RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of compact scale in BLEVINS, Arkansas, part of BLEVINS SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 196 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 53% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in BLEVINS SCHOOL DISTRICT (379 students total), RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.2%; this one delivers 17.9%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hempstead County put the typical household earns roughly $46,787 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 11 public schools in Hempstead County (combined enrollment of about 3,212 students).

The closest other public school is BLEVINS HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 22.9%.

RANDY HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 30%: 280 students in 2018 compared to 196 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 64% across the same window.

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