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Hudson Middle

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Hudson Middle ranks 407 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 47% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Hudson Middle is a public middle school located in Hudson, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 547 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 Middle has consistently ranked in the middle to upper-middle range of North Carolina middle schools, typically ranking between 200-400 out of 700-800 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (EOG) is generally on par with or slightly below the Caldwell County Schools and North Carolina state averages, with some notable exceptions. In 8th grade science, Hudson Middle's proficiency rates have been consistently higher than the district and state averages, reaching as high as 77.7% in 2021-2022. Additionally, in 7th grade mathematics, Hudson Middle has outperformed the district and state averages in recent years, with proficiency rates reaching 61.8% in 2024-2025.

Hudson Middle has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates reaching nearly 100% in recent years. The school has a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.7 to 17.1 in recent years, which is lower than some of the nearby schools, such as Walter R Johnson Middle and Harry M Arndt Middle. When compared to the nearby schools in the Caldwell County and surrounding districts, Hudson Middle generally performs on par or slightly below the average, with a few exceptions, such as the 8th grade science performance.

551

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,317

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 65th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Caldwell County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

North Carolina avg54%

407^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)49th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)46th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)30th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science61%~ state avg

Mathematics51%~ state avg

Reading49%-3 vs state

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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 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%)	47.8	407^th of 773 public middle schools	47.3%		60	289^th of 793 public middle schools	63.6%	118	48.7	61.8	43.4	41.5	57.2	50.3	60.9	$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%)	65.9	243^rd of 773 public middle schools	68.6%		63.3	263^rd of 793 public middle schools	66.8%	20	64.6	57.2	61.6	53.1	59.0	58.5	69.5	$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%)	50.9	381^st of 773 public middle schools	50.7%		53.6	351^st of 793 public middle schools	55.7%	30	53.2	50.6	35.8	50.3	48.1	59.1	74.2	$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%)	18.6	648^th of 773 public middle schools	16.2%		25.6	610^th of 793 public middle schools	23.1%	38	49.6	21.5	24.7	47.3	27.2	36.3	38.2	$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%)	66.5	237^th of 773 public middle schools	69.3%		69.1	216^th of 793 public middle schools	72.8%	21	62.8	56.8	74.1	57.6	50.3	63.0	66.7	$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%)	50.7	383^rd of 773 public middle schools	50.5%		51.4	381^st of 793 public middle schools	52.0%	2	55.6	60.3	44.4	53.5	52.5	45.3	60.4	$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%)	79.5	141^st of 773 public middle schools	81.8%		76.7	156^th of 793 public middle schools	80.3%	15	67.7	80.7	69.1	57.5	62.3	71.3	75.7	$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%)	40.4	468^th of 773 public middle schools	39.5%		49	404^th of 793 public middle schools	49.1%	64	46.4	35.3	45.5	48.7	41.8	61.3	56.6	$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%)	29.2	554^th of 773 public middle schools	28.3%		26.5	598^th of 793 public middle schools	24.6%	44	48.0	53.9	43.1	36.7	32.8	34.4	46.9	$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%)	49.2	392^nd of 773 public middle schools	49.3%		55.3	331^st of 793 public middle schools	58.3%	61		46.9	52.3		48.3	50.9	62.6	$7,986	$496	$7,490

Frequently Asked Questions about Hudson Middle

How many students attend Hudson Middle?

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

What high school do graduates of Hudson Middle attend?

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

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

Is Hudson Middle a good school?

Hudson Middle ranks 407^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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