Hughes Springs Elementary School
Public elementary school in Hughes Springs, Texas · Hughes Springs ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hughes Springs Elementary School serves 531 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Hughes Springs (Cass County). It is one of 3 schools in Hughes Springs ISD. By enrollment it is the 2210th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36.03 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hughes Springs ISD |
| County | Cass County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482385002636 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hughes Springs ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 531 | 1,090 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 10.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.8% | 48.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Hughes Springs Elementary School in context
Size
Hughes Springs Elementary School is the only elementary school in Hughes Springs ISD. Its 531 students are 48.7% of the district's 1,090. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 15.9 miles away and have a median of 396 students, so Hughes Springs Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 87 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 64, against an average of 76 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 77 in kindergarten and 74 in grade 5. It also enrolls 81 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 68% of enrollment, a lower share than across Hughes Springs ISD (72.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 15.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
51.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.3% across Hughes Springs ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hughes Springs Elementary School has 36.03 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 531 students would have about 35.9 teachers, so Hughes Springs Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is South Elementary School, 4.9 miles away in Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 68% |
| Hispanic | 15.1% |
| Black | 12.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
51.8% of students are girls and 48.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 77 |
| Grade 1 | 64 |
| Grade 2 | 71 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 77 |
| Grade 5 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
809 Russell, Hughes Springs, TX 75656
Phone: (903)639-3880
Website: hsisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hughes Springs Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Elementary School | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 4.9 mi | 216 | 14.8 | 84.3% |
| West Elementary School | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 6.3 mi | 260 | 14.8 | 85% |
| Pewitt Elementary School | Pewitt CISD | 12.6 mi | 415 | 14.3 | 69.4% |
| Linden Elementary School | Linden-Kildare CISD | 15.9 mi | 299 | 12.1 | 66.2% |
| Ore City Elementary School | Ore City ISD | 16.0 mi | 377 | 11.8 | 67.4% |
| Chapel Hill Elementary School | Chapel Hill ISD | 16.2 mi | 440 | 14.2 | 49.8% |
| Pittsburg Elementary School | Pittsburg ISD | 19.2 mi | 480 | 15.1 | 73.3% |
| Pittsburg Primary School | Pittsburg ISD | 19.7 mi | 426 | 11.8 | 81% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hughes Springs ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 327 |
| Hughes Springs Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 232 |