Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes

Located at 16633 Elizabeth Lake Rd., in Lake Hughes, California, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes is a modestly sized elementary school that works with 195 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 58% smaller than typical.

Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary is the operating authority for Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes logs that White students make up the majority at 55%. The remainder is composed of 37% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes shows 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 42% of students at Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes is one.

Del Sur Senior Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.3%.

Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes has showed little movement, going from 191 students in 2018 to 195 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 27% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 24.2:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 today.

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