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HUDSON ELEM.

9825 HUDSON AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63119 · (314) 963-6466 · St. Louis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 94% of Missouri public elementary schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools

Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 297 · STATE 315
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
21 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3618%
Grade 12513%
Grade 23719%
Grade 34121%
Grade 43216%
Grade 52814%

This year's kindergarten class (36) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (28).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
15075%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
95%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
105%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Two+
2915%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
10452%
Female
9548%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
HUDSON ELEM.→HIXSON MIDDLE→WEBSTER GROVES HIGH
Based on grade levels within WEBSTER GROVES. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
72.0%
MO avg 44.9% . +9.3pp since 2021
Math
63.0%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.7pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts46.0%26.0%23.0%5.0%
Math32.0%31.0%26.0%11.0%
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

MAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2572.0%63.0%
2023-2477.4%63.9%
2022-2365.3%62.2%
2021-2262.7%56.3%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 ELEM.

HUDSON ELEM.'s state test result (69.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
HUDSON ELEM. this school19910.6%69.9%
WALTER AMBROSE FAMILY CENTER
ST LOUIS
22211.3%N/A
HAWTHORNE ELEM.
KEARNEY
2648.3%51.1%
BLAIR OAKS ELEM.
JEFFERSON CITY
22412.9%N/A
MOSAIC ELEMENTARY
St. Louis
2589.7%69.1%
AVENUE CITY ELEM.
COSBY
22911.8%78.3%
Matched among Missouri 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 ELEM. ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn St. Louis County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.9%#43 of 1,002#18 of 133
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.0%#127 of 1,019
▼ 18
#37 of 138
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.0%#35 of 1,018
▼ 21
#19 of 138
▼ 11
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+8.0pp#170 of 943#26 of 130
Enrollment
ranked largest first
199#956 of 1,294#152 of 165
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
10.6%#1,114 of 1,165#118 of 154
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-13.9%#325 of 684#46 of 103
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 2024-25
Enrollment
199
+8 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519919.710.1:111% (21)
2023-2418719.59.6:19% (17)
2022-2320219.510.3:112% (25)
2020-211911611.9:114% (26)
2017-1823118.312.7:113% (31)
2015-162251713.2:126% (59)
2010-112001811.1:121% (42)
2000-012041712.0:126% (53)
1990-912191218.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HUDSON ELEM..

Since 2017-18: students down 14% (231 to 199); teachers up 8% (18.3 to 19.7).

About HUDSON ELEM.

HUDSON ELEM. is a small elementary school with an address in ST LOUIS, Missouri. The school enrolls 199 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315, so this school runs 37% smaller than that.

The 9 schools in WEBSTER GROVES enroll 4,312 students altogether, HUDSON ELEM. among them.

White students make up a majority at HUDSON ELEM., at 75%. The remaining shares are 15% multiracial, 5% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of St. Louis County's population at about 62%. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reported 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.1:1. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 11%. Among public schools in St. Louis County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.

HUDSON ELEM. is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, HUDSON ELEM. is 13.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 69.9%. Predicted: 55.9%.

Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis County show that the median household income is $82,936, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. HUDSON ELEM. is one of 275 public schools in the county.

The school nearest to HUDSON ELEM. is DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM., at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 66.8%; HUDSON ELEM.'s is 69.9%, ranking 3rd of 7.

In the federal locale system, HUDSON ELEM. is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school enrolled 199 students in 2024-25, 8 more than the 191 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.1:1) than in 2020-21 (11.9:1).

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St. Louis County at a glance

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Population
995,569
Census ACS
Median income
$82,936
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
275
134,601 students

Quick facts

School name
HUDSON ELEM.
District
WEBSTER GROVES
Address
9825 HUDSON AVE, ST LOUIS, MO 63119
Phone
(314) 963-6466
County
St. Louis County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
199
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
10.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
21 (11%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
293153002417
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in WEBSTER GROVES
Other schools in ST LOUIS
Other HUDSON Elementary schools

8 other US public schools in 7 states are named HUDSON Elementary. HUDSON ELEM. is the 8th largest of the 9.

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Frequently asked questions

About HUDSON ELEM.
How many students attend HUDSON ELEM.?
HUDSON ELEM. enrolls approximately 199 students in grades KG-05.
Is HUDSON ELEM. an elementary, middle, or high school?
HUDSON ELEM. is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at HUDSON ELEM.?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at HUDSON ELEM..
What is the student diversity at HUDSON ELEM.?
Student demographics at HUDSON ELEM. are roughly 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Two or more.
What district is HUDSON ELEM. in?
HUDSON ELEM. is part of WEBSTER GROVES.
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