Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0Hudson’s public schools score below 56% of Colorado districts on tests and graduation
20% of students in Hudson’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hudson, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.
From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hudson’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 142 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hudson’s, its schools beat 32%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 45% and 32% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado (the state reports Hudson’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,845 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Weld Central Middle School, then Weld Central Senior High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Weld Re-3J Online Innovations, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hudson’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Colorado school districts. Graduation is above the Colorado average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hudson, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Hudson
Hudson Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 303 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Hudson · depends on your address
Weld Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 403 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Keenesburg
Lochbuie Elementary School
Grades 4–6 · 239 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Lochbuie
7th grade in Hudson
Weld Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 403 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Keenesburg
8th grade in Hudson
Weld Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 403 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Keenesburg
9th grade in Hudson
Weld Central Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 651 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Keenesburg
10th grade in Hudson
Weld Central Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 651 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Keenesburg
Hudson’s public schools are run by Weld County School District RE-3J, which also serves Keenesburg and Lochbuie. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Hudson vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Hudson’s borders.
Every school in Hudson
4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Hudson’s schools
Are Hudson’s schools good?
On Colorado’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hudson children attend score below 56% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hudson in?
Weld County School District RE-3J, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,666 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Hudson kids go to high school?
Weld Central Senior High School in Keenesburg, with 651 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Hudson’s graduation rate?
85–89% of the class of 2023 in Weld County School District RE-3J graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Hudson spend per student?
$13,845 in Weld County School District RE-3J (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Hudson families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hudson → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.