Summary:
ZIP code 44236 covers Hudson, Ohio, where families have exactly one public middle school option: Hudson Middle School. It serves grades 6 through 8 with 1,027 students and belongs to the Hudson City district. Statewide, it ranks #9 out of 1,046 Ohio middle schools — the top 1%, with a five-star rating. That standing has improved each year, moving from #20 to #12 to #9 over the last three school years, even though the size of the ranked pool stayed the same.
Academically, Hudson Middle School performs far above state norms on every measure. Across nine assessments in 2025-26, average proficiency was 93.0% versus 55.5% statewide, and each individual test sat 30 to 57 points above the state figure. The widest gaps appear in 7th grade math (+41.3 points) and the Geometry End-of-Course exam (+56.7). Notably, Geometry and Algebra I both posted 100% proficiency in each of the last two years, exceeding the district's own results of 89.5% and 95.1% — evidence of an accelerated math pathway for advanced students. About 9.15% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the student-teacher ratio is 14.7 to 1, and chronic absenteeism is 7.7%, below the district's 8.8%.
Two things are worth watching. First, 6th grade is the lowest-scoring grade level in both math and ELA in both years, and three of seven core assessments slipped from 2024-25 to 2025-26: 6th grade math (−2.3 points), 7th grade math (−1.6), and 6th grade ELA (−1.9). Those declines were offset by larger gains in 8th grade ELA (+5.0) and 8th grade math (+3.4), so overall performance still rose slightly. Second, the only spending figure available is $12,254 per student from 2018-19, too old to judge current efficiency. Families should also know the school's proficiency figures match the district's exactly on seven of nine assessments, since it is the district's only source of tested middle-grade students.
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