Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-3J·NCES 080492000816
Hudson Elementary School
300 BEECH STREET, HUDSON, CO 80642 · (303) 536-2200 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
197 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Weld County School District RE-3J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.8%
CO avg 44.9%
Math
37.3%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36.
Source: CMAS. 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 Elementary School
Hudson Elementary School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Elementary School this school | 303 | 65.0% | 29.7% |
| Kenneth P Morris Elementary School YUMA | 310 | 64.5% | 28.7% |
| Beaver Valley Elementary School BRUSH | 290 | 66.6% | 20.6% |
| Linton Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 307 | 67.4% | 27.8% |
| Grand Valley Center for Family Learning PARACHUTE | 265 | 66.0% | N/A |
| Holyoke Elementary School HOLYOKE | 281 | 63.3% | 22.4% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #588 of 931 | #31 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #434 of 940 | #25 of 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #609 of 946 | #33 of 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #707 of 1,056 | #54 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #148 of 896 | #2 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #357 of 896 | #12 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #323 of 983 | #20 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #536 of 664 | #25 of 30 |
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
303
+19 (+7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 303 | 22.8 | 13.3:1 | 65% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 22.1 | 14.0:1 | 70% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 21.1 | 14.7:1 | 58% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 24 | 11.8:1 | 60% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 19.5 | 16.8:1 | 50% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 65% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 68% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 39% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 437 | 20 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hudson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (327 to 303); teachers up 17% (19.5 to 22.8).
About Hudson Elementary School
Hudson Elementary School is an elementary school located in HUDSON, Colorado, in Weld County. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 303 students. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
Hudson Elementary School is among 8 schools run by Weld County School District RE-3J, which serves 2,666 students.
At Hudson Elementary School, 53% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 44% White and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Weld County is about 31% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hudson Elementary School scores 53%.
Teacher count: 22.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.3:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%. Among public schools in Weld County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Hudson Elementary School scores 29.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 27.3%.
In Weld County, home to about 350,396 people, median household income comes to about $97,097, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Weld County's 116 public schools enroll about 61,274 students and include Hudson Elementary School.
Hudson Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Weld Re-3J Online Innovations, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around Hudson Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hudson Elementary School at 3rd of 5.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 284 in 2020-21 to 303 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.8:1 to 13.3:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Hudson Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weld County School District RE-3J
- Weld Central Senior High SchoolHigh · 651 students
- Meadow Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Weld Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 403 students
- Hoff Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Lochbuie Elementary SchoolMiddle · 239 students
- Cardinal Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 182 students
Other Hudson Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Hudson Elementary. Hudson Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Hudson Elementary SchoolBROWNSVILLE, TX · 751 students
- Hudson ElementaryHudson, NC · 665 students
- Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IA · 562 students
- Hudson Elementary SchoolLONGVIEW, TX · 452 students
- Hudson Elementary SchoolUNION CITY, NJ · 320 students
Nearby schools
- Weld Re-3J Online Innovations0.1 mi · 110
- Lochbuie Elementary School6.3 mi · 239
- Weld Central Senior High School6.8 mi · 651
- Weld Central Middle School6.9 mi · 403
- Meadow Ridge Elementary School7.1 mi · 440
- Hoff Elementary School7.5 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About Hudson Elementary SchoolHow large is Hudson Elementary School?
Hudson Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hudson Elementary School serve?
Hudson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hudson Elementary School have?
Hudson Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Hudson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hudson Elementary School are roughly 44% White, 53% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hudson Elementary School in?
Hudson Elementary School is part of Weld County School District RE-3J.
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