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North Hudson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

North Hudson Elementary is a K–5 school in Hudson, WI, serving 276 students in the Hudson School District, a high-performing district ranked 37th of 432 in Wisconsin. North Hudson's own statewide standing is exceptional: it ranks 21st of 1,039 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2025–26, putting it in the 98th percentile with 5 stars, up from 92nd percentile the year before and 75th percentile the year before that. Over the longer term, the school climbed from the 45th percentile in 2015–16 to the 96th–97th percentile in 2020–21 and 2021–22, dipped, and has since recovered to its highest level yet.

What stands out most is how broad the strength is. North Hudson beats both district and state averages in all eight reported subject and grade areas, with an average proficiency of roughly 85% versus about 76% for the district and 55% for the state. Fourth grade is the clearest bright spot: 97.56% in ELA, 95.12% in math and social studies, and 87.80% in science. Among nearby schools, Houlton Elementary is the only one ahead overall (8th statewide, 99th percentile), while Hudson Prairie Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, and Willow River Elementary trail well behind.

Chronic absenteeism is very low at about 5%, far below district and state rates, and several nearby schools are in the same range. The school also ranks in the top 5% statewide for special education students and the top 2–3% for both male and female students. It has a higher free/reduced-lunch rate than Houlton and Hudson Prairie and spends less than River Crest Elementary and Willow River, yet outperforms most of them — suggesting strong instruction and school culture rather than simple resource advantages.

276

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,211

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

510 Lemon St N
Hudson, WI 54016-1199

(715) 377-3870

District: Hudson School District

Students who attend North Hudson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hudson Middle
High:	Hudson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Asian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (85% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 53 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school85%

District avg76%

Wisconsin avg55%

21^st of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 53 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Hudson School District

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	91.9	21 of 1039	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	85.5	85 of 1044	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.6	260 of 1061	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	212 of 1067	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	46 of 1067	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	36 of 1050	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	156 of 1037	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	155 of 1025	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	61.6	414 of 1071	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.9	592 of 1075	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.0	519 of 1076	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.3	322 of 1061	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.6	252 of 1053	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	56.7	558 of 1045	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.7	693 of 1046	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.7	372 of 1045	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.3	285 of 1030	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	72.0	249 of 1021	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	74.9	152 of 689	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	85.0	50 of 712	93.0%	★★★★★
2005	75.9	126 of 632	80.1%	★★★★☆
2004	67.4	231 of 633	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	24 of 986	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	82.1	104 of 1001	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	260 of 1011	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	151 of 1010	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	71 of 1017	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	20 of 1004	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.5	107 of 1002	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	127 of 997	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	70.9	172 of 866	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	279 of 871	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	86.0	39 of 859	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	7 of 847	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.7	94 of 874	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	117 of 854	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	90.4	25 of 989	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	71 of 1000	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	72.7	251 of 1012	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	260 of 1011	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	31 of 1017	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	64 of 1003	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	73.8	203 of 1002	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	218 of 997	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	40 of 791	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	82.2	74 of 802	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	158 of 790	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	158 of 770	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	96.1	12 of 748	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	11 of 746	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	68.2	160 of 742	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	114 of 721	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2024	63.0	259 of 727	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	271 of 715	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)80th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)64th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies95%+30 vs state

Science88%+34 vs state

English Language Arts83%+30 vs state

Mathematics83%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)			Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)			Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Hudson Elementary	Public	K-5	510 Lemon St N	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 377-3870	276	22	12.7	14.9%	238 (86.2%)	6 (2.2%)	9 (3.3%)	10 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	91.9	21^st of 1039 public elementary schools	98.0%		85.5	85^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.9%	64	78.1	97.6	73.8	75.6	95.1	78.6	95.1	87.8	$17,211	$210	$17,000
Willow River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 4th St	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3880	278	24	11.5	12.9%	250 (89.9%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	79.4	171^st of 1039 public elementary schools	83.5%		75.8	223^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	78.6%	52	66.0	78.6	68.8	59.6	78.6	71.9	71.4	78.6	$19,891	$526	$19,365
Hudson Prairie Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Carmichael Rd	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3860	481	32	14.8	10.0%	421 (87.5%)	7 (1.5%)	18 (3.7%)	11 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	86	82^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	92.1%		83.4	120^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.5%	38	70.0	74.7	77.1	73.8	80.7	80.0	85.5	72.3	$14,565	$199	$14,365
Rock Elementary	Public	K-5	340 13th St S	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 377-3840	383	29	13.1	21.7%	320 (83.6%)	4 (1.0%)	29 (7.6%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	73.2	265^th of 1039 public elementary schools	74.5%		53.5	546^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.7%	281	62.7	67.9	60.0	58.2	80.4	70.0	78.6	60.7	$15,273	$685	$14,588
River Crest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	535 County Road F	Hudson	54016	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3890	366	32	11.4	18.0%	298 (81.4%)	5 (1.4%)	36 (9.8%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.8%)	83.1	115^th of 1039 public elementary schools	88.9%		75.5	227^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.3%	112	71.2	73.9	64.8	65.4	78.5	77.8	86.2	73.9	$19,307	$783	$18,523
Houlton Elementary	Public	K-5	70 Houlton School Circle	Houlton	54082	St. Croix County	Hudson School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 377-3850	217	18	12.2	8.8%	203 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	94.2	8^th of 1039 public elementary schools	99.2%		89.5	36^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.6%	28	88.9	86.7	77.3	88.9	96.7	88.6	90.0	90.0	$17,040	$252	$16,787
Somerset Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	635 Sunrise Dr	Somerset	54025	St. Croix County	Somerset School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 247-3311	577	36	16.0	23.2%	506 (87.7%)	4 (0.7%)	25 (4.3%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	69.8	313^th of 1039 public elementary schools	69.9%		70.2	313^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.0%		63.8	63.6		63.8	60.6		73.7	64.7	$13,330	$498	$12,832
Saint Croix Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	202 S Division St	Roberts	54023	St. Croix County	Saint Croix Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 749-3119	629	48	13.0	23.2%	548 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.5%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	72	286^th of 1039 public elementary schools	72.5%		70.4	311^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.2%	25	54.2	65.6		63.6	67.2		78.2	70.6	$14,738	$207	$14,531
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 W Pine St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 425-1815	403	27	15.0	18.1%	358 (88.8%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	66	373^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	64.1%		77.2	205^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.4%	168	56.1	60.6	65.2	60.6	63.6	75.8	66.7	51.5	$14,196	$696	$13,500
River Falls Public Montessori Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	421 W Maple St	River Falls	54022	Pierce County	River Falls School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(715) 425-7645	189	11	17.7	16.9%	166 (87.8%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.5%)	54.2	544^th of 1039 public elementary schools	47.6%		57.2	498^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.3%	46	63.3	56.5	70.0	40.0	43.5	46.7	69.6	47.8	$12,118	$121	$11,997

Frequently Asked Questions about North Hudson Elementary

What is the racial makeup of North Hudson Elementary?

Students at North Hudson Elementary are 86% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend North Hudson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended North Hudson Elementary.

Is North Hudson Elementary a good school?

Yes! North Hudson Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools.

What district is North Hudson Elementary in?

Hudson School District

What schools do graduates of North Hudson Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Hudson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hudson Middle
High : Hudson High

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