Hugoton Elem

Hugoton Elem operates as a high-enrollment K-5 school in Hugoton, Kansas, one of the schools within Hugoton Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 511 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 63% larger than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Hugoton Elem is one of 4 schools operated by Hugoton Public Schools, a district that serves 1,018 students overall.

Demographically, Hugoton Elem shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 32% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Stevens County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hugoton Elem is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 51.0%, a residual of +17.5 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Stevens County put the typical household earns roughly $64,178 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Stevens County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,158 students), of which Hugoton Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hugoton Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hugoton Elem ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.8%.

Hugoton Elem operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 602 students in 2018 compared to 511 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 32% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.