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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000139
Hudson KEight School
3300 F L Shuttlesworth Dr, Birmingham, AL 35207 · (205) 231-3000 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Alabama public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
505 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (71).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
25.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
2.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hudson KEight School
Hudson KEight School's state test result (13.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson KEight School this school | 580 | 87.1% | 13.6% |
| Davis Elementary School Montgomery | 533 | 87.6% | 12.5% |
| Crump Elementary School Montgomery | 575 | 87.0% | 18.5% |
| Dannelly Elementary School Montgomery | 588 | 84.5% | 27.0% |
| Nixon Elementary School Montgomery | 476 | 83.6% | 18.9% |
| Hayes K8 Birmingham | 693 | 83.4% | 12.1% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hudson KEight School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #622 of 626 | #87 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.9% | #625 of 626 | #88 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #618 of 626 | #87 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #193 of 709 | #31 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #563 of 655 | #71 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #484 of 658 | #56 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #29 of 696 | #2 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #77 of 364 | #20 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
580
-111 (-16%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 18.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 580 | 30 | 19.3:1 | 87% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 27 | 20.5:1 | 94% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 94% (595) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 94% (650) |
| 2017-18 | 750 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 93% (697) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 38 | 19.8:1 | 83% (625) |
| 2010-11 | 802 | 39 | 20.6:1 | 70% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 726 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 33% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 34 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hudson KEight School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (750 to 580); teachers down 29% (42 to 30).
About Hudson KEight School
Hudson KEight School is a medium-sized elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama. A total of 580 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students, so this school is 21% larger than average.
Hudson KEight School sits within Birmingham City, which has 43 schools and 20,954 students.
The large majority of students at Hudson KEight School, 81%, are Black. Next come 16% Hispanic. The county population is about 42% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Hudson KEight School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
Hudson KEight School's 30 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 87%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is higher.
Hudson KEight School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hudson KEight School would score about 20.7%. It scores 13.6%, 7.1 points below that figure.
Among Jefferson County residents, median household income is about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 181 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,401.
The closest other public school is Norwood Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Hudson KEight School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 13.6% against a local average of 26.5%.
The NCES locale for Hudson KEight School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Hudson KEight School had 691 students in 2020-21 and 580 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Hudson KEight School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
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- Norwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 261
- BCS Virtual Academy of Learning1.3 mi · 184
- George Washington Carver High School1.3 mi · 570
- Inglenook School1.5 mi · 312
- Phillips Academy2.3 mi · 609
- Tarrant Elementary School2.4 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Hudson KEight SchoolHow large is Hudson KEight School?
Hudson KEight School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hudson KEight School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hudson KEight School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Hudson KEight School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Hudson KEight School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hudson KEight School?
At Hudson KEight School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 81% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hudson KEight School?
Hudson KEight School is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
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