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Enrollment
920
Middle
DISTRICT 992 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASCO·NCES 120153002391
HUDSON ACADEMY
14540 COBRA WAY, HUDSON, FL 34669 · (727) 774-8200 · Pasco County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL920 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
603 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 115 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 211 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 207 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 261 | 28% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
33.7%
FL avg 56.7% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
36.9%
FL avg 58.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 34 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 Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 39.9% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 ACADEMY
HUDSON ACADEMY's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON ACADEMY this school | 920 | 65.5% | 34.5% |
| HERON CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PORT | 945 | 68.8% | 57.1% |
| D. S. PARROTT MIDDLE SCHOOL BROOKSVILLE | 745 | 63.8% | 44.3% |
| FOX CHAPEL MIDDLE SCHOOL SPRING HILL | 815 | 65.2% | 38.6% |
| PAUL R. SMITH MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLIDAY | 830 | 64.0% | 36.8% |
| HOBBS MIDDLE SCHOOL MILTON | 743 | 62.3% | 54.6% |
Matched among Florida middle 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 ACADEMY ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Pasco County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #518 of 560 | #15 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #505 of 560 ▼ 62 | #12 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #504 of 560 ▼ 47 | #15 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 920 | #202 of 584 | #9 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #106 of 547 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #338 of 553 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #105 of 565 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.7% | #30 of 137 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
920
+261 (+40%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 920 | 53.4 | 17.2:1 | 66% (603) |
| 2023-24 | 928 | 57.6 | 16.1:1 | 69% (637) |
| 2022-23 | 964 | 56 | 17.2:1 | 80% (767) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 72% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 82% (607) |
| 2015-16 | 744 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 80% (597) |
| 2010-11 | 873 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 75% (651) |
| 2000-01 | 1,212 | 63 | 19.2:1 | 59% (713) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 44 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HUDSON ACADEMY.
About HUDSON ACADEMY
HUDSON ACADEMY is the name of a medium-sized middle school in HUDSON, Florida. The student body numbers 920 students, from grades 4 through 8.
Federal data list 105 schools in PASCO, with 86,873 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at HUDSON ACADEMY, with 64% of enrollment. Other groups make up 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% multiracial. Pasco County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at HUDSON ACADEMY total 53.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 19.6:1 average for middle schools in Florida. The school counts 603 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 66%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Pasco County is 37%.
HUDSON ACADEMY posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.5%, compared with a predicted 48.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Florida schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Pasco County this way: the median household income is $70,492, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides HUDSON ACADEMY, Pasco County has 110 other public schools.
The closest other public school is HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. HUDSON ACADEMY has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: HUDSON ACADEMY ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 34.5% versus a 37.6% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at HUDSON ACADEMY grew 40% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 659 to 920 students.
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Pasco County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
611,444
Census ACS
Median income
$70,492
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
86,873 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASCO
- LAND O' LAKES HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,233 students
- WIREGRASS RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,218 students
- SUNLAKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,206 students
- JAMES W. MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,201 students
- CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,006 students
- WESLEY CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,928 students
Other schools in HUDSON
- FIVAY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,554 students
- HUDSON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,497 students
- HUDSON PRIMARY ACADEMYElementary · 636 students
- WEST PASCO EDUCATION ACADEMYHigh · 104 students
Nearby schools
- HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,497
- HUDSON PRIMARY ACADEMY0.3 mi · 636
- FIVAY HIGH SCHOOL2.6 mi · 1,554
- WEST PASCO EDUCATION ACADEMY3.1 mi · 104
- MOON LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.1 mi · 567
- BAYONET POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL3.7 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About HUDSON ACADEMYHow many students attend HUDSON ACADEMY?
HUDSON ACADEMY enrolls approximately 920 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does HUDSON ACADEMY serve?
HUDSON ACADEMY serves grades 04-08.
How many teachers does HUDSON ACADEMY have?
HUDSON ACADEMY employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
How diverse is HUDSON ACADEMY?
HUDSON ACADEMY reports a student body of 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees HUDSON ACADEMY?
HUDSON ACADEMY is overseen by PASCO in Pasco County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.