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Hudson Elementary

Q: Is Hudson Elementary a good school?

Hudson Elementary ranks 1506 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1506^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hudson Elementary is a mid-sized school in Brownsville, TX, serving 751 students in grades PK-5 within the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd), where over 80% of students come from low-income households. This school has a strong track record of success, particularly in accelerating 5th-grade students—75% were proficient in Reading and 80% in Math in the most recent year, far exceeding district and state averages. However, recent data shows a dip in overall performance, dropping from a four-year streak of 4-star ratings to a 3-star rating, which is a key change for parents to note.

Hudson’s greatest strength is its ability to help older elementary students excel, especially in 5th grade, where it outperforms nearby schools like Gallegos Elementary, Egly Elementary, and Perez Elementary. The school has also been highly effective with its core student groups, ranking in the 90th percentile for serving low-income students and Hispanic students in prior years. Yet, a growing gender gap has emerged, with female students performing significantly better than male students in recent assessments. Additionally, 3rd-grade foundational skills are a persistent weakness—only 45% of 3rd graders were proficient in Reading and 36% in Math, both below district and state averages.

For context, nearby Paredes Elementary, just 1.24 miles away, serves a similar demographic but has achieved higher and more consistent results, ranking in the 85th percentile compared to Hudson’s 67th. Paredes outperforms Hudson in nearly every grade and subject, particularly in 3rd grade, suggesting that Hudson’s recent decline is school-specific rather than district-wide. Hudson’s per-student spending ($10,893) is in the middle of the pack, and its student-teacher ratio (16.5) is slightly higher than many peers. Parents should know that while Hudson has a proven ability to close achievement gaps in later grades, the school is at an inflection point and may need to focus on early-grade intervention and support for male students to reverse its recent downward trend.

751

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,895

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2980 Fm 802
Brownsville, TX 78521-2814

(956) 698-0447

District: Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hudson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oliveira Middle
High:	Brownsville Early College High School
	Hanna Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.9%

White:

2.4%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 40th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (56% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 37 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Texas median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

1,506^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

355^th of 951Brownsville Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	1059 of 4651	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	931 of 4710	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	1295 of 4647	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	1247 of 4581	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	2222 of 4578	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.1	772 of 4479	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	771 of 4359	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	942 of 4329	78.2%	★★★★☆
2016	58.8	1837 of 4286	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.2	2591 of 4320	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.5	2722 of 4260	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.3	2446 of 4221	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.1	2991 of 4206	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.3	2043 of 4095	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	1785 of 3937	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	1763 of 3884	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.7	1317 of 3768	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.2	1284 of 3724	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.4	1355 of 3476	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.1	1983 of 3475	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.7	1886 of 3465	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	83.2	343 of 4461	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	55.2	1483 of 4331	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.0	214 of 4295	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	215 of 4240	94.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	438 of 2918	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	721 of 3668	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	37.3	2394 of 3556	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	2439 of 3487	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	2951 of 3446	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	1191 of 3333	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	898 of 3226	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	772 of 3744	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	840 of 4658	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.7	1024 of 4588	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	1296 of 4561	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	1732 of 4499	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	875 of 4348	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	742 of 4306	82.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	1386 of 2619	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	1161 of 2980	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	1355 of 2958	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.9	2648 of 3006	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.1	1615 of 3184	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	1802 of 3106	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	432 of 3644	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	478 of 4465	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	787 of 4401	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	860 of 4376	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	1891 of 4329	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.8	371 of 4188	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	397 of 4168	90.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	338 of 3705	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	449 of 4594	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	765 of 4521	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	735 of 4477	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	1857 of 4451	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.0	211 of 4309	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	171 of 4264	96.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	745 of 3739	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	1062 of 4647	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	1538 of 4585	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	1220 of 4563	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	37.7	2689 of 4498	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.4	689 of 4357	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	843 of 4319	80.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	588 of 3549	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.1	606 of 4292	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	42.5	2115 of 4086	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2092 of 3952	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	2481 of 3799	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.8	518 of 3684	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	772 of 3558	78.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)92nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)47th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics57%+9 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Hudson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2980 Fm 802	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 698-0447	751	45	16.5	81.0%	18 (2.4%)	5 (0.7%)	720 (95.9%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.2	1506^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.5%		71.7	1059^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%	447									45.5	51.6	75.3				36.4	58.8	80.0				$10,895
Jubilee Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1025 Main St	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 641-4150	545	34	16.1	87.3%	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	528 (96.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.7	2766^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.2%		30.6	3390^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.1%	624	40.0		0.0	0.0			27.0	62.2	47.7	32.3	47.8	51.1	47.4	35.1	59.1	45.2	42.6	19.2	22.8	35.1	$9,496
Paredes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 Heritage Trl	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 574-5582	798	48	16.4	80.2%	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	770 (96.5%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	82.3	682^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	85.3%		90.9	341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	92.7%	341									57.6	64.6	72.2				61.1	69.1	71.4				$11,040
Idea Robindale Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3802 E Ruben Torres Sr Blvd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5300	699	32	21.8	88.0%	36 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	655 (93.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44.2	2432^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.4%		37.1	2981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.9%	549	20.0	7.7	20.0			20.0			40.5	68.7	60.0				38.8	40.8	27.0				$11,049
Egly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Land O'Lakes	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 548-8850	520	36	14.5	92.9%	9 (1.7%)	5 (1.0%)	504 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.8	2342^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.4%		43.3	2544^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.3%	202									36.4	42.1	60.8				43.4	46.1	51.9				$11,269
Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2514 Shidler Dr	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 982-2800	615	39	15.9	95.4%	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	608 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.9	2453^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.0%		49.1	2193^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	52.8%	260		33.3			66.7				37.2	53.1	53.3				26.9	74.6	41.7				$11,689
Breeden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3955 Dana Ave	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 554-4730	511	36	14.1	83.6%	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	505 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.7	1281^st of 4627 public elementary schools	72.3%		64.5	1362^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.7%	81									50.8	64.2	70.1				52.5	40.3	59.1				$11,435
Gallegos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Avenida Rancho Viejo	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 547-4230	390	26	15.0	98.2%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	389 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.3	3067^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.7%		45.4	2415^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.1%	652									52.5	44.7	45.8				42.5	38.3	29.2				$12,867
Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4350 Coffeeport Rd	Brownsville	78521	Cameron County	Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 831-6030	596	38	15.5	88.8%	17 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	579 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.7	1423^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.2%		74.5	947^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	476									44.6	65.3	60.0				39.2	60.3	66.3				$11,222
Idea Brownsville Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4395 Paredes Line Rd	Brownsville	78526	Cameron County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 832-5150	702	36	19.7	81.8%	32 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	667 (95.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	34.6	3115^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.7%		54.2	1896^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.2%	1219									40.4	43.6	58.0				23.1	44.8	35.3				$10,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Hudson Elementary

Is Hudson Elementary a good school?

Hudson Elementary ranks 1506^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hudson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended Hudson Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hudson Elementary?

Students at Hudson Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Hudson Elementary in?

Brownsville Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Hudson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hudson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oliveira Middle
High : Brownsville Early College High School
High : Hanna Early College High School

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