Forest Avenue Elementary

Forest Avenue Elementary is a primary school of close-knit scale in Hudson, Massachusetts, operated by Hudson, teacheing 269 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 29% below typical.

Across the 5 schools in Hudson (2,322 students total), Forest Avenue Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Forest Avenue Elementary records that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Forest Avenue Elementary reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate median household earnings sit near $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Forest Avenue Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Mulready Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Forest Avenue Elementary.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 24%: 354 students in 2018 compared to 269 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 11% to 20%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.