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Hughson Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Hughson is an elementary school in Hughson. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

How every group of students does here

At Hughson Elementary in Hughson, 37.4% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 38.9% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. Hughson Elementary trails its district average for low-income students by 1.5 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (39.8% Math proficient); Hispanic students (47.8% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 19.4 percentage points for disabilities students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 83 students tested.

All students at this school: 47% met or exceeded
All StudentsAll Students: this school 47%, district —, state 43%47%
Socioeconomically DisadvantagedSocioeconomically Disadvantaged: this school 39%, district 33%, state 32%39% · −8 vs school
Hispanic/LatinoHispanic/Latino: this school 47%, district 35%, state 32%47% · +0 vs school
MaleMale: this school 40%, district 37%, state 42%40% · −7 vs school
FemaleFemale: this school 54%, district 43%, state 44%54% · +7 vs school
WhiteWhite: this school 47%, district 47%, state 56%47% · −0 vs school
English LearnersEnglish Learners: this school 36%, district 12%, state 11%36% · −11 vs school
Students with DisabilitiesStudents with Disabilities: this school 24%, district 9%, state 15%24% · −23 vs school
Military-ConnectedMilitary-Connected: too few students to report‹11
Black/African AmericanBlack/African American: too few students to report‹11
Two or More RacesTwo or More Races: too few students to report‹11
HomelessHomeless: too few students to report‹11
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Subgroup growth by grade

Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

Hughson HighScope 57direct feeder

The road from this school ends at Hughson High, which sent 15 graduates to UC campuses last fall and teaches 7 AP subjects. Those numbers describe past cohorts — a child starting here today would reach Hughson High around 2035, and 10 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 64% of Hughson High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

15 UC ENROLLEES (FALL 2025) · 7 AP SUBJECTS TAUGHT full record on Hughson High's page
Source: UC & College Board

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 21:1, district 23:121:1
Teaching staff29 teachers
Avg. experience17.0 years
Fully credentialed99%
First-year teachers10%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$58,963 – $126,528
Principal salary$164,086 – $176,196
Superintendent salary$227,087

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $19,621, CA average $14,491$19,621 · spent at this school
Federal share$920 per student

$920 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,008 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction60%
Instruction support10%
Student services9%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance8%
Other5%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$12,996 per pupil
2019$12,225 per pupil
2018$11,596 per pupil
2017$11,867 per pupil
2016$11,603 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Hispanic57.4%
District 54.1% · CA 56.1%
White40.3%
District 42.8% · CA 19.9%
Other1.7%
District 1.4% · CA 9.0%
Black0.5%
District 0.5% · CA 4.8%
Asian0.2%
District 1.2% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 60.2% (4pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$88K · CA $85K
Median home value$533K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+19% · CA 35%
ZIP population10,593
Median age39 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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