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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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
493
-11 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.6:1
% White
35%
was 44%
% Hispanic
20%
was 12%
% Black
21%
was 25%
% Asian
10%
was 16%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL is a reasonably sized all-grades campus in HUDSON, New York, operated by HUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. The school educates 493 students in grades 1 through 12.
Within HUDSON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 3 schools and 1,522 students, HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 21% Black, 20% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 10% Asian. By comparison, Columbia County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Columbia County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.3%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Columbia County put the typical household earns roughly $81,528 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Columbia County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,006 students), of which HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is HUDSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.
HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL operates from a town-based location.
Five-year trend. HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 504 (now 493). White enrollment moved from 44% to 35% across the same window.
On allk12, members of the HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.