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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUDSON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550669001460
Hudson Prairie Elementary
1400 Carmichael Rd, Hudson, WI 54016 · (715) 377-3860 · St. Croix County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
48 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 42%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hudson School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.3%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
77.8%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | 78.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Prairie Elementary
Hudson Prairie Elementary's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Prairie Elementary this school | 481 | 10.0% | 74.1% |
| Rose Glen Elementary Waukesha | 490 | 12.2% | 74.1% |
| Parkview Elementary Cedarburg | 504 | 8.1% | 88.0% |
| Addison Elementary Hartford | 441 | 12.7% | 70.6% |
| Big Bend Elementary Big Bend | 455 | 11.9% | 78.4% |
| Conrad Elvehjem Primary School McFarland | 449 | 12.7% | N/A |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Prairie Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In St. Croix County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #116 of 982 | #2 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #87 of 992 ▲ 10 | #2 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #166 of 992 ▼ 15 | #3 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #180 of 1,157 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #673 of 901 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #702 of 901 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.0% | #1,015 of 1,064 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.9% | #24 of 240 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
481
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 423
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 481 | 32.5 | 14.8:1 | 10% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 33.5 | 15.0:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 33.4 | 15.2:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 24.1 | 15.0:1 | 7% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 7% (28) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hudson Prairie Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (362 to 481); teachers up 35% (24.1 to 32.5).
About Hudson Prairie Elementary
Hudson Prairie Elementary is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Hudson, Wisconsin. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 481 students. The average among elementary schools in Wisconsin is roughly 323 students; this school is 49% above that.
Hudson Prairie Elementary is in Hudson School District, a district with 5,119 students across 10 schools.
Hudson Prairie Elementary enrolls a student body that is 88% White. It is also 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. By the diversity index, Hudson Prairie Elementary comes in at 23%.
The school reports 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average about 14.7:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 10%. That is 12 points below the 22% average for public schools in St. Croix County.
Measured against Wisconsin public elementary schools, Hudson Prairie Elementary 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 Prairie Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.1%, compared with a predicted 71.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Croix County, median household income is about $103,046, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Hudson Prairie Elementary is one of 31 public schools in St. Croix County, which together enroll about 14,266 students.
Hudson Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Hudson Prairie Elementary ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 74.1% against a local average of 65.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Hudson Prairie Elementary as Town: Fringe.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (479) to 2024-25 (481).
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St. Croix County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,033
Census ACS
Median income
$103,046
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
14,266 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hudson School District
- Hudson HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 1,089 students
- Rock ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- River Crest ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Hudson 4KElementary · 320 students
- Willow River ElementaryElementary · 278 students
Other schools in Hudson
- Hudson HighHigh · 1,697 students
- Hudson MiddleMiddle · 1,089 students
- Rock ElementaryElementary · 383 students
- River Crest ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Hudson 4KElementary · 320 students
- Willow River ElementaryElementary · 278 students
Nearby schools
- Hudson Middle0.1 mi · 1,089
- Hudson Virtual Charter School1.1 mi · 12
- Hudson High1.1 mi · 1,697
- Rock Elementary1.7 mi · 383
- Willow River Elementary1.7 mi · 278
- Hudson 4K1.7 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Hudson Prairie ElementaryHow many students attend Hudson Prairie Elementary?
Hudson Prairie Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hudson Prairie Elementary serve?
Hudson Prairie Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hudson Prairie Elementary have?
Hudson Prairie Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hudson Prairie Elementary?
Student demographics at Hudson Prairie Elementary are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hudson Prairie Elementary in?
Hudson Prairie Elementary is part of Hudson School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.