HUGHES SPRINGS J H

HUGHES SPRINGS J H is a tiny 6-8 campus in HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas, overseen by HUGHES SPRINGS ISD. The school works with 232 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 64% below the state mean of about 643.

Within HUGHES SPRINGS ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,090 students, HUGHES SPRINGS J H is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HUGHES SPRINGS J H shows that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Cass County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, HUGHES SPRINGS J H reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Cass County's rate of about 60%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HUGHES SPRINGS J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cass County put median household earnings sit near $53,813, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Cass County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,268 students), of which HUGHES SPRINGS J H is one.

The closest other public school is HUGHES SPRINGS H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HUGHES SPRINGS J H comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. HUGHES SPRINGS J H's enrollment has shrank 17% since 2018, when it stood at 279 (now 232). Black enrollment moved from 12% to 4% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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