Hughes Springs Junior High School
Public middle school in Hughes Springs, Texas · Hughes Springs ISD · Grades 6–8
Hughes Springs Junior High School serves 232 students in grades 6–8 in Hughes Springs (Cass County). It is one of 3 schools in Hughes Springs ISD. By enrollment it is the 1496th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 8.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 26.42 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Hughes Springs ISD |
| County | Cass County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482385002638 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 232 | 1,090 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 8.8 | 10.9 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 42.7% | 48.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% of Texas middle 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 Junior High School in context
Size
Hughes Springs Junior High School is the only middle school in Hughes Springs ISD. Its 232 students are 21.3% of the district's 1,090. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 17.5 miles away and have a median of 201 students, so Hughes Springs Junior High School is close to their typical size.
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 8 with 88 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 62, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 8 has 42% more students than grade 6 (88 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 75.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Hughes Springs ISD (72.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
42.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.3% across Hughes Springs ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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 Junior High School has 26.42 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 232 students would have about 16.1 teachers, so Hughes Springs Junior High School has 10.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Daingerfield Junior High School, 5 miles away in Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 75.9% |
| Hispanic | 16.4% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 62 |
| Grade 7 | 82 |
| Grade 8 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
609 Russell, Hughes Springs, TX 75656
Phone: (903)639-3811
Website: hsisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hughes Springs Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daingerfield Junior High School | Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD | 5.0 mi | 207 | 10.8 | 81.2% |
| Pewitt Junior High School | Pewitt CISD | 13.3 mi | 176 | 10.1 | 60.2% |
| Ore City Middle School | Ore City ISD | 14.5 mi | 191 | 9.5 | 63.9% |
| Chapel Hill Junior High School | Chapel Hill ISD | 16.2 mi | 194 | 10.7 | 41.8% |
| Mae Luster Stephens Junior High School | Linden-Kildare CISD | 18.8 mi | 132 | 9.9 | 61.4% |
| Pittsburg Intermediate School | Pittsburg ISD | 19.0 mi | 369 | 13.3 | 74.3% |
| Pittsburg Junior High School | Pittsburg ISD | 19.7 mi | 299 | 10.1 | 75.3% |
| P E Wallace Middle School | Mount Pleasant ISD | 21.0 mi | 698 | 12.5 | 82.2% |
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 Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 531 |
| Hughes Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 327 |