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What's the most underrated thing about HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
493
Combined
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 544
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361494001249
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL
215 HARRY HOWARD AVE, HUDSON, NY 12534 · (518) 828-4360 · Columbia County
GRADES 01–12COMBINED32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL493 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of New York public K-12 schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
306 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 167 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 21% |
| Ungraded | 23 | 5% |
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · 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
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
75.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 38.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for New York 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 New York'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 HIGH SCHOOL
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 493 | 62.1% | 53.3% |
| JERICHO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTEREACH | 423 | 48.2% | 33.9% |
| HEATLY SCHOOL GREEN ISLAND | 223 | 59.6% | 30.0% |
| MICHAEL J PETRIDES SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 1,423 | 67.8% | 58.6% |
| YONKERS MONTESSORI ACADEMY YONKERS | 1,234 | 64.7% | 50.9% |
| MARGARETVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL MARGARETVILLE | 301 | 54.5% | 48.3% |
Matched among New York K-12 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 HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In New York |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #47 of 101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #91 of 101 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #14 of 101 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 493 | #55 of 192 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #121 of 146 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.5% | #1 of 152 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #56 of 136 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #92 of 95 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
493
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 493 | 44.8 | 11.0:1 | 62% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 41.5 | 11.1:1 | 59% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 44.3 | 10.3:1 | 57% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 42 | 11.0:1 | 69% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 43.4 | 11.6:1 | 64% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 746 | 69 | 10.8:1 | 62% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 882 | 80 | 11.0:1 | 54% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 31% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 777 | 50 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL.
About HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL is a medium-sized combined-grade school serving families in HUDSON, New York. It educates 493 students in grades 1 through 12.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in HUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 1,522 students.
White students form the largest group at HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL, 35% of enrollment. Other groups include 21% Black, 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 10% Asian. By comparison, Columbia County residents are about 83% White. By the diversity index, HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL comes in at 76%.
At HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL, 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.0:1. That ratio is over the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 62% of enrollment. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Columbia County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against New York public K-12 schools, HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL is +1.2 points: 53.3% actual, 52.2% predicted.
Within Columbia County, median household income is about $81,528, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Columbia County number 17 and enroll about 6,006.
The closest public school, HUDSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile from HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,100
Census ACS
Median income
$81,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,006 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MONTGOMERY C SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 689 students
- HUDSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 340 students
Other schools in HUDSON
- MONTGOMERY C SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 689 students
- HUDSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 340 students
Other Hudson High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Hudson High. HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Hudson HighHudson, WI · 1,697 students
- HUDSON HIGH SCHOOLHUDSON, FL · 1,497 students
- Hudson High SchoolHudson, OH · 1,421 students
- Hudson HighHudson, MA · 784 students
- Hudson High SchoolLUFKIN, TX · 783 students
Nearby schools
- HUDSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 340
- MONTGOMERY C SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 689
- EDWARD J ARTHUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 177
- BROOKWOOD SECURE CENTER FOR YOUTH3.4 mi · 61
- CATSKILL MIDDLE SCHOOL5.7 mi · 264
- CATSKILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL5.7 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About HUDSON HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL?
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 493 students in grades 01-12.
What age range does HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 01 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL?
At HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 35% White, 20% Hispanic, 21% Black, 10% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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