Hughes Springs High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

A

Hughes Springs ISD: A

Total students

333

Avg. teacher experience

13.4 years

Hughes Springs ISD: 14 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Hughes Springs High School is a high school in Hughes Springs, TX, in the Hughes Springs ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 333 students. 52.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 100% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average ACT score was 20.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $54,922, which is $3,965 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.4 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

333

African American

25 (7.5%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 10.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.3%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.3%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

42 (12.6%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

257 (77.2%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 73.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

7 (2.1%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

7.5%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

0.3%

Hispanic

12.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

77.2%

Two or more races

2.1%

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

52.3 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 49.4%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

51.4 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 54.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.6 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

52.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

51.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.6%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

3.6 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

3 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.6 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.6%

Gifted and talented

3.0%

Special education

9.6%

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 for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. 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 (2021-2022)

A

Hughes Springs ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Hughes Springs ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Hughes Springs ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

A

Hughes Springs ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

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 2020-2021 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 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

18 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 15.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

24.1 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

23.8 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 15%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

15.6 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

28.6 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

6.5 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

5 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 5%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.8 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

Masked

Hughes Springs ISD: Masked

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

0 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

N/A

Hughes Springs ISD: N/A

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

20.6

Hughes Springs ISD: 20.6

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

32.1 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 32.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

21 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 21%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

18.5 %

Hughes Springs ISD: 18.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

32.1%

Math

21.0%

Reading + Math

18.5%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

36.2

African American

1.2 (3.3%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

2.2 (6.1%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

32.8 (90.7%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 90.9%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

2 (5.5%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

27.7 (76.6%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 76%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

6.5 (17.9%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Hughes Springs ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

9.2

Hughes Springs ISD: 10.4

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

13.4 years

Hughes Springs ISD: 14 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

$54,922

Hughes Springs ISD: $52,749

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$41,613

Hughes Springs ISD: $38,245

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$46,669

Hughes Springs ISD: $42,519

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$46,289

Hughes Springs ISD: $47,059

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,269

Hughes Springs ISD: $55,546

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$67,481

Hughes Springs ISD: $62,376

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$67,290

Hughes Springs ISD: $65,456

Statewide: $71,111

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