	2285 of 3644	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	2296 of 4465	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	1730 of 4401	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	828 of 4376	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	981 of 4329	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	1079 of 4188	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	25.3	3513 of 4168	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	3472 of 4520	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.6	1489 of 3705	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	1170 of 4594	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	671 of 4521	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	1900 of 4477	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	1405 of 4451	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	2069 of 4309	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	2155 of 4264	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	2185 of 4582	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	1601 of 3739	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	1466 of 4647	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	1708 of 4585	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	1725 of 4563	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.4	1289 of 4498	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.9	1416 of 4357	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	1962 of 4319	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	30.9	851 of 1112	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	749 of 1046	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	2440 of 4301	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.3	1346 of 3549	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	1453 of 4292	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	1779 of 4086	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	2748 of 3952	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	1591 of 3799	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	754 of 3684	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	670 of 3558	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	2468 of 3006	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	1805 of 2612	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	1740 of 3108	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	1549 of 3106	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	1913 of 3082	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	2020 of 3082	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	2215 of 3142	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	1901 of 3127	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)74th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)23rd percentile-30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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by a teacher
Friday, May 4, 2018

As a faculty member, I felt well supported and cared for by the principal and assistant principal. They worked hard to have a schedule that met the needs of our students as well as reasonable class sizes (20 or less) for the benefit of the student and teacher. It's a very proud school that puts money behind academics and things that matter. Very lucky to have been a part of their staff. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Hughes Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Russell	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3880	531	36	14.7	51.8%	361 (68.0%)	68 (12.8%)	80 (15.1%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	33.6	3184^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.2%		44.3	2477^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	707	47.1	33.3	52.5	36.8	37.2	39.8	$7,689
South Elementary	Public	3-5	1301 Linda Dr	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-3501	216	15	14.7	84.3%	70 (32.4%)	79 (36.6%)	45 (20.8%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	21.7	3956^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.5%		12.8	4379^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%	423	38.5	45.1	39.7	36.5	26.8	17.7	$13,741
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1305 W Watson Blvd	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-2901	260	18	14.8	85.0%	75 (28.8%)	97 (37.3%)	54 (20.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (12.7%)								(n/a)							$11,365
Pewitt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 County Rd 4318	Omaha	75571	Morris County	Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 884-2404	415	29	14.3	69.4%	222 (53.5%)	55 (13.3%)	77 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (14.0%)	63.2	1450^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.7%		72.3	1029^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.9%	421	60.0	76.9	79.7	41.8	41.5	37.9	$8,888
Linden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 S Kaufman St	Linden	75563	Cass County	Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 756-5471	299	25	12.0	66.2%	168 (56.2%)	54 (18.1%)	40 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.4%)	16.6	4210^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.0%		11.2	4451^st of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%	241	25.0	39.0	46.8	12.5	29.3	28.3	$8,851
Ore City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Us Hwy 259 N	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	377	32	11.7	67.4%	227 (60.2%)	14 (3.7%)	111 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	30.4	3402^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	26.5%		27.3	3593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	191	45.3	39.2	55.4	27.8	21.6	41.1	$9,631
Chapel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1069 Cr 4660	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 572-1086	440	31	14.1	49.8%	217 (49.3%)	10 (2.3%)	199 (45.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.3%)	60.4	1598^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.5%		42.8	2583^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	44.5%	985	71.2	57.0	54.2	48.0	50.6	44.4	$7,939
Pittsburg Elementary	Public	2-4	110 Fulton St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 856-6472	480	32	15.1	73.3%	166 (34.6%)	57 (11.9%)	219 (45.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	55.2	1845^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.1%		84.6	587^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.4%	1258	48.1	51.4		41.6	59.5		$7,728
Pittsburg Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	405 Broach St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 856-6482	426	36	11.7	81.0%	138 (32.4%)	65 (15.3%)	194 (45.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)							$9,390

Frequently Asked Questions about Hughes Springs Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hughes Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hughes Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hughes Springs J H
High : Hughes Springs High School

What is the racial makeup of Hughes Springs Elementary?

Students at Hughes Springs Elementary are 68% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Hughes Springs Elementary a good school?

Hughes Springs Elementary ranks 3184^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hughes Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 531 students attended Hughes Springs Elementary.

What district is Hughes Springs Elementary in?

Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)

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