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Hudson High

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Hudson High ranks 49 th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Better than 89% of Wisconsin high schools

Summary

Hudson High is a public high school located in Hudson, Wisconsin, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,718 students. It is part of the Hudson School District, which is ranked 62 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Hudson High consistently ranks among the top high schools in Wisconsin, ranking 49th out of 431 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's test scores are significantly higher than the state averages across all subjects, with 64.07% of students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts and 64.07% proficient or better in ACT/Science, compared to the state averages of 48.62% and 43.42%, respectively. Hudson High also maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.4% to 97.7% over the past few years, and very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 1.3%.

While Hudson High outperforms nearby schools like Baldwin-Woodville High, Prescott High, and Saint Croix Central High in terms of academic performance and graduation rates, some nearby schools, such as River Falls High and Somerset High, also demonstrate strong academic performance and are ranked highly in the state. The school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and multi-racial students, is not as strong as its overall performance, suggesting the need to address achievement gaps.

1,697

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,351

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
	More...
	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: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (61% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Wisconsin high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Wisconsin avg46%

49^th of 431

Wisconsin public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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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	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
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
2025	55.9	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2018)65th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile-39 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile-76 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+15 vs state

Science64%+21 vs state

Mathematics60%+17 vs state

Social Studies57%+9 vs state

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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

Schools Near Hudson High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Forward Exam Social Studies (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	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%)	82.3	49^th of 431 public high schools	88.6%		80.9	50^th of 431 public high schools	88.4%	1	64.1	59.6	64.1	57.0	$12,351	$236	$12,115
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)					$7,329	$236	$7,093
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%)	65	134^th of 431 public high schools	68.9%		65.2	128^th of 431 public high schools	70.3%	6	51.4	44.9	53.3	64.6	$12,673	$343	$12,331
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%)	82.5	48^th of 431 public high schools	88.9%		77.5	69^th of 431 public high schools	84.0%	21	66.7	60.1	59.1	57.4	$10,623	$374	$10,249
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)					$15,152	$287	$14,865
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%)	72.6	91^st of 431 public high schools	78.9%		73.5	84^th of 431 public high schools	80.5%	7	59.7	58.9	50.2	54.8	$12,263	$269	$11,994
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%)	63.6	145^th of 431 public high schools	66.4%		69.5	105^th of 431 public high schools	75.6%	40	58.9	44.9	57.0	46.0	$12,740	$71	$12,670
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%)	64.4	139^th of 431 public high schools	67.7%		75.7	76^th of 431 public high schools	82.4%	63	60.9	54.4	43.5	50.6	$12,500	$176	$12,323
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%)	57.6	181^st of 431 public high schools	58.0%		74.8	80^th of 431 public high schools	81.4%	101	51.2	46.6	43.5	59.8	$13,463	$437	$13,027

Frequently Asked Questions about Hudson High

How many students attend Hudson High?

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

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.

Is Hudson High a good school?

Hudson High ranks 49^th of 431 Wisconsin high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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