Grace Hudson Elementary

Set in Ukiah, California, Grace Hudson Elementary is a mid-tier elementary school, operated by Ukiah Unified. It works with 449 students across grades K through 5.

Ukiah Unified comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 5,871 students; Grace Hudson Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Grace Hudson Elementary lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Grace Hudson Elementary has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Grace Hudson Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Grace Hudson Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Mendocino County shows median household income runs about $68,092, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Mendocino County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,738 students), of which Grace Hudson Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Nokomis Elementary, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Grace Hudson Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 445 students in 2018 compared to 449 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

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