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Hudson Prairie Elementary

Q: Is Hudson Prairie Elementary a good school?

Hudson Prairie Elementary ranks 120 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Wisconsin elementary schools

481

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,479

Per pupil spending ?

10%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Carmichael Rd
Hudson, WI 54016-7715

(715) 377-3860

District: Hudson School District

Students who attend Hudson Prairie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hudson Middle
High:	Hudson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Two or more races:

4.6%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Wisconsin average (74% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Wisconsin elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg70%

Wisconsin avg54%

120^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	83.4	120 of 1044	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	119 of 1061	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	129 of 1067	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	139 of 1067	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	87.5	78 of 1050	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.8	47 of 1037	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	55 of 1025	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	80.1	152 of 1071	85.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	241 of 1075	77.6%	★★★★☆
2015	69.9	293 of 1076	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	73.4	207 of 1061	80.5%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	120 of 1053	88.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.7	113 of 1045	89.2%	★★★★☆
2011	71.3	242 of 1046	76.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.0	185 of 1045	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	79.7	104 of 1030	89.9%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	104 of 1021	89.8%	★★★★☆
2007	74.5	159 of 689	76.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.3	156 of 712	78.1%	★★★★☆
2005	67.1	250 of 632	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.8	306 of 633	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	84 of 1001	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	144 of 1011	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	185 of 1010	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	169 of 1017	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	103 of 1004	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	60 of 1002	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	67 of 997	93.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	178 of 870	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	213 of 866	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	159 of 871	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.3	217 of 859	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	462 of 847	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	198 of 874	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.6	316 of 854	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	157 of 1000	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.6	113 of 1012	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	82 of 1011	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	102 of 1017	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	59 of 1003	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	41 of 1002	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	41 of 997	95.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	127 of 802	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	54 of 790	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.3	39 of 770	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	75.4	104 of 748	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	54 of 746	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	52.0	305 of 742	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	96.9	9 of 721	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	139 of 718	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	102 of 727	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	124 of 715	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	121 of 704	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	46 of 699	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	31 of 686	95.5%	★★★★★

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 (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies86%+22 vs state

Mathematics78%+24 vs state

Science69%+18 vs state

English Language Arts69%+17 vs state

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

An excellent school community lead by kind and generous principal. Parent Group is active and efficient. A great community. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Hudson Prairie Elementary

Is Hudson Prairie Elementary a good school?

Hudson Prairie Elementary ranks 120^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hudson Prairie Elementary?

Students at Hudson Prairie Elementary are 88% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Hudson Prairie Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Hudson Middle
High : Hudson High

What district is Hudson Prairie Elementary in?

Hudson School District

How many students attend Hudson Prairie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Hudson Prairie Elementary.

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