Hughes Springs High School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Total students

331

Avg. teacher experience

14.4 years

Hughes Springs ISD: 14.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

Hughes Springs High School is a high school in Hughes Springs, TX, in the Hughes Springs ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 331 students. 43.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average ACT score was 20.1.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,090, which is $4,384 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 14.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.hsisd.net

Address

701 Russell St
Hughes Springs, TX 75656

Office phone number

(903) 639-3840

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Hughes Springs High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 08. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 08.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

331

African American

26 (7.9%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

36 (10.9%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

260 (78.5%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 73.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

8 (2.4%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

7.9%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

10.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

78.5%

Two or more races

2.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

43.8 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 41.9%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

52.6 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 56.4%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

4.2 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 5.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

43.8%

Econ. disadvantaged

52.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

3.9 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

4.5 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

8.2 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

3.9%

Gifted and talented

4.5%

Special education

8.2%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

100.0%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.3 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0.4 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

17.3 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

12.9 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 19.4%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

17.9 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 16.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 23.7%

White

17.6 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

22.2 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 17.2%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

1.9 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 19.5%

White

2.3 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 47.4%

White

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

20.1

Hughes Springs ISD: 20.1

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

61.3 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

58.8 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 58.8%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

51.3 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 51.3%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

61.3%

Math

58.8%

Reading + Math

51.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

37.5

African American

0.7 (1.8%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

2.3 (6.2%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

34.5 (92%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 90.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2 (5.3%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

26.8 (71.5%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 76.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

8.7 (23.1%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 20.5%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

8.8

Hughes Springs ISD: 10

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

14.4 years

Hughes Springs ISD: 14.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$58,090

Hughes Springs ISD: $55,095

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$45,511

Hughes Springs ISD: $45,667

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$46,602

Hughes Springs ISD: $42,763

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$51,028

Hughes Springs ISD: $48,240

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$60,450

Hughes Springs ISD: $58,182

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$69,316

Hughes Springs ISD: $66,213

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$67,871

Hughes Springs ISD: $67,803

Statewide: $74,014

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