📍 2601 Cross Bend Rd, Plano, Collin County, 75023
Hughston el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plano, Collin County. The school has 353 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Caplinger. It is part of the Plano Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hughston el enrolls 353 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 9.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 211 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 15% |
| Asian | 33 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 7.9% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 7.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
65 of the school's 353 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 58 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hughston el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-30, state senate district 8, state house district 67.
Hughston el is one of 79 schools in PLANO ISD, based in PLANO, Texas. The district serves 46,612 students district-wide and employs 3,538 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 353 students, Hughston el is smaller than the district average of about 590 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large