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Grace Hudson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of California elementary schools

Summary

Grace Hudson Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 449 students in the Ukiah Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where a majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with student proficiency in English and Math well below state averages and a recent decline in performance across nearly all student groups. However, Grace Hudson stands out for its success in getting students to school, boasting the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among comparable traditional schools in the district, which is a notable strength. Interestingly, while its math scores are below the state average, they are actually higher than the district average, outperforming several nearby schools like Oak Manor Elementary and Nokomis Elementary.

The school's performance varies greatly when compared to others in the area. For instance, Frank Zeek Elementary, another Ukiah Unified school just a few miles away, achieves much higher proficiency rates despite serving a similarly high-need population, showing that strong results are possible within the same district. Nearby charter schools like Tree of Life Charter also show different educational models and results. Grace Hudson operates with less funding per student than some district peers, and the recent drop in test scores suggests a need for focused attention to help all students improve their academic outcomes.

449

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,162

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 Jefferson Ln.
Ukiah, CA 95482-6617

(707) 472-5460

District: Ukiah Unified

Students who attend Grace Hudson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pomolita Middle
High:	Ukiah High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.3%

White:

16.7%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 45th percentile in 2018 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 45th-percentile peak (2018) to 20th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg26%

California avg41%

4,704^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Ukiah Unified

1247^th of 1,543Ukiah Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4704 of 5857	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3697 of 5869	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3729 of 5859	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3638 of 5883	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	4074 of 5789	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	3094 of 5662	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.6	4547 of 5692	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	3806 of 5614	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.5	4678 of 5611	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.3	5280 of 5530	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	4998 of 5390	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	4872 of 5377	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.5	5129 of 5314	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	3764 of 5193	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	4514 of 5113	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.9	4720 of 5113	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	2209 of 3162	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	1461 of 3245	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	1741 of 3311	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	2190 of 3275	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1948 of 3246	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	4515 of 5597	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3853 of 5612	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3977 of 5609	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3862 of 5635	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	4092 of 5492	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2974 of 5413	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	4420 of 5107	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	3394 of 5107	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3227 of 5087	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3681 of 5084	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3592 of 4963	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	2724 of 4830	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	4741 of 5460	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3726 of 5517	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	3883 of 5363	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3680 of 5264	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4088 of 5173	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	3100 of 5084	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4512 of 5628	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	3095 of 5643	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	3089 of 5638	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3132 of 5663	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3757 of 5510	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	3020 of 5431	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1655 of 2598	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.8	920 of 2726	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	2358 of 2834	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.5	1596 of 2737	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)36th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grace Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	251 Jefferson Ln.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5460	449	19	23.5	79.1%	75 (16.7%)	2 (0.4%)	356 (79.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	21.6	4704^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.7%		32.9	3697^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.0%	1007	21.1		21.1	28.6	17.5	28.1				24.7	31.4	23.8	21.1				25.8						$23,162	$2,357	$20,805
Nokomis Elementary	Public	K-5	495 Washington St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5550	342	16	21.3	96.8%	64 (18.7%)	3 (0.9%)	243 (71.1%)	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	15.5	5226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		11.3	5598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.6%	372	16.7		16.7	10.0	27.0	28.3				21.4	5.9	17.5	22.2				15.2	96.9			96.9		$27,354	$3,255	$24,099
Yokayo Elementary	Public	K-5	790 South Dora St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5690	414	18	23.0	85.5%	131 (31.6%)	4 (1.0%)	233 (56.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	42.6	3038^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.1%		40.3	3159^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	121	21.7		21.7	43.6	35.7	41.3				40.0	52.3	37.1	30.9				39.9	96.7	96.7		96.7		$23,303	$2,378	$20,925
River Oak Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	555 Leslie St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	River Oak Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 467-1855	245	11	22.1	38.4%	145 (59.2%)	5 (2.0%)	59 (24.1%)	8 (3.3%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	47.6	2728^th of 5857 public elementary schools	53.4%		54.7	2308^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.7%	420	58.3	63.2	60.5	30.8	17.4	70.8	40.0	55.6	52.6	44.4	36.0	26.1	25.0	56.0	44.4	52.6	39.9	85.7	92.9		92.9		$13,770	$724	$13,046
Oak Manor Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Oak Manor Dr.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5180	417	19	22.5	93.3%	83 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	274 (65.7%)	5 (1.2%)	32 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	14.4	5318^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		16.1	5205^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	113	17.9		17.9	21.7	22.2	28.6	10.3			22.1	9.8	22.7	14.3	3.3			14.1	95.7	97.1				$24,698	$2,421	$22,277
Frank Zeek Elementary	Public	K-5	1060 North Bush St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5100	391	18	21.7	75.4%	108 (27.6%)	1 (0.3%)	235 (60.1%)	7 (1.8%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.6%)	70.3	1588^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.9%		61.3	2017^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.6%	429	44.4		44.4	50.0	60.0	69.8				59.0	57.1	44.6	44.4				49.4	96.5			96.5		$23,939	$2,370	$21,569
Tree of Life Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	241 Ford Rd.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Tree of Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 462-0913	93	5	18.6	51.6%	52 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (25.8%)	5 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.8%)								(n/a)			92.9		46.2					59.2		38.5					40.8						$16,984	$1,495	$15,489
Calpella Elementary	Public	K-4	151 Moore St.	Ukiah	95482	Mendocino County	Ukiah Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 472-5630	475	21	22.6	81.9%	163 (34.3%)	3 (0.6%)	249 (52.4%)	2 (0.4%)	25 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	14.9	5269^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.0%		16.5	5165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.0%	104				21.1	24.1					22.6	21.1	20.7					20.9	98.0					$23,744	$2,353	$21,391
Anderson Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	12300 Anderson Valley Way	Boonville	95415	Mendocino County	Anderson Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 895-3010	190	10	19.0	75.3%	44 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	146 (76.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.5	4784^th of 5857 public elementary schools	18.3%		14.2	5373^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.5%	589	26.3		26.3	36.8	31.0	31.6	12.5			27.5	31.6	17.2	15.8	4.2			16.5						$21,423	$2,066	$19,357
Shanel Valley Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1 Ralph Bettcher Dr.	Hopland	95449	Mendocino County	Shanel Valley Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 234-9626	124	7	17.7	69.4%	59 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.6%)	5.6	5824^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		10.7	5649^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.7%	175	8.3		8.3	10.0	6.7	8.3	15.4			10.0	10.0	0.0	8.3	0.0			4.8	67.5	90.0	90.0		87.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Grace Hudson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Grace Hudson Elementary?

Students at Grace Hudson Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 17% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Grace Hudson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Grace Hudson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pomolita Middle
High : Ukiah High

How many students attend Grace Hudson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Grace Hudson Elementary.

Is Grace Hudson Elementary a good school?

Grace Hudson Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of California elementary schools.

What district is Grace Hudson Elementary in?

Ukiah Unified

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