Hughson Elementary

Hughson Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Hughson, California, one of the schools within Hughson Unified. The school instructs 596 students in grades K through 3. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Hughson Elementary sits 28% larger than that benchmark.

Hughson Unified comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,237 students; Hughson Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Hughson Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%; the rest consists of 40% White.

In terms of school funding signals, Hughson Elementary reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 60% of students at Hughson Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Stanislaus County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Hughson Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 40.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Stanislaus County) records that median household income runs about $81,468, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Stanislaus County's 190 public schools (combined enrollment of about 106,477 students), Hughson Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hughson High, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hughson Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hughson Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 34.7%.

Hughson Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hughson Elementary has grew 6%, going from 561 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 20.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.