Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary School
Public elementary school in McKinney, Texas · Prosper ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary School serves 839 students in grades Pre-K–5 in McKinney (Collin County). It is one of 27 schools in Prosper ISD. By enrollment it is the 323rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than 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 ÷ 66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Prosper ISD |
| County | Collin County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483600013232 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Prosper ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 839 | 31,651 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 8.2% | 6.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% 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.
Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 18 elementary schools in Prosper ISD, Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary School is the 9th largest, with 2.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 599; Jim and Betty Hughes 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 5 with 161 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 1, against an average of 120 per grade. This year grade 5 has 48% more students than kindergarten (161 against 109). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 1 child in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Asian students: 53.2% here and 34.6% across Prosper ISD. White students are next, at 20.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
8.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 6.7% across Prosper ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 66 full-time-equivalent teachers for 839 students, Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 839 students would have about 56.7 teachers, so Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary School has 9.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is R Steve Folsom Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 115 other elementary schools, 35 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 53.2% |
| White | 20.3% |
| Black | 8.3% |
| Hispanic | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 7.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 109 |
| Grade 1 | 131 |
| Grade 2 | 140 |
| Grade 3 | 154 |
| Grade 4 | 143 |
| Grade 5 | 161 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1551 Prestwick Hollow Dr., McKinney, TX 75071
Phone: (469)219-2230
Website: prosper-isd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jim and Betty Hughes Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Steve Folsom Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 0.9 mi | 611 | 11.4 | 6.5% |
| Jack and June Furr Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 1.2 mi | 790 | 12.7 | 13.5% |
| Scott Elementary School | Frisco ISD | 1.4 mi | 587 | 14 | 11.8% |
| Betty Jackson Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 1.7 mi | 538 | 12.7 | 9.5% |
| Jim Spradley Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 2.0 mi | 803 | 14.4 | 2.6% |
| Mooneyham Elementary School | Frisco ISD | 2.1 mi | 553 | 15.9 | 13.2% |
| Sonntag Elementary School | Frisco ISD | 2.2 mi | 429 | 10.5 | 33.1% |
| Judy Rucker Elementary School | Prosper ISD | 2.2 mi | 681 | 12.9 | 13.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.