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Hudson Middle

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Hudson Middle ranks 350 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 55% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Hudson Middle, a grades 6–8 school in Hudson, North Carolina, is part of Caldwell County Schools and enrolls 551 students in a community where nearly 99% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks in the 55th percentile statewide (3 stars), up from the 47th percentile last year, and it is now the highest-ranked middle school in its immediate Caldwell County cluster — ahead of Granite Falls Middle (46th), William Lenoir Middle (38th), and Gamewell Middle (16th). That is especially notable because Caldwell County Schools overall sits at the 34th percentile statewide.

Hudson's strongest academic results come in 8th grade: 59.3% proficiency in math, 61.0% in reading, and 75.6% in science — all above district and state averages. Its 8th grade science rate is the best among nearby Caldwell County middle schools and nearly matches West Alexander Middle (82.2%) and Heritage Middle (76.9%). The clear academic weak spot is 7th grade reading, where 49.2% proficiency trails the state's 56.3% average. Outcomes also differ by subgroup. Gifted students rank at the 13th percentile statewide, and special education students at the 17th — a sharp drop from 74th the previous year — while White students sit at the 28th percentile. By contrast, Hispanic students (75th) and low-income students (57th) perform at or above the school's overall level.

The biggest non-academic concern is chronic absenteeism: Hudson's rate of 26.4% exceeds the district's 23.2% and the state's 24.2%, although it has dropped sharply from 44.7% just three years earlier. Nearby West Alexander Middle (17.0%), Granite Falls Middle (17.5%), and Heritage Middle (18.8%) show that lower absenteeism is possible in similarly high-poverty communities, making attendance a likely high-leverage area for growth. Overall, Hudson is a solid mid-range school that outperforms its own district and shines in 8th grade. If attendance continues to improve and the 7th grade reading gap closes, Hudson could return to the upper-third percentile range it occupied before the pandemic.

551

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

291 Pine Mountain Road
Hudson, NC 28638-2698

(828) 728-4281

District: Caldwell County Schools

Students who attend Hudson Middle usually attend:

High:

South Caldwell High

Feeder schools for Hudson Middle:

Elementary:	Baton Elementary
	Hudson Elementary
	Sawmills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.8%

Hispanic:

12.0%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

North Carolina avg58%

350^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

162^nd of 246Caldwell 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
2026	55.2	350 of 778	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.8	407 of 773	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	289 of 793	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	353 of 784	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	281 of 786	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	299 of 741	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	252 of 737	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	232 of 691	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.9	233 of 694	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.8	258 of 692	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.5	250 of 705	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.1	166 of 627	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	58.4	252 of 673	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.1	147 of 662	77.8%	★★★★☆
2011	73.0	169 of 648	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	144 of 640	77.5%	★★★★☆
2009	74.2	161 of 630	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	60.4	267 of 620	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.0	189 of 606	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.4	173 of 598	71.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	39.1	241 of 449	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.0	50 of 478	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	61 of 504	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	112 of 475	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	358 of 731	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	391 of 733	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	285 of 738	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	360 of 731	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	244 of 733	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	258 of 706	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	290 of 684	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	311 of 656	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	405 of 465	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	418 of 458	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	357 of 461	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	290 of 452	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.0	80 of 450	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	207 of 448	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	55 of 416	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	139 of 566	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	46.6	287 of 562	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	234 of 564	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	246 of 553	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	91 of 541	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	177 of 522	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	116 of 493	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	231 of 472	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	310 of 725	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	383 of 729	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	252 of 743	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	242 of 735	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	142 of 689	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	110 of 633	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	117 of 639	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	59 of 604	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	316 of 736	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	390 of 733	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	285 of 751	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	316 of 747	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	290 of 748	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	320 of 711	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.3	202 of 697	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	137 of 665	79.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	120 of 333	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	214 of 306	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	167 of 302	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.1	53 of 283	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	31.3	183 of 248	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	170 of 237	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	416 of 500	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	351 of 478	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.5	122 of 473	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	464 of 644	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	520 of 649	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	416 of 652	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	503 of 656	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	439 of 658	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	422 of 632	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	369 of 624	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	318 of 596	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-38 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science76%+7 vs state

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)			EOG Reading (2026)			EOG Science (2026)	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 (2025)	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	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hudson Middle	Public	6-8	291 Pine Mountain Road	Hudson	28638	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 728-4281	551	33	16.6	98.9%	456 (82.8%)	6 (1.1%)	66 (12.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	55.2	350^th of 778 public middle schools	55.0%		47.8	407^th of 773 public middle schools	47.3%	57	56.3	50.5	59.3	59.9	49.2	61.0	75.6	$9,317	$1,021	$8,296
Granite Falls Middle	Public	6-8	4 West Highland Ave	Granite Falls	28630	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 396-2341	518	34	15.3	99.4%	402 (77.6%)	16 (3.1%)	65 (12.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.0%)	47.2	420^th of 778 public middle schools	46.0%		65.9	243^rd of 773 public middle schools	68.6%	177	58.6	42.1	53.5	49.7	53.9	63.0	61.8	$9,031	$920	$8,111
William Lenoir Middle	Public	6-8	1366 Wildcat Trail	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 726-3910	512	30	17.1	98.8%	300 (58.6%)	60 (11.7%)	110 (21.5%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.8%)	39.4	484^th of 778 public middle schools	37.8%		50.9	381^st of 773 public middle schools	50.7%	103	43.6	49.2	51.3	46.4	53.1	51.9	63.3	$9,237	$791	$8,446
Gamewell Middle	Public	6-8	3210 Gamewell School Road	Lenoir	28645	Caldwell County	Caldwell County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 754-6204	457	30	15.3	98.5%	282 (61.7%)	47 (10.3%)	89 (19.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	19.7	652^nd of 778 public middle schools	16.2%		18.6	648^th of 773 public middle schools	16.2%	4	40.8	37.8	26.8	44.2	48.1	34.2	47.7	$8,743	$1,279	$7,464
Heritage Middle	Public	6-8	1951 Enon Road	Valdese	28690	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 874-0731	475	29	16.1	99.2%	349 (73.5%)	19 (4.0%)	43 (9.1%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.3%)	61.7	280^th of 778 public middle schools	64.0%		66.5	237^th of 773 public middle schools	69.3%	43	55.3	66.3	73.5	50.0	62.6	53.2	76.9	$8,601	$890	$7,711
East Burke Middle	Public	6-8	3519 Miller Bridge Road	Connelly Springs	28612	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 397-7446	630	40	15.9	99.2%	459 (72.9%)	14 (2.2%)	59 (9.4%)	58 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	32 (5.1%)	64.9	249^th of 778 public middle schools	68.0%		50.7	383^rd of 773 public middle schools	50.5%	134	74.1	58.9	57.9	56.2	61.1	59.5	74.4	$8,638	$679	$7,959
West Alexander Middle	Public	6-8	85 Bulldog Lane	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 495-4611	467	29	16.3	99.4%	382 (81.8%)	10 (2.1%)	39 (8.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	70.8	203^rd of 778 public middle schools	73.9%		79.5	141^st of 773 public middle schools	81.8%	62	59.6	70.0	76.3	51.6	60.0	69.6	82.2	$8,079	$717	$7,362
Northview Middle	Public	6-8	302 28th Avenue NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 327-6300	481	28	17.3	99.4%	191 (39.7%)	86 (17.9%)	110 (22.9%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (14.1%)	42	463^rd of 778 public middle schools	40.5%		40.4	468^th of 773 public middle schools	39.5%	5	59.1	43.8	49.4	53.2	47.9	52.1	60.2	$8,178	$747	$7,431
Walter R Johnson Middle	Public	6-8	701 Lenoir Road	Morganton	28655	Burke County	Burke County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 430-7340	441	34	12.9	99.3%	94 (21.3%)	24 (5.4%)	284 (64.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	43.4	450^th of 778 public middle schools	42.2%		29.2	554^th of 773 public middle schools	28.3%	104	45.9	57.5	71.1	40.1	46.2	45.3	72.7	$8,789	$1,074	$7,715
Harry M Arndt Middle	Public	7-8	3350 34th Street Drive NE	Hickory	28601	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 256-9545	601	36	16.7	99.5%	275 (45.8%)	44 (7.3%)	204 (33.9%)	28 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.3%)	53.2	368^th of 778 public middle schools	52.7%		49.2	392^nd of 773 public middle schools	49.3%	24		56.2	53.1		56.7	51.1	72.4	$7,986	$496	$7,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Hudson Middle

What high school do graduates of Hudson Middle attend?

Students who attend Hudson Middle usually go on to attend South Caldwell High

How many students attend Hudson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Hudson Middle.

Is Hudson Middle a good school?

Hudson Middle ranks 350^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hudson Middle?

Students at Hudson Middle are 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Hudson Middle in?

Caldwell County Schools

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