HUGHES ROAD EL

HUGHES ROAD EL is a mid-sized elementary-level community in DICKINSON, Texas, overseen by DICKINSON ISD. The school teaches 585 students in grades pre-K through 3.

Within DICKINSON ISD, which oversees 19 schools and 12,554 students, HUGHES ROAD EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, HUGHES ROAD EL logs that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 28% White, 19% Black, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HUGHES ROAD EL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 66% of students at HUGHES ROAD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Galveston County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, HUGHES ROAD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.9%; this one delivers 36.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Galveston County put median household earnings sit near $86,105, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Galveston County's 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), HUGHES ROAD EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: R D MCADAMS J H, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HUGHES ROAD EL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 42.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HUGHES ROAD EL has decreased 5%, going from 613 students in 2018 to 585 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.