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Hudson Middle

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Hudson Middle ranks 87 th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 628 Wisconsin Middle Schools

Better than 86% of Wisconsin middle schools

Summary

Hudson Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Hudson School District in Hudson, Wisconsin. With 1,150 students, the school is ranked 87 out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hudson Middle consistently performs above the state average in proficiency rates for the Forward Exam across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 58.05% in 8th grade Science to 78.16% in 8th grade Mathematics, significantly higher than the state averages. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, with several groups ranking in the top quartile of Wisconsin middle schools. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.8% to 19.5%, are an area for improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, Prescott Middle stands out as the highest-performing school in the region, ranking 19th out of 628 Wisconsin middle schools in 2024-2025. Saint Croix Central Middle and New Richmond Middle also perform well, but not quite at the same level as Hudson Middle. Overall, Hudson Middle is a high-performing middle school that consistently outperforms the state and many of its regional peers in academic achievement.

1,089

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,219

Per pupil spending ?

12%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 Carmichael Rd
Hudson, WI 54016-7711

(715) 377-3820

District: Hudson School District

Students who attend Hudson Middle usually attend:

High:

Hudson High

Feeder schools for Hudson Middle:

Elementary:	Houlton Elementary
	Hudson Prairie Elementary
	North Hudson Elementary
	River Crest Elementary
	More...
	Rock Elementary
	Willow River Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.1%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (71% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Wisconsin middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Wisconsin avg54%

87^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 426Hudson School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	87 of 628	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	163 of 641	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	66 of 640	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	68 of 617	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	70 of 613	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	76 of 594	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	97 of 579	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	65.9	181 of 612	70.4%	★★★★☆
2016	74.6	106 of 609	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	90 of 612	85.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	54 of 585	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	82.4	47 of 569	91.7%	★★★★★
2012	79.1	39 of 559	93.0%	★★★★★
2011	80.1	28 of 549	94.9%	★★★★★
2010	80.1	41 of 539	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	80.9	28 of 521	94.6%	★★★★★
2008	77.7	51 of 519	90.2%	★★★★★
2007	80.9	26 of 366	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	76.5	53 of 382	86.1%	★★★★☆
2005	73.3	70 of 332	78.9%	★★★★☆
2004	69.3	97 of 324	70.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	72.4	22 of 118	81.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	54.7	43 of 95	54.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	18 of 178	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	41.7	96 of 173	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.1	32 of 170	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	14 of 158	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	4 of 138	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	84 of 573	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	103 of 580	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	48 of 579	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	56 of 576	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.1	63 of 574	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	85 of 557	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	82 of 551	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	64 of 237	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	97 of 239	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.6	33 of 229	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	15 of 221	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	16 of 225	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.2	32 of 209	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	75 of 204	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	197 of 509	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	227 of 520	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	83 of 525	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	67 of 522	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	77 of 499	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	111 of 487	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	157 of 489	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	90 of 577	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	206 of 585	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.9	89 of 591	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	70 of 577	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	65 of 572	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	70 of 557	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	101 of 551	81.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	43 of 126	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	51 of 131	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.6	18 of 132	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	23 of 126	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	32 of 129	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	43 of 101	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	36 of 96	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	78 of 414	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	135 of 425	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.3	38 of 439	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	21 of 421	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	11 of 437	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	40 of 414	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	52 of 417	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	74 of 399	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	141 of 407	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.0	67 of 412	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	64 of 397	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	60 of 393	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	71 of 382	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	91 of 375	75.7%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)81st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)66th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2022)55th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies77%+15 vs state

Mathematics74%+20 vs state

English Language Arts70%+17 vs state

Science58%+8 vs state

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)	Forward Exam Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hudson Middle	Public	6-8	1300 Carmichael Rd	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3820	1,089	79	13.7	12.0%	949 (87.1%)	11 (1.0%)	59 (5.4%)	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	80.4	87^th of 628 public middle schools	86.1%		71.6	163^rd of 641 public middle schools	74.6%	76		69.2	68.1	73.9		72.1	71.3	78.2	77.3	58.1	$13,219	$388	$12,832
Somerset Middle	Public	5-8	625 Sunrise Dr	Somerset	54025	St. Croix County	Somerset School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 247-4400	415	29	14.5	22.9%	373 (89.9%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	80.4	86^th of 628 public middle schools	86.3%		73.4	147^th of 641 public middle schools	77.1%	61	69.9	66.3	67.3	73.5	69.9	57.9	81.7	75.3	79.4	66.7	$14,563	$348	$14,214
Meyer Middle	Public	6-8	230 N 9th St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-1820	725	49	14.7	18.1%	628 (86.6%)	10 (1.4%)	47 (6.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.6%)	78.4	101^st of 628 public middle schools	83.9%		83.3	63^rd of 641 public middle schools	90.2%	38		57.8	64.6	71.9		61.3	77.0	72.3	80.2	69.6	$10,532	$379	$10,154
New Richmond Middle	Public	6-8	920 Riley Ave S	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 243-7472	729	54	13.5	26.9%	656 (90.0%)	10 (1.4%)	25 (3.4%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	82.5	74^th of 628 public middle schools	88.2%		80.7	81^st of 641 public middle schools	87.4%	7		66.8	70.4	71.6		67.8	70.4	73.7	83.1	75.9	$10,895	$326	$10,570
Saint Croix Central Middle	Public	5-8	1295 Vine St	Hammond	54015	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 796-2256	476	35	13.5	18.3%	424 (89.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	74.3	127^th of 628 public middle schools	79.8%		83.7	62^nd of 641 public middle schools	90.3%	65	60.8	60.6	56.0	71.6	73.3	73.4	53.9	69.6	84.5	67.2	$12,962	$236	$12,727
Prescott Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Saint Croix Street	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 262-5054	254	23	10.9	16.5%	232 (91.3%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	91	19^th of 628 public middle schools	97.0%		92.5	14^th of 641 public middle schools	97.8%	5		75.7	80.9	77.3		82.4	83.2	78.4	87.5	83.0	$11,406	$167	$11,239

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 Hudson High

What district is Hudson Middle in?

Hudson School District

Is Hudson Middle a good school?

Hudson Middle ranks 87^th of 628 Wisconsin middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hudson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,089 students attended Hudson Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Hudson Middle?

Students at Hudson Middle are 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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