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Hudson High

Q: Is Hudson High a good school?

Hudson High ranks 107 th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 533 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 80% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Hudson High is a large public high school in Hudson, Wisconsin, serving roughly 1,697 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Hudson School District, which ranks 37th of 432 districts statewide (91st percentile, 5 stars). The school itself earned 4 stars in 2025–2026, ranking 107th of 533 high schools (80th percentile), a slight step down from its long stretch in the 86th–92nd percentile from 2015–2016 through 2024–2025. It is the largest school in its immediate comparison group; the same-district Hudson Virtual Charter School shares its address but enrolls only 12 students, while nearby traditional high schools range from 394 students at Prescott High to 1,062 at River Falls High and 1,047 at New Richmond High.

Academically, Hudson is strong. In 2025–2026, 62.02% of 10th graders were proficient in ACT English Language Arts, 60.66% in Math, and 57.38% in Science — well above state averages and generally above nearby schools, though Baldwin-Woodville High bested Hudson in ELA (68.52%). Social Studies is the outlier: 45.97%, below the state and below most neighbors, after scoring above the state in the two prior years. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 96.9% with a 0.0% dropout rate, slightly below Somerset High (98.9%) and River Falls High (98.4%). Chronic absenteeism, however, is a clear weakness at 21.0% — above the state's 17.3% and far above the district's 11.9%, compared with just 4.8% at River Falls and 3.8% at Somerset.

Results for student groups are uneven. Special education students rank in the 92nd percentile (5 stars), and female students in the 85th percentile, but male students dropped from the 91st–92nd percentile to the 74th, and low-income students fell from the 81st to the 65th percentile. Hudson spends $15,421 per student with a 15.6 student-teacher ratio, and has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (13.49%) among nearby traditional high schools. Overall, Hudson remains a strong school, but 2025–2026 shows areas worth watching: attendance, Social Studies, and achievement gaps.

1,697

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,421

Per pupil spending ?

13.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Vine St
Hudson, WI 54016-1881

(715) 377-3800

District: Hudson School District

Feeder schools for Hudson High:

Elementary:	Houlton Elementary
	Hudson Prairie Elementary
	North Hudson Elementary
	River Crest Elementary
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	Rock Elementary
	Willow River Elementary
Middle:	Hudson Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.1%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (56% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Wisconsin high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

Wisconsin avg46%

107^th of 533

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 432Hudson 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
2026	74.8	107 of 533	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	49 of 431	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	50 of 431	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	57 of 415	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	39 of 391	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	39 of 390	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	58 of 400	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	55 of 410	86.6%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	48 of 410	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	88.3	31 of 408	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	80.7	33 of 466	92.9%	★★★★★
2014	72.4	108 of 462	76.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	68 of 457	85.1%	★★★★☆
2012	76.8	62 of 452	86.3%	★★★★☆
2011	77.0	52 of 445	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	64.9	183 of 450	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.0	66 of 438	84.9%	★★★★☆
2008	75.0	67 of 437	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	67.8	108 of 281	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.4	120 of 292	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.2	99 of 287	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	18 of 71	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	18 of 51	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	19.9	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.7	9 of 32	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	5 of 40	87.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	103 of 115	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.9	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	71 of 461	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.4	65 of 358	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	82 of 353	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	71 of 329	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	54 of 343	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	66 of 332	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	117 of 343	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.5	59 of 355	83.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	54.4	72 of 187	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	48 of 126	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	43 of 119	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	40 of 97	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	38 of 86	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	31 of 68	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	15 of 86	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	47.4	36 of 76	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	158 of 446	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.7	62 of 335	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	93 of 326	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	96 of 271	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	36 of 250	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	74 of 226	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	73 of 251	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.7	102 of 255	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	120 of 462	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	83.4	36 of 380	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	30 of 365	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	30 of 359	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	32 of 347	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	33 of 334	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	38 of 354	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	53 of 373	85.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	23 of 102	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	59.9	31 of 81	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.5	41 of 71	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	30 of 56	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	25 of 41	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	15 of 37	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆
2018	42.8	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	27 of 333	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	85.1	9 of 93	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	68.3	15 of 95	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	45.6	32 of 55	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	100 of 344	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	52 of 285	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	47 of 300	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	51 of 271	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	40 of 269	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	39 of 266	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	55 of 266	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	48 of 261	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)75th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-76 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-69 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+14 vs state

Mathematics61%+18 vs state

Science57%+14 vs state

Social Studies46%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Monday, April 30, 2012

I know some people that go to Hudson High and they say its fun and they do have some problems like all schools but I rated Hudson high as excellent because I believe that Hudson high is a very good school. I LOVE HIDSON HIGH!!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hudson High	Public	9-12	1501 Vine St	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3800	1,697	108	15.6	13.5%	1,461 (86.1%)	22 (1.3%)	96 (5.7%)	36 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (4.7%)	74.8	107^th of 533 public high schools	79.9%		82.3	49^th of 431 public high schools	88.6%	58	62.0	60.7	57.4	46.0	$15,421	$151	$15,270
Hudson Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1501 Vine St	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 377-3800	12	0		25.0%	11 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)					$6,717	$144	$6,573
Somerset High	Public	9-12	645 Sunrise Dr	Somerset	54025	St. Croix County	Somerset School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 247-3355	453	31	14.7	21.9%	402 (88.7%)	7 (1.5%)	24 (5.3%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	69.4	144^th of 533 public high schools	73.0%		65	134^th of 431 public high schools	68.9%	10	55.8	46.3	49.5	57.0	$15,150	$323	$14,826
River Falls High	Public	9-12	818 Cemetery Rd	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1830	1,062	67	15.9	15.4%	934 (87.9%)	15 (1.4%)	61 (5.7%)	13 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.3%)	76.6	89^th of 533 public high schools	83.3%		82.5	48^th of 431 public high schools	88.9%	41	57.1	57.1	47.5	64.8	$12,835	$169	$12,666
Renaissance Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	1355 Sunshine Ave	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-7687	49	5	9.5	38.8%	35 (71.4%)	4 (8.2%)	3 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.2%)								(n/a)					$17,807	$121	$17,686
DOC: St. Croix Correctional Center	Public	7-12	1859 N 4th St	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 246-6971	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
New Richmond High	Public	9-12	650 E Richmond Way	New Richmond	54017	St. Croix County	New Richmond School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 243-7451	1,047	66	15.8	24.1%	943 (90.1%)	9 (0.9%)	48 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.4%)	76.6	90^th of 533 public high schools	83.1%		72.6	91^st of 431 public high schools	78.9%	1	59.7	62.0	53.3	53.3	$15,261	$292	$14,968
Saint Croix Central High	Public	9-12	1751 Broadway St	Hammond	54015	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 796-5383	486	34	14.2	17.9%	437 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	56.7	240^th of 533 public high schools	55.0%		63.6	145^th of 431 public high schools	66.4%	95	49.5	35.1	46.4	51.6	$16,189	$580	$15,609
Prescott High	Public	9-12	1010 Dexter St	Prescott	54021	Pierce County	Prescott School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 262-5389	394	25	15.7	18.3%	358 (90.9%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	67.8	155^th of 533 public high schools	70.9%		64.4	139^th of 431 public high schools	67.7%	16	48.9	46.7	42.2	75.6	$15,884	$290	$15,594
Baldwin-Woodville High	Public	9-12	1000 13th Ave	Baldwin	54002	St. Croix County	Baldwin-Woodville Area School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 684-3321	533	33	16.1	21.6%	470 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.6%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	83.3	54^th of 533 public high schools	89.9%		57.6	181^st of 431 public high schools	58.0%	127	68.5	58.3	59.3	60.2	$14,218	$106	$14,112

Frequently Asked Questions about Hudson High

What schools feed into Hudson High?

Hudson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Houlton Elementary
Elementary : Hudson Prairie Elementary
Elementary : North Hudson Elementary
Elementary : River Crest Elementary
Elementary : Rock Elementary
Elementary : Willow River Elementary
Middle : Hudson Middle

What district is Hudson High in?

Hudson School District

Is Hudson High a good school?

Hudson High ranks 107^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hudson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,697 students attended Hudson High.

What is the racial makeup of Hudson High?

Students at Hudson High are 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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