📍 809 Russell, Hughes Springs, Cass County, 75656
Hughes Springs el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hughes Springs, Cass County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brenda Fincher. It is part of the Hughes Springs Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hughes Springs el enrolls 535 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 15% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 361 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 79 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72 | 13% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
357 of the school's 535 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 342 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hughes Springs el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 9.
Hughes Springs el is one of 3 schools in HUGHES SPRINGS ISD, based in HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas. The district serves 1,090 students district-wide and employs 108 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, Hughes Springs el is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote