Summary:
Hudson, Wisconsin is home to eight schools serving roughly 4,582 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades, all within the Hudson School District, which ranks 37th of 432 districts statewide — the 91st percentile and a 5-star rating. The city has five elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, with enrollment split fairly evenly between elementary (38.9%), middle (23.8%), and high school (37.3%). Data coverage is strong for most schools, though Hudson Virtual Charter School has no test scores, no rank history, and a blank student-teacher ratio.
Academically, North Hudson Elementary leads the city, ranking 21st of 1,039 elementary schools (98th percentile, 5 stars) and scoring above the district in all eight of its 2025-26 test areas, including 4th-grade ELA at 97.56%. Hudson Prairie Elementary is close behind at 92nd percentile and 5 stars, with the lowest poverty rate (9.98%) and lowest traditional per-student spending. Hudson Middle has risen from the 75th to the 92nd percentile and now holds 5 stars. Rock Elementary is the most improved school in the city, climbing from the 48th percentile and 2 stars to the 74th percentile and 4 stars; it remains the lowest-ranked elementary but now exceeds state values in every listed test.
Hudson High, the largest school at 1,697 students, posts a 96.9% graduation rate and ACT proficiency above state in ELA, math, and science, but its rank slipped from the 89th to the 80th percentile, chronic absenteeism is 21.0%, and social studies proficiency fell below state levels. Spending and class size do not simply predict outcomes: Willow River Elementary and River Crest Elementary spend the most per student yet trail North Hudson and Hudson Prairie. Hudson Virtual Charter School has only 12 students, so its figures should be treated as not comparable.
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