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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUGHSON UNIFIED·NCES 060006002209
Hughson Elementary
7201 East Whitmore Ave., Hughson, CA 95326 · (209) 883-4412 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
359 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 188 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 22% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hughson Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
45.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +20.7pp since 2014
Math
48.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +22.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.5% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 25.2% |
| Math | 15.8% | 32.3% | 22.1% | 29.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.7% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 43.8% |
| 2022-23 | 27.5% | 34.8% |
| 2021-22 | 34.9% | 31.3% |
| 2018-19 | 51.6% | 43.9% |
| 2017-18 | 44.6% | 38.5% |
| 2016-17 | 39.2% | 46.1% |
| 2015-16 | 38.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 26.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hughson Elementary
Hughson Elementary's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughson Elementary this school | 596 | 60.2% | 43.9% |
| Chapman Heights Elementary Yucaipa | 597 | 58.8% | 43.9% |
| Wildwood Elementary Yucaipa | 607 | 57.7% | 42.8% |
| Pine Grove Elementary Santa Maria | 569 | 58.7% | 51.4% |
| Denair Elementary Charter Academy Denair | 554 | 64.8% | 23.4% |
| Northlake Hills Elementary Castaic | 556 | 59.2% | 53.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hughson Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #2,166 of 5,151 | #20 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,712 of 5,172 ▲ 197 | #15 of 100 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #2,394 of 5,172 ▲ 517 | #25 of 100 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.8pp | #242 of 5,116 | #5 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #1,437 of 5,915 | #34 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #1,239 of 5,352 | #15 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.8% | #2,701 of 5,354 | #46 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #3,470 of 5,625 | #82 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #699 of 1,139 | #19 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
596
+61 (+11%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 596 | 29 | 20.6:1 | 60% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 26 | 22.0:1 | 58% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 26 | 21.6:1 | 48% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 52% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 23.9 | 23.5:1 | 61% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 27 | 21.6:1 | 64% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 589 | N/A | N/A | 65% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 36 | 20.2:1 | 64% (468) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hughson Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (561 to 596); teachers up 21% (23.9 to 29).
About Hughson Elementary
In Hughson, California, part of Stanislaus County, Hughson Elementary is an elementary school. The school had 596 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 28% larger than that.
Across its 6 schools, Hughson Unified enrolls 2,237 students. Hughson Elementary is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Hughson Elementary, at 57%. Next come 40% White. Hughson Elementary's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Hughson Elementary is 29 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.6:1. That is 1.8 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Around 60% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Stanislaus County average 71%.
Hughson Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hughson Elementary scores 43.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.3%.
Across Stanislaus County, the median household income is $81,468, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stanislaus County is home to 190 public schools and about 106,477 public school students.
The shortest distance from Hughson Elementary to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Hughson High. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Hughson Elementary places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 596 students in 2024-25, 61 more than the 535 it had in 2020-21.
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Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hughson Unified
- Hughson HighHigh · 859 students
- Emilie J. Ross MiddleMiddle · 458 students
- Fox Road ElementaryElementary · 287 students
- Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)High · 33 students
- Valley Community DayHigh · 4 students
Other schools in Hughson
- Hughson HighHigh · 859 students
- Emilie J. Ross MiddleMiddle · 458 students
- Fox Road ElementaryElementary · 287 students
- Barbara Spratling MiddleMiddle · 239 students
- Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)High · 33 students
- Valley Community DayHigh · 4 students
Nearby schools
- Hughson High0.2 mi · 859
- Emilie J. Ross Middle0.5 mi · 458
- Fox Road Elementary0.5 mi · 287
- Valley Community Day0.5 mi · 4
- Dickens (Billy Joe) High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 33
- Barbara Spratling Middle3.3 mi · 239
Frequently asked questions
About Hughson ElementaryHow many students attend Hughson Elementary?
Hughson Elementary enrolls approximately 596 students in grades KG-03.
Is Hughson Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hughson Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at Hughson Elementary?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Hughson Elementary.
How diverse is Hughson Elementary?
Hughson Elementary reports a student body of 40% White, 57% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hughson Elementary?
Hughson Elementary is overseen by Hughson Unified in Stanislaus County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.