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North Hudson Elementary

Public Grades K-5

85^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

North Hudson Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Hudson School District in Wisconsin, with a student population of 270. This high-performing school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, currently holding a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 85 out of 1,044 Wisconsin elementary schools.

North Hudson Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with students consistently outperforming their peers in the Hudson School District and across Wisconsin. In the 2024-2025 school year, 72.09% of 3rd graders, 78.05% of 4th graders, and 63.41% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district scores of 66.17%, 62.54%, and 67.54%, respectively, and the state scores of 52.14%, 52.21%, and 51.26%. The school also excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, ranking highly for female, male, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

While North Hudson Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, its rates remain lower than the state average. Additionally, the school spends more per student than the state average, with $16,284 spent per student in the 2020-2021 school year, compared to the state average of $12,375. When compared to other nearby schools, such as Westside Elementary and River Falls Public Montessori Academy, North Hudson Elementary stands out as a consistently high-performing institution, with a commitment to continuous improvement that has led to its steady rise in the statewide rankings over the past decade.

276

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,284

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (76% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg70%

Wisconsin avg54%

85^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

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	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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile~ school

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

White (2024)64th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies85%+22 vs state

Science78%+27 vs state

Mathematics76%+22 vs state

English Language Arts71%+19 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th 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%)	85.5	85^th of 1044 public elementary schools	91.9%		73.6	260^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.5%	175	72.1	78.1	63.4		81.4	78.1	68.3		85.4	78.1	$16,284	$524	$15,760
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%)	75.8	223^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	78.6%		81.1	149^th of 1061 public elementary schools	86.0%	74	72.1	55.7	83.3		72.1	70.5	78.6		68.9	60.7	$16,701	$774	$15,927
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%)	83.4	120^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.9	119^th of 1061 public elementary schools	88.8%	1	65.9	67.1	71.9		65.9	87.1	82.3		85.7	68.6	$12,479	$385	$12,095
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%)	53.5	546^th of 1044 public elementary schools	47.7%		60.8	474^th of 1061 public elementary schools	55.3%	72	59.7	34.9	55.1		54.0	63.5	75.6		52.4	38.1	$13,338	$707	$12,631
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%)	75.5	227^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.3%		85.3	84^th of 1061 public elementary schools	92.1%	143	61.2	63.5	67.3		64.2	78.9	67.3		78.9	61.5	$15,241	$377	$14,864
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%)	89.5	36^th of 1044 public elementary schools	96.6%		93.1	15^th of 1061 public elementary schools	98.6%	21	72.7	88.6	71.9		57.6	95.5	81.3		97.7	88.6	$13,663	$236	$13,427
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%)	70.2	313^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.0%		69	337^th of 1061 public elementary schools	68.2%	24	59.2	65.2			68.9	57.6			70.7	66.3	$13,161	$485	$12,676
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%)	70.4	311^th of 1044 public elementary schools	70.2%		74.2	246^th of 1061 public elementary schools	76.8%	65	54.2	66.1			58.0	64.2			81.7	67.0	$12,375	$203	$12,173
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%)	77.2	205^th of 1044 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.7	195^th of 1061 public elementary schools	81.6%	10	57.1	64.8	66.2		73.0	71.8	67.6		78.9	67.6	$12,118	$587	$11,531
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%)	57.2	498^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.3%		58.6	507^th of 1061 public elementary schools	52.2%	9	47.8	60.0	77.8	100.0	39.1	46.7	37.0	44.4	73.3	60.0	$10,316	$369	$9,948

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 ranks in the top 8.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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

What district is North Hudson Elementary in?

Hudson School District

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