Enrollment
232
Middle
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUGHES SPRINGS ISD·NCES 482385002638
HUGHES SPRINGS J H
609 RUSSELL, HUGHES SPRINGS, TX 75656 · (903) 639-3811 · Cass County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
99 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
HUGHES SPRINGS J H→HUGHES SPRINGS H S
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HUGHES SPRINGS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +60.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 60 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Source: STAAR. 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
232
-47 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 13.3:1
% White
76%
was 73%
% Hispanic
16%
was 12%
% Black
4%
was 12%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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 ELElementary · 531 students
- HUGHES SPRINGS H SHigh · 327 students
Other schools in HUGHES SPRINGS
- HUGHES SPRINGS ELElementary · 531 students
- HUGHES SPRINGS H SHigh · 327 students
Nearby schools
- HUGHES SPRINGS H S0.1 mi · 327
- HUGHES SPRINGS EL0.2 mi · 531
- DAINGERFIELD H S4.8 mi · 343
- SOUTH EL4.9 mi · 216
- DAINGERFIELD J H5.0 mi · 207
- WEST EL6.3 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About HUGHES SPRINGS J HHow many students attend HUGHES SPRINGS J H?
HUGHES SPRINGS J H enrolls approximately 232 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does HUGHES SPRINGS J H serve?
HUGHES SPRINGS J H serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HUGHES SPRINGS J H?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HUGHES SPRINGS J H is approximately 8.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HUGHES SPRINGS J H?
At HUGHES SPRINGS J H, the student body is approximately 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is HUGHES SPRINGS J H in?
HUGHES SPRINGS J H is part of HUGHES SPRINGS ISD.
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