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Hudson Bend Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 241 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 288 | 36% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 49.0% | 23.0% | 15.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 36.0% | 19.0% | 18.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 25.0% |
Where Hudson Bend Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #239 of 1,670 ▲ 30 | #12 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #250 of 1,670 ▲ 20 | #14 of 48 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +38.5pp | #20 of 1,570 | #1 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #552 of 1,749 | #18 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #655 of 1,542 | #18 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #488 of 1,543 | #12 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.1% | #122 of 942 | #5 of 36 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 806 | 56.8 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 59.8 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 900 | 57.2 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 982 | 65 | 15.1:1 | 20% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 1,170 | 69.2 | 16.9:1 | 18% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 1,096 | 67 | 16.4:1 | 17% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 64 | 13.2:1 | 20% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 15% (73) |
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,170 to 806); teachers down 18% (69.2 to 56.8).
About Hudson Bend Middle School
This page covers Hudson Bend Middle School, a medium-sized middle school in AUSTIN, Texas. A total of 806 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 25% higher.
Hudson Bend Middle School is part of a district of 11 schools: LAKE TRAVIS ISD, with 11,008 students.
Roughly 53% of students at Hudson Bend Middle School are White. Other groups make up 34% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 55% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1, with 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas fairly closely.
Across Travis County, the median household income is $99,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Travis County has 333 public schools and roughly 191,706 students.
The nearest other public school, Lake Travis Elementary School, is about 1.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 176 students since 2020-21, to 806.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hudson Bend Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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