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Hudson Elementary

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Hudson Elementary ranks 629 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hudson Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hudson, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 633 students. The school is part of the Caldwell County Schools district, which is ranked 141 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Hudson Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its performance on state assessments generally above the Caldwell County Schools district average and sometimes above the state average, particularly in mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hudson Elementary's 5th-grade mathematics proficiency rate was 68.6%, compared to the Caldwell County Schools district average of 54% and the state average of 59.3%. However, the school's reading performance is more mixed, with some grades performing above the district and state averages, while others are below.

Despite having a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 99.53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, Hudson Elementary's low-income students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 35% of North Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years. When compared to the other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Gamewell Elementary, Horizons Elementary, and Dudley Shoals Elementary, Hudson Elementary generally outperforms them on academic measures, particularly in mathematics.

665

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,567

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Roy Coffey Drive
Hudson, NC 28638

(828) 728-3712

District: Caldwell County Schools

Students who attend Hudson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hudson Middle
High:	South Caldwell High

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg57%

629^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Caldwell County Schools

141^st of 242Caldwell County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	629 of 1490	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	631 of 1505	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	656 of 1502	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	744 of 1514	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	531 of 1489	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	414 of 1473	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	413 of 1434	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.0	493 of 1429	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	573 of 1425	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.8	666 of 1440	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.4	519 of 1390	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.7	634 of 1403	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.0	428 of 1388	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	529 of 1381	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.2	389 of 1363	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	66.4	477 of 1354	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.2	629 of 1324	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.1	385 of 1293	70.2%	★★★★☆
2006	53.0	663 of 1276	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	18.9	600 of 634	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	546 of 878	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.3	175 of 897	80.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	523 of 1451	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	543 of 1455	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	556 of 1459	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	604 of 1458	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.4	500 of 1440	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	325 of 1424	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	348 of 1405	75.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	482 of 710	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	558 of 669	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.2	341 of 582	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.7	177 of 494	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	195 of 961	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	184 of 951	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	294 of 915	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	443 of 893	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	310 of 843	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	185 of 865	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	161 of 851	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	498 of 1437	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	372 of 1450	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	378 of 1437	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	433 of 1366	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.4	176 of 1329	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	183 of 1361	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	140 of 1332	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	719 of 1450	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	692 of 1464	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	755 of 1461	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	863 of 1464	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.3	525 of 1444	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	464 of 1430	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	460 of 1413	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	75.1	17 of 86	80.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	653 of 821	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	496 of 801	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	895 of 1172	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	842 of 1166	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	797 of 1183	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.0	963 of 1194	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	665 of 1172	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	661 of 1183	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.2	723 of 1178	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)80th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)32nd percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-34 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-37 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+10 vs state

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Reading50%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hudson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Roy Coffey Drive	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-3712	665	34	19.4	97.0%	506 (76.1%)	17 (2.6%)	88 (13.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	56.3	629^th of 1490 public elementary schools	57.8%		57.2	631^st of 1505 public elementary schools	58.1%	2	64.7	53.0	68.6				42.0	62.0	49.0				72.5		$9,567	$1,023	$8,544
Sawmills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4436 Sawmills School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2610	351	20	17.2	99.1%	272 (77.5%)	7 (2.0%)	46 (13.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	36.5	973^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.7%		33.8	1033^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	31.4%	60	59.6	38.6	52.9				42.3	45.5	45.1				58.8		$11,245	$974	$10,271
Whitnel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1425 Berkley Street SW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-6423	330	16	20.0	94.8%	196 (59.4%)	27 (8.2%)	79 (23.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	26.5	1146^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.1%		33.6	1035^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.2%	111	43.8	60.6	43.8				25.0	54.5	37.5				46.9		$11,973	$1,307	$10,666
Granite Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60 N Highland Avenue	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2222	647	35	18.4	99.2%	506 (78.2%)	22 (3.4%)	84 (13.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.3%)	67.8	433^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	70.9%		63.3	520^th of 1505 public elementary schools	65.4%	87	79.4	60.6	66.7				59.8	60.6	54.9				65.7		$8,703	$796	$7,907
Baton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Baton School Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-9531	357	23	15.4	99.2%	303 (84.9%)	6 (1.7%)	29 (8.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	60	564^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.1%		60.8	568^th of 1505 public elementary schools	62.3%	4	68.0	62.7	56.9				52.0	58.8	52.3				70.8		$9,953	$1,175	$8,778
Dudley Shoals Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Dudley Shoals Road	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-3457	433	26	16.4	99.3%	369 (85.2%)	6 (1.4%)	25 (5.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	49.5	751^st of 1490 public elementary schools	49.6%		43.5	864^th of 1505 public elementary schools	42.6%	113	63.4	39.7	68.9				47.9	45.6	57.4				65.6		$9,484	$1,010	$8,473
Oak Hill Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4603 Oak Hill School Rd.	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Oak Hill Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 759-1383	253	17	15.3		213 (84.2%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	24.9	1188^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%		14.5	1367^th of 1505 public elementary schools	9.2%	179	80.0	28.6	40.9	25.0	27.8	13.6	55.0	33.3	40.9	25.0	16.7	54.5	22.7	59.1
Lower Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Lower Creek Drive NE	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-4022	396	23	17.4	99.2%	280 (70.7%)	28 (7.1%)	44 (11.1%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	60.6	553^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	62.9%		64.4	498^th of 1505 public elementary schools	66.9%	55	72.7	52.2	59.7				47.0	59.7	68.7				64.2		$8,688	$857	$7,832
Davenport A+ School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 College Avenue SW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6941	429	25	17.4	99.3%	163 (38.0%)	56 (13.1%)	162 (37.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.3%)	41.7	886^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.5%		36.7	981^st of 1505 public elementary schools	34.8%	95	42.0	51.3	66.2				34.8	50.0	59.1				59.1		$9,609	$958	$8,651
Horizons Elementary	Public	K-5	332 Greenhaven Dr. NW	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 726-3855	29	13	2.3	89.7%	21 (72.4%)	3 (10.3%)	4 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)															$39,602	$516	$39,086

Frequently Asked Questions about Hudson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hudson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hudson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hudson Middle
High : South Caldwell High

What district is Hudson Elementary in?

Caldwell County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hudson Elementary?

Students at Hudson Elementary are 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Hudson Elementary a good school?

Hudson Elementary ranks 629^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hudson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Hudson Elementary.

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