Summary:
Zip code 54016 covers Hudson, Wisconsin, and is home to eight public schools — five elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, including a small virtual charter — all within the Hudson School District, which ranks 37th of 432 Wisconsin districts, placing it in the 91st percentile with 5 stars. Together these schools enroll 4,582 students: 1,784 in elementary grades, 1,089 in middle school, and 1,709 in high school.
Several schools stand out. North Hudson Elementary is the academic star, ranked 21st of 1,039 elementary schools (98th percentile, 5 stars), with 4th-grade proficiency of 97.56% in English Language Arts, 95.12% in math, and 95.12% in social studies — far above state averages of 53.87%, 52.87%, and 65.51%. Hudson Middle ranks 53rd of 643 middle schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars), with 8th-grade social studies at 87.81%. Hudson Prairie Elementary ranks 82nd (92nd percentile, 5 stars) and posts the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 9.98%. River Crest Elementary (115th) and Willow River Elementary (171st) are also strong 4-star schools, and Rock Elementary improved dramatically from 546th to 265th, rising from 2 stars to 4 stars.
Hudson High ranks 107th of 533 high schools (80th percentile, 4 stars), with a 96.9% graduation rate and ACT results above state averages in ELA (62.02% vs 48.47%), math (60.66% vs 42.93%), and science (57.38% vs 43.2%), though 10th-grade social studies (45.97%) trails the state's 48.25%. Its chronic absenteeism of 21.0% is the highest in the data set, while elementary absenteeism ranges from 4.1% to 5.9%, well below the district's 11.9% and the state's 17.3%. Hudson Virtual Charter School, with only 12 students, lacks test-score and ranking data and is not directly comparable to the others.
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