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If you could change one rule at Hudson Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
551
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370058000233
Hudson Middle
291 Pine Mountain Road, Hudson, NC 28638 · (828) 728-4281 · Caldwell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of North Carolina public middle 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 North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
545 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 6 | 196 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 177 | 32% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
49.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Middle
Hudson Middle's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Middle this school | 551 | 98.9% | 52.5% |
| North Buncombe Middle Weaverville | 516 | 98.8% | 64.8% |
| West Lincoln Middle Lincolnton | 563 | 98.8% | 54.8% |
| Granite Falls Middle Granite Falls | 518 | 99.4% | 60.8% |
| Cane Creek Middle Fletcher | 499 | 98.0% | 71.3% |
| Canton Middle Canton | 475 | 98.3% | 58.8% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #211 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #211 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #223 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #268 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #271 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #440 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #245 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #137 of 300 |
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
551
-127 (-19%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 551 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 99% (545) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 34.7 | 15.8:1 | 99% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 33.9 | 17.1:1 | 62% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 46% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 42.9 | 14.8:1 | 49% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 55% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 852 | 53 | 16.1:1 | 54% (461) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 54 | 12.4:1 | 26% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 47 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hudson Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (633 to 551); teachers down 23% (42.9 to 33).
About Hudson Middle
In Hudson, North Carolina, Hudson Middle is a medium-sized middle school. The school enrolls 551 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Caldwell County Schools serves 10,667 students across 25 schools.
At Hudson Middle, White students make up 83% of the student body. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Hudson Middle comes in at 30%.
Federal data list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hudson Middle in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.7:1. For comparison, middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1. About 99% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Hudson Middle 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.
Hudson Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.5% and a predicted 48.6%.
Census estimates describe Caldwell County this way: median household income is about $56,425, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Caldwell County number 26 and enroll about 10,920.
Hudson Elementary is the public school closest to Hudson Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Hudson Middle has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Hudson Middle's average proficiency of 52.5% compares with 60.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 551, 19% below the 678 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,536
Census ACS
Median income
$56,425
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
10,920 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell County Schools
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hibriten HighHigh · 818 students
- Hudson ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Granite Falls ElementaryElementary · 647 students
- West Caldwell HighHigh · 634 students
- Granite Falls MiddleMiddle · 518 students
Other schools in Hudson
- South Caldwell HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Hudson ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Caldwell Early CollegeHigh · 387 students
- Caldwell Applied Sciences AcademyHigh · 218 students
Other Hudson Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hudson Middle. Hudson Middle is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Hudson MiddleHudson, WI · 1,089 students
- Hudson Middle SchoolHudson, OH · 1,027 students
- Hudson Middle SchoolLUFKIN, TX · 681 students
- Hudson Middle SchoolHUDSON, MI · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Hudson Elementary0.2 mi · 665
- Caldwell Applied Sciences Academy0.6 mi · 218
- Caldwell Early College0.8 mi · 387
- Sawmills Elementary2.1 mi · 351
- South Caldwell High2.4 mi · 1,272
- Granite Falls Elementary3.8 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Hudson MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hudson Middle?
Hudson Middle enrolls approximately 551 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hudson Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hudson Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hudson Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hudson Middle is approximately 16.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hudson Middle?
Student demographics at Hudson Middle are roughly 83% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hudson Middle in?
Hudson Middle is part of Caldwell County Schools.
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