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Hughes Springs High School

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Hughes Springs High School ranks 706 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

706^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 65% of Texas high schools

Summary

Hughes Springs High School is a small, rural school in Hughes Springs, TX, serving 327 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd). The school stands out for its exceptional performance in English Language Arts and Biology, with proficiency rates significantly above state averages, and boasts a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1, which supports personalized attention. However, it faces notable challenges in U.S. History and Algebra I, where recent scores have dropped below state benchmarks, and a recent uptick in the dropout rate to 1.7% warrants attention.

When compared to nearby schools, Hughes Springs shows clear strengths and weaknesses. It outperforms Daingerfield High School in nearly every subject and has a lower free/reduced lunch rate (46.48% vs. 68.8%). Against Chapel Hill High School, a rising star in the area, Hughes Springs leads in Biology (86.08% proficient vs. 80.65%) but falls behind in English I, English II, and especially U.S. History (55.17% vs. 87.84%). The school also significantly outperforms Pittsburg High School, which has a higher poverty rate, in ELA and Biology. This uneven profile suggests Hughes Springs excels in specific subjects but needs to address gaps in history and math to compete more broadly.

The school demonstrates a strong commitment to supporting vulnerable student groups, ranking in the 83rd percentile for low socio-economic status students and the 88th percentile for English Language Learners in recent years. However, performance for White students and Special Education students has declined, indicating areas for improvement. After years of consistent 4-star ratings, the school dropped to a 3-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year, reflecting the impact of weaker subjects. Overall, Hughes Springs High School is a solid choice for families prioritizing strong English and science programs, but parents should be aware of the need for additional support in history and math.

327

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,032

Per pupil spending ?

46.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Russell St
Hughes Springs, TX 75656

(903) 639-3840

District: Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Hughes Springs High School:

Elementary:	Hughes Springs Elementary
Middle:	Hughes Springs J H

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Hispanic:

10.7%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (67% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

!U.S. History scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

Texas avg62%

706^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 35% (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	59.3	706 of 2009	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.4	316 of 1974	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	420 of 1990	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	579 of 1961	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	507 of 1876	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	477 of 1861	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	299 of 1857	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	532 of 1797	70.4%	★★★★☆
2017	56.8	602 of 1777	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.1	405 of 1762	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	65.7	544 of 1743	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.7	386 of 1734	77.7%	★★★★☆
2013	56.3	710 of 1652	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.1	792 of 1603	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.2	296 of 1672	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	72.0	300 of 1568	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	70.4	375 of 1539	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	63.5	582 of 1510	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	678 of 1497	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.7	624 of 1430	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.2	476 of 1429	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.4	240 of 1427	83.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	336 of 1086	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	321 of 834	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	478 of 1065	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	527 of 1069	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	689 of 1031	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	803 of 1020	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.9	289 of 1024	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	30.3	691 of 1013	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.5	455 of 1837	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	243 of 1829	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	352 of 1810	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	412 of 1784	76.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	142 of 1153	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	331 of 1437	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	14.8	1124 of 1195	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	646 of 1936	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.8	265 of 1504	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	543 of 1880	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	732 of 1891	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	589 of 1841	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	502 of 1815	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	419 of 1798	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	597 of 1781	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	190 of 1206	84.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	87 of 964	91.0%	★★★★☆
2023	1.3	1153 of 1182	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	74.3	1 of 1145	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	203 of 1137	82.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	678 of 1860	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	514 of 1453	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	278 of 1805	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	832 of 1820	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	789 of 1762	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	966 of 1743	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	405 of 1714	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.6	865 of 1691	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	587 of 1937	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.8	254 of 1513	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	386 of 1884	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	59.2	557 of 1897	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	445 of 1847	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	586 of 1848	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	297 of 1818	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	771 of 1794	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	757 of 1954	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.1	291 of 1515	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	349 of 1891	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	390 of 1913	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	467 of 1853	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	512 of 1840	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	273 of 1824	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.8	562 of 1803	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	543 of 677	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	1078 of 1581	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.2	413 of 1299	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	386 of 1548	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	313 of 1478	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	479 of 1418	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	869 of 1382	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	781 of 1357	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	549 of 1347	59.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	858 of 1584	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.0	330 of 1294	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	487 of 1556	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	579 of 1576	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.5	579 of 1525	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	542 of 1510	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	412 of 1526	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.6	585 of 1539	62.0%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)69th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile~ school

Male (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)20th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology86%+16 vs state

English II Reading79%+19 vs state

English I Reading71%+16 vs state

U.S. History55%-15 vs state

Algebra I39%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Hughes Springs High School	Public	9-12	701 Russell St	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3840	327	37	8.7	46.5%	252 (77.1%)	26 (8.0%)	35 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	59.3	706^th of 2009 public high schools	64.9%		74.4	316^th of 1974 public high schools	84.0%	390	39.1	86.1	71.3	79.3	55.2	$11,032
Daingerfield High School	Public	9-12	202 Tiger Dr	Daingerfield	75638	Morris County	Daingerfield-Lone Star Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 645-3968	343	35	9.6	68.8%	111 (32.4%)	126 (36.7%)	74 (21.6%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	54.7	825^th of 2009 public high schools	58.9%		42.4	1099^th of 1974 public high schools	44.3%	274	40.7	68.6	67.2	60.5	73.3	$14,718
Pewitt High School	Public	9-12	1216 Us Hwy 67 W	Omaha	75571	Morris County	Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 884-2293	262	25	10.6	56.9%	161 (61.5%)	35 (13.4%)	45 (17.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.9%)	54.2	839^th of 2009 public high schools	58.2%		59	701^st of 1974 public high schools	64.5%	138	26.8	75.8	55.6	63.3	75.9	$14,614
Ore City High School	Public	9-12	100 Rebel Rd	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	220	24	9.1	60.9%	144 (65.5%)	7 (3.2%)	57 (25.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	54.8	824^th of 2009 public high schools	59.0%		63	600^th of 1974 public high schools	69.6%	224	16.0	80.8	56.1	69.0	75.5	$14,869
Chapel Hill High School	Public	9-12	1069 Cr 4660	Mount Pleasant	75455	Titus County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 572-1086	294	33	8.9	41.2%	160 (54.4%)	5 (1.7%)	119 (40.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	75.4	320^th of 2009 public high schools	84.1%		71.3	384^th of 1974 public high schools	80.5%	64	33.3	80.7	83.6	85.1	87.8	$12,177
Linden-Kildare High School	Public	9-12	2913 Farm Rd 125 S	Linden	75563	Cass County	Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 756-5314	186	19	9.6	58.1%	115 (61.8%)	25 (13.4%)	28 (15.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	54.6	829^th of 2009 public high schools	58.7%		63.5	583^rd of 1974 public high schools	70.5%	246	33.3	69.4	58.5	64.9	77.8	$13,929
Pittsburg High School	Public	9-12	300 S Texas St	Pittsburg	75686	Camp County	Pittsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 856-3646	671	64	10.4	74.7%	228 (34.0%)	105 (15.6%)	316 (47.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	59.6	693^rd of 2009 public high schools	65.5%		46.8	998^th of 1974 public high schools	49.4%	305	63.4	72.8	65.4	64.8	67.6	$11,702

Frequently Asked Questions about Hughes Springs High School

What district is Hughes Springs High School in?

Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Hughes Springs High School?

Students at Hughes Springs High School are 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Hughes Springs High School?

Hughes Springs High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hughes Springs Elementary
Middle : Hughes Springs J H

Is Hughes Springs High School a good school?

Hughes Springs High School ranks 706^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hughes Springs High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Hughes Springs High School.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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