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Hughston Elementary

Summary:

Hughston Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Plano, Texas, serving 353 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. As part of the Plano Independent School District, which is ranked 185 out of 968 school districts in Texas, Hughston Elementary consistently ranks among the top Texas elementary schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hughston Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with a higher percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading, math, and science compared to the Plano ISD and Texas state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 88.57% of Hughston's 5th-grade students achieved proficiency in reading, 82.86% in math, and 56.52% in science, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. The school also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, Hispanic students, multi-racial students, English Language Learners, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, with rankings often in the top 10-20% of Texas elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools in the Plano ISD, such as Harrington Elementary, Saigling Elementary, and Weatherford Elementary, Hughston Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement, student group performance, and overall school rankings. While Hughston Elementary is an exceptional school, there may be opportunities to further enhance its performance, particularly in areas where it lags behind the district or state averages, such as the proficiency of 3rd and 4th-grade students in math and science.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2601 Cross Bend Rd
       Plano, TX  75023-6428

(469) 752-2000

District: Plano Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
195th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,457 Help


Students who attend Hughston Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Haggard Middle
High:    Plano Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  393

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.8%
Hispanic:
17.6%
Asian:
11.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Hughston Elementary ranks better than 95.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 9th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.8%), Hispanic (17.6%), Asian (11.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hughston Elementary is 13. 26 elementary schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hughston Elementary is $12,457, which is the 12th highest among 44 elementary schools in the Plano Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hughston Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hughston Elementary 195th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Hughston Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Plano Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Plano Independent School District (Isd) 185th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hughston Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 83.91 215th 3465 93.8%
2005 82.60 309th 3475 91.1%
2006 85.13 169th 3476 95.1%
2007 84.03 208th 3724 94.4%
2008 83.48 288th 3768 92.4%
2009 82.08 371st 3884 90.4%
2010 82.59 309th 3937 92.2%
2011 82.22 353rd 4095 91.4%
2012 78.97 706th 4206 83.2%
2013 78.55 721st 4221 82.9%
2014 85.42 433rd 4260 89.8%
2015 89.31 246th 4320 94.3%
2016 85.30 469th 4286 89.1%
2017 76.58 819th 4329 81.1%
2018 82.87 594th 4359 86.4%
2019 87.69 415th 4479 90.7%
2021 84.40 593rd 4578 87.0%
2022 86.98 470th 4581 89.7%
2023 94.61 190th 4647 95.9%
2024 94.65 195th 4675 95.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 92.56 32nd 961 96.7%
2023 90.66 39th 1099 96.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 85.72 235th 3556 93.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.02 742nd 3558 79.1%
2019 83.99 219th 3684 94.1%
2021 84.40 241st 3799 93.7%
2022 85.77 237th 3952 94.0%
2023 93.26 114th 4086 97.2%
2024 80.93 406th 4261 90.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.33 2546th 4264 40.3%
2019 43.84 2505th 4309 41.9%
2021 62.62 1242nd 4451 72.1%
2022 59.25 1515th 4477 66.2%
2023 94.06 75th 4521 98.3%
2024 90.72 154th 4560 96.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.05 624th 4306 85.5%
2019 87.27 376th 4348 91.4%
2021 79.52 705th 4499 84.3%
2022 82.55 580th 4561 87.3%
2023 93.70 180th 4588 96.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.91 407th 3106 86.9%
2019 75.98 310th 3184 90.3%
2021 83.22 70th 3006 97.7%
2022 69.61 793rd 2958 73.2%
2023 73.50 504th 2980 83.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.09 1744th 4240 58.9%
2019 75.93 562nd 4295 86.9%
2022 68.76 902nd 4461 79.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.94 571st 4319 86.8%
2019 83.55 525th 4357 88.0%
2021 86.56 471st 4498 89.5%
2022 88.64 366th 4563 92.0%
2023 93.33 197th 4585 95.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.24 46th 1005 95.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.68 1110th 2483 55.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.60 1492nd 4168 64.2%
2019 56.93 1569th 4188 62.5%
2021 63.68 1180th 4329 72.7%
2022 88.48 251st 4376 94.3%
2023 89.94 219th 4401 95.0%
2024 92.11 156th 4431 96.5%
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Rank History for White students at Hughston Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.21 635th 3127 79.7%
2019 77.80 488th 3142 84.5%
2021 68.97 782nd 3082 74.6%
2022 70.01 769th 3082 75.0%
2023 85.52 229th 3106 92.6%
2024 81.34 347th 3078 88.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Open Quote Not the place for young kindergarten students. My son had a very difficult time adjusting. Several incidents of inappropriate decpline occured the last semster. For example, my son wasn't following directions on some artwork and the teacher thought the appropriate displine was to tear up his art, crumple it up, and throw it away while scolding him in front of the whole class......to a 5 yr old. We voiced are concerns to the principal and she never returned our message only to hand it back off to the teacher. The after school program is also not place for young -1st grade students. The front office thought after my son was sent to the office for misbehaving was to give him in school suspension of 3 hours. The punishment was basically to sit still for 3 hours doing nothing. Really? Not appropriate at all for a 5 yr old. The front desk staff is generally unprofessional. The program is very secretive about what they do and don't give you good details about day to day activites. They also don't let you see what happens where the kids play either. Makes you wonder. Just because a school is exemplary doesn't mean that all grades are created equal. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Hughston Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 652 14 25 7 n/a n/a n/a 0 698
1989 634 11 27 10 0 n/a n/a 0 682
1990 620 13 25 13 0 n/a n/a 0 671
1991 601 13 25 15 1 n/a n/a -93 562
1992 578 13 27 13 1 n/a n/a 0 632
1993 574 15 24 12 1 n/a n/a 0 626
1994 586 17 27 10 1 n/a n/a 0 641
1995 548 13 52 18 4 n/a n/a 0 635
1996 548 13 52 18 4 n/a n/a 0 635
1997 536 15 44 17 3 n/a n/a 0 615
1998 523 11 45 16 2 n/a n/a 0 597
1999 504 11 44 23 1 n/a n/a 0 583
2000 460 18 38 15 0 n/a n/a 0 531
2001 437 17 31 21 1 n/a n/a 0 507
2002 382 17 33 22 2 n/a n/a 0 456
2003 382 17 33 22 2 n/a n/a 0 456
2004 385 16 36 29 2 n/a n/a 0 468
2005 374 18 28 32 2 n/a n/a 0 454
2006 366 27 24 29 3 n/a n/a 0 449
2007 346 22 32 40 3 n/a n/a 0 443
2008 351 35 31 40 5 n/a n/a 0 462
2009 335 25 32 42 9 n/a n/a 0 443
2010 335 20 36 41 7 n/a n/a 0 439
2011 299 21 31 58 2 0 18 0 429
2012 286 24 28 56 2 0 19 0 415
2013 290 29 24 52 1 0 17 0 413
2014 259 24 19 56 1 0 15 0 374
2015 250 29 22 64 1 0 15 0 381
2016 254 21 16 65 1 0 19 0 376
2017 243 26 12 74 0 0 19 0 374
2018 253 22 14 61 1 0 21 0 372
2019 244 21 9 56 1 0 20 0 351
2020 226 21 10 57 0 0 17 0 331
2021 202 16 11 54 0 1 17 0 301
2022 209 22 28 54 1 1 21 0 336
2023 211 26 33 54 0 1 28 0 353
2024 235 20 44 69 2 1 22 0 393

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hughston Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 698 33.0 21.1 n/a
1989 682 n/a n/a n/a
1990 671 36.0 18.6 n/a
1991 562 39.1 14.3 n/a
1992 632 32.5 19.4 0.6
1993 626 33.0 19.0 1.9
1994 641 35.6 18.0 1.1
1995 635 37.9 16.8 1.1
1996 635 37.9 16.8 1.1
1997 615 35.5 17.3 2.6
1998 597 37.5 15.9 1.5
1999 583 38.3 15.2 2.2
2000 531 34.0 15.6 1.3
2001 507 35.1 14.4 1
2002 456 37.0 12.3 3.5
2003 456 37.0 12.3 3.5
2004 468 36.5 12.8 5.6
2005 454 36.2 12.5 7.5
2006 449 37.0 12.1 10.2
2007 443 38.5 11.5 11.3
2008 462 40.0 11.6 6.9
2009 443 36.8 12.0 12.6
2010 439 34.5 12.7 12.5
2011 429 35.3 12.1 12.4
2012 415 33.5 12.3 11.3
2013 413 32.5 12.7 13.6
2014 374 30.4 12.2 14.4
2015 381 30.0 12.7 15.5
2016 376 31.0 12.1 15.2
2017 374 31.0 12.0 16
2018 372 31.5 11.8 15.6
2019 351 29.4 11.9 14.5
2020 331 28.2 11.7 18.4
2021 301 29.7 10.1 20.3
2022 336 30.8 10.8 24.4
2023 353 29.2 12.0 18.4
2024 393 30.0 13.0 15.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hughston Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 698 33.0 21.1 n/a
1989 682 n/a n/a n/a
1990 671 36.0 18.6 n/a
1991 562 39.1 14.3 n/a
1992 632 32.5 19.4 0.6
1993 626 33.0 19.0 1.9
1994 641 35.6 18.0 1.1
1995 635 37.9 16.8 1.1
1996 635 37.9 16.8 1.1
1997 615 35.5 17.3 2.6
1998 597 37.5 15.9 1.5
1999 583 38.3 15.2 2.2
2000 531 34.0 15.6 1.3
2001 507 35.1 14.4 1
2002 456 37.0 12.3 3.5
2003 456 37.0 12.3 3.5
2004 468 36.5 12.8 5.6
2005 454 36.2 12.5 7.5
2006 449 37.0 12.1 10.2
2007 443 38.5 11.5 11.3
2008 462 40.0 11.6 6.9
2009 443 36.8 12.0 12.6
2010 439 34.5 12.7 12.5
2011 429 35.3 12.1 12.4
2012 415 33.5 12.3 11.3
2013 413 32.5 12.7 13.6
2014 374 30.4 12.2 14.4
2015 381 30.0 12.7 15.5
2016 376 31.0 12.1 15.2
2017 374 31.0 12.0 16
2018 372 31.5 11.8 15.6
2019 351 29.4 11.9 14.5
2020 331 28.2 11.7 18.4
2021 301 29.7 10.1 20.3
2022 336 30.8 10.8 24.4
2023 353 29.2 12.0 18.4
2024 393 30.0 13.0 15.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hughston Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $762 (7.1%) $10,008 (92.9%) $10,770
2020 $745 (6.8%) $10,225 (93.2%) $10,970
2021 $586 (4.7%) $11,871 (95.3%) $12,457

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hughston Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 415th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 190th of 4647 Elementary schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Hughston Elementary)6068
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6065
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hughston Elementary)5873
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6460
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Hughston Elementary)5883
 25%
   4th Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))5861
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hughston Elementary)6878
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6161
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Hughston Elementary)7986
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Plano Independent School District (Isd))6670
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hughston Elementary)8974
 15%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Plano Independent School District (Isd))7167
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Hughston Elementary)6263
 1%
   5th Grade Science (Plano Independent School District (Isd))5748
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students351353
 0.6%
African American2126
 23.8%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian933
 266.7%
Hispanic5654
 3.6%
Pacific Islander01
White244211
 13.5%
Two or More Races2028
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.5%18.4%
 3.9%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Hughston Elementary

Yes! Hughston Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 195th of 4675 Texas elementary schools.

Students at Hughston Elementary are 60% White, 18% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Students who attend Hughston Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Haggard Middle
High : Plano Senior High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 393 students attended Hughston Elementary.


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