Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Hughes Springs’s public schools outscore 75% of Texas districts
On the state math tests, 49% of Hughes Springs’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hughes Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hughes Springs’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 647 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hughes Springs’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,922 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Hughes Springs J H, then Hughes Springs H S. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hughes Springs’s grade
A−: better than 75% of Texas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hughes Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs El
Grades PK–5 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs El
Grades PK–5 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs El
Grades PK–5 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs El
Grades PK–5 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs El
Grades PK–5 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs El
Grades PK–5 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs El
Grades PK–5 · 531 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs J H
Grades 6–8 · 232 students · 9:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs J H
Grades 6–8 · 232 students · 9:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs J H
Grades 6–8 · 232 students · 9:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs H S
Grades 9–12 · 327 students · 9:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs H S
Grades 9–12 · 327 students · 9:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs H S
Grades 9–12 · 327 students · 9:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hughes Springs
Hughes Springs H S
Grades 9–12 · 327 students · 9:1 students per teacher
Hughes Springs’s public schools are run by Hughes Springs Independent School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Hughes Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Hughes Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes Springs | A− | Hughes Springs Independent |
Every school in Hughes Springs
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hughes Springs’s schools
Are Hughes Springs’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Hughes Springs children attend outscore 75% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hughes Springs in?
Hughes Springs Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,090 students in 3 schools (2024–25).
Where do Hughes Springs kids go to high school?
Hughes Springs H S, with 327 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Hughes Springs’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Hughes Springs Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Hughes Springs spend per student?
$13,922 in Hughes Springs Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hughes Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hughes Springs → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.