Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002725
Hudson
2335 Webster Ave., Long Beach, CA 90810 · (562) 426-0470 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
184 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
36.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.4pp since 2014
Math
31.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.3% | 20.3% | 17.1% | 46.3% |
| Math | 13.8% | 17.9% | 21.1% | 47.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.6% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 36.9% | 27.1% |
| 2021-22 | 31.5% | 21.1% |
| 2020-21 | 35.2% | 23.2% |
| 2018-19 | 43.2% | 32.8% |
| 2017-18 | 46.1% | 32.3% |
| 2016-17 | 40.4% | 27.2% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California 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 California'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
Hudson's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson this school | 224 | 82.1% | 31.9% |
| Federal Terrace Elementary Vallejo | 228 | 83.8% | 21.3% |
| Father Keith B. Kenny Sacramento | 254 | 87.0% | 18.4% |
| Johnston Cooper Elementary Vallejo | 335 | 80.6% | 18.0% |
| Woodbine Elementary Sacramento | 289 | 84.8% | 9.5% |
| Fulton K-8 San Diego | 310 | 90.3% | 22.4% |
Matched among California 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,283 of 5,151 | #822 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,051 of 5,172 ▼ 35 | #797 of 1,129 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #3,261 of 5,172 ▲ 659 | #790 of 1,129 ▲ 142 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #927 of 5,116 | #316 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #5,247 of 5,915 | #1,186 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,370 of 5,352 | #989 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #1,792 of 5,354 | #268 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #1,960 of 5,625 | #648 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -67.8% | #4 of 3,837 | #2 of 947 |
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
224
-326 (-59%) vs 2020
-81% since 1990-91, when it was 1,173
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 224 | 9 | 24.9:1 | 82% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 13.5 | 19.9:1 | 82% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 17 | 23.4:1 | 67% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 78% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | 31 | 22.4:1 | 83% (578) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 31 | 24.6:1 | 82% (625) |
| 2010-11 | 1,037 | N/A | N/A | 83% (861) |
| 2000-01 | 1,126 | 57 | 19.8:1 | 81% (911) |
| 1990-91 | 1,173 | 44 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hudson.
Since 2017-18: students down 68% (696 to 224); teachers down 71% (31 to 9).
About Hudson
Hudson is an elementary school in Long Beach, California, and it is part of Long Beach Unified. It enrolled 224 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 52% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Long Beach Unified counts 82 schools and 62,255 students, including Hudson.
Hispanic students account for 57% of enrollment at Hudson. Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 14% Asian, and 2% Pacific Islander. The school's Hispanic share is 8 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Hudson belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Hudson counts 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 24.9 students for each one. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. About 82% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
Hudson scores 31.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 31.4%.
Among Los Angeles County residents, median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Hudson is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The nearest public school is Garfield Elementary, at about 0.4 miles. Hudson has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Hudson comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Hudson in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Hudson reported 550 students in 2020-21 and 224 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.6:1 to 24.9:1.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Garfield Elementary0.4 mi · 536
- Cabrillo High0.5 mi · 1,652
- Stephens Middle0.7 mi · 658
- Muir K-81.1 mi · 1,029
- Webster Elementary1.3 mi · 454
- Birney Elementary1.4 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About HudsonHow many students attend Hudson?
Hudson enrolls approximately 224 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hudson serve?
Hudson serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hudson?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hudson is approximately 24.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hudson?
At Hudson, the student body is approximately 2% White, 57% Hispanic, 23% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hudson in?
Hudson is part of Long Beach Unified.
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