Enrollment
327
High
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUGHES SPRINGS ISD·NCES 482385002637
Hughes Springs High School
701 RUSSELL ST, HUGHES SPRINGS, TX 75656 · (903) 639-3840 · Cass County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
152 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 25% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HUGHES SPRINGS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +49.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 49 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 59.0% | 13.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 32.0% | 38.0% | 17.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 38.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Hughes Springs High School
Hughes Springs High School's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Springs High School this school | 327 | 46.5% | 68.2% |
| Kirbyville High School KIRBYVILLE | 427 | 46.1% | 50.0% |
| Troup High School TROUP | 311 | 48.2% | 72.5% |
| Elkhart High School ELKHART | 305 | 44.9% | 65.3% |
| Elysian Fields High School WASKOM | 229 | 42.4% | 53.1% |
| Centerville Jr-Sr High School CENTERVILLE | 322 | 40.7% | 42.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Hughes Springs High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #279 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #671 of 1,425 ▼ 456 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #249 of 1,425 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #1,121 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #36 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #917 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #1,077 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #340 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high 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
327
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 327 | 37.4 | 8.7:1 | 46% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 37.5 | 8.8:1 | 53% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 35.1 | 9.6:1 | 49% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 37 | 8.8:1 | 42% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 36.1 | 9.7:1 | 53% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 36 | 9.6:1 | 48% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 33 | 9.0:1 | 56% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 27 | 10.5:1 | 35% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hughes Springs High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (351 to 327); teachers up 4% (36.1 to 37.4).
About Hughes Springs High School
Hughes Springs High School is a low-enrollment high school for students in HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas. The school counted 327 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 59% below the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (3 schools, 1,090 students) runs Hughes Springs High School.
The largest group at Hughes Springs High School is White students, at 77%. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Cass County residents are about 76% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Hughes Springs High School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 8.7:1 is based on 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cass County average 60%.
Hughes Springs High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Texas public high schools.
BeatsExpectations places Hughes Springs High School in the top 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 14.3 points above it (68.2% actual, 53.8% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Cass County show that the median household earns about $53,813 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Cass County, 19 public schools serve about 5,268 students.
Of the public schools around it, Hughes Springs High School is closest to Hughes Springs Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Hughes Springs High School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Hughes Springs High School had 324 students in 2020-21 and 327 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,568
Census ACS
Median income
$53,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUGHES SPRINGS ISD
- Hughes Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Hughes Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 232 students
Other schools in HUGHES SPRINGS
- Hughes Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Hughes Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Hughes Springs Junior High School0.1 mi · 232
- Hughes Springs Elementary School0.1 mi · 531
- Daingerfield High School4.8 mi · 343
- South Elementary School4.9 mi · 216
- Daingerfield Junior High School5.0 mi · 207
- West Elementary School6.3 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Hughes Springs High SchoolHow large is Hughes Springs High School?
Hughes Springs High School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hughes Springs High School serve?
Hughes Springs High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Hughes Springs High School?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at Hughes Springs High School.
How diverse is Hughes Springs High School?
Hughes Springs High School reports a student body of 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hughes Springs High School in?
Hughes Springs High School is part of HUGHES SPRINGS ISD.
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