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Schools in Hudson · Pasco County School District

Hudson’s public schools outscore 64% of Florida districts

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 Florida, not nationally.

#256of 638 Florida townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Florida state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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.

Reading proficiency
51%
▼ 1 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▼ 0 pts vs FL 52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 3 pts vs FL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 11% vs FL $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.3
FL 18.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
73,673 students on the public path
In brief

Hudson’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 304 Florida towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hudson’s, its schools beat 69%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 52% in math, against 52% and 52% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,574 per student, against $13,006 across Florida (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

49 elementary schools, then 19 middle and 14 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hudson’s grade

B− Test scoresB+ Graduation

B: better than 64% of Florida school districts, #256 of 638 Florida towns. Graduation is above the Florida average; test scores are below it.

Florida school districts we grade (76)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Florida towns with similar household incomes (304)Better than 69%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 46,088 test results and a graduating class of 5,643 could put Hudson anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Hudson’s students in the tested grades sat them (44,477 in math, 47,700 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hudson, with each school’s own grade.

49 schools teach K in Hudson’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A, so check the specific school.
Starkey Ranch K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Odessa
1,927 students16:1Rate it →
Kirkland Ranch K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wesley Chapel
1,145 students16:1Rate it →
Bexley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B+
1,114 students14:1Rate it →
Oakstead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
A
1,045 students16:1Rate it →
Odessa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
A
984 students16:1Rate it →
Wiregrass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
957 students15:1Rate it →
Connerton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B
953 students15:1Rate it →
New River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
C
939 students17:1Rate it →
Watergrass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
B+
859 students16:1Rate it →
Sanders Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
A
842 students16:1Rate it →
Double Branch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
B+
829 students16:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
C−
792 students15:1Rate it →
Richey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
750 students13:1Rate it →
Denham Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lutz
B+
738 students17:1Rate it →
Wesley Chapel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
724 students16:1Rate it →
San Antonio Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
B
706 students17:1Rate it →
Gulf Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Richey
C−
689 students14:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
B−
684 students15:1Rate it →
Chester W. Taylor JR. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
C
676 students15:1Rate it →
Seven Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
656 students16:1Rate it →
Pasco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
C−
639 students16:1Rate it →
Trinity Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trinity
A−
639 students16:1Rate it →
Veterans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
638 students17:1Rate it →
Hudson Primary Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
636 students14:1Rate it →
Fox Hollow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Richey
D
636 students16:1Rate it →
West Zephyrhills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
C−
625 students15:1Rate it →
Gulf Trace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holiday
C
625 students15:1Rate it →
Chasco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Richey
C−
612 students13:1Rate it →
Longleaf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
A
601 students14:1Rate it →
Schrader Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
572 students15:1Rate it →
DR. Mary Giella Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Hill
B−
568 students16:1Rate it →
Moon Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C−
567 students14:1Rate it →
Lake Myrtle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B+
559 students15:1Rate it →
Quail Hollow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
B−
559 students15:1Rate it →
Cypress Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C+
554 students16:1Rate it →
Anclote Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
543 students14:1Rate it →
Trinity Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
A
540 students16:1Rate it →
Cotee River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C+
526 students11:1Rate it →
Deer Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
B+
524 students15:1Rate it →
Pine View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B+
522 students14:1Rate it →
James M. Marlowe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
513 students14:1Rate it →
Sand Pine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
502 students15:1Rate it →
Seven Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C+
469 students15:1Rate it →
Shady Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spring Hill
B−
444 students12:1Rate it →
Sunray Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holiday
D
420 students15:1Rate it →
Calusa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
D
417 students17:1Rate it →
Rodney B. Cox Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
D
399 students16:1Rate it →
Gulfside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holiday
C−
393 students16:1Rate it →
Lacoochee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
C+
296 students20:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–549 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A
6–819 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
9–1214 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−

Hudson’s public schools are run by Pasco County School District, which also serves Dade City, New Port Richey, Port Richey and San Antonio and others. 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.

Pasco County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 104 schools · 86,611 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (FL 18.0)
$11,574FL $13,006 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading51%
State average 52.1% · 47700 students tested
Math52%
State average 52.2% · 44477 students tested

Hudson vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Florida towns that share Hudson’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HudsonBPasco County

Every school in Hudson

80 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Hudsonin other towns
Starkey Ranch K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Odessa
1,927 students16:1Rate it →
Kirkland Ranch K-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wesley Chapel
1,145 students16:1Rate it →
Bexley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B+
1,114 students14:1Rate it →
Oakstead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
A
1,045 students16:1Rate it →
Odessa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
A
984 students16:1Rate it →
Wiregrass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
957 students15:1Rate it →
Connerton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B
953 students15:1Rate it →
New River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
C
939 students17:1Rate it →
Watergrass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
B+
859 students16:1Rate it →
Sanders Memorial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
A
842 students16:1Rate it →
Double Branch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
B+
829 students16:1Rate it →
Woodland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
C−
792 students15:1Rate it →
Richey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
750 students13:1Rate it →
Denham Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lutz
B+
738 students17:1Rate it →
Wesley Chapel Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
724 students16:1Rate it →
San Antonio Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
B
706 students17:1Rate it →
Gulf Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Richey
C−
689 students14:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
B−
684 students15:1Rate it →
Chester W. Taylor JR. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
C
676 students15:1Rate it →
Seven Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
656 students16:1Rate it →
Pasco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
C−
639 students16:1Rate it →
Trinity Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Trinity
A−
639 students16:1Rate it →
Veterans Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
638 students17:1Rate it →
Hudson Primary Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
636 students14:1Rate it →
Fox Hollow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Richey
D
636 students16:1Rate it →
West Zephyrhills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
C−
625 students15:1Rate it →
Gulf Trace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holiday
C
625 students15:1Rate it →
Chasco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Richey
C−
612 students13:1Rate it →
Longleaf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
A
601 students14:1Rate it →
Schrader Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
572 students15:1Rate it →
DR. Mary Giella Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Spring Hill
B−
568 students16:1Rate it →
Moon Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C−
567 students14:1Rate it →
Lake Myrtle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B+
559 students15:1Rate it →
Quail Hollow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Zephyrhills
B−
559 students15:1Rate it →
Cypress Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C+
554 students16:1Rate it →
Anclote Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
543 students14:1Rate it →
Trinity Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
A
540 students16:1Rate it →
Cotee River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C+
526 students11:1Rate it →
Deer Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
B+
524 students15:1Rate it →
Pine View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Land O Lakes
B+
522 students14:1Rate it →
James M. Marlowe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C
513 students14:1Rate it →
Sand Pine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wesley Chapel
A−
502 students15:1Rate it →
Seven Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
C+
469 students15:1Rate it →
Sunray Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holiday
D
420 students15:1Rate it →
Calusa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Port Richey
D
417 students17:1Rate it →
Rodney B. Cox Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
D
399 students16:1Rate it →
Gulfside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holiday
C−
393 students16:1Rate it →
Lacoochee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dade City
C+
296 students20:1Rate it →
Shady Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spring Hill
B−
444 students12:1Rate it →
Hudson Academy
Middle · Grades 4–8
C−
920 students17:1Rate it →
Seven Springs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Trinity
A−
1,498 students20:1Rate it →
Hudson High School
High · Grades 6–12
C+
1,497 students21:1Rate it →
DR. John Long Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wesley Chapel
A−
1,496 students21:1Rate it →
Charles S. Rushe Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Land O Lakes
A−
1,365 students19:1Rate it →
Cypress Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wesley Chapel
B+
1,283 students20:1Rate it →
Thomas E. Weightman Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wesley Chapel
B
1,270 students21:1Rate it →
River Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Port Richey
B
1,026 students18:1Rate it →
Raymond B. Stewart Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Zephyrhills
C−
954 students19:1Rate it →
Pine View Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Land O Lakes
B+
929 students18:1Rate it →
Paul R. Smith Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Holiday
C
830 students18:1Rate it →
Pasco Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dade City
C
819 students20:1Rate it →
Gulf Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Port Richey
C−
796 students16:1Rate it →
Crews Lake Middle School.
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spring Hill
C+
709 students16:1Rate it →
Centennial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dade City
C+
688 students19:1Rate it →
Bayonet Point Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Port Richey
C
668 students20:1Rate it →
Chasco Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Port Richey
C−
622 students17:1Rate it →
Fivay High School
High · Grades 8–12
D
1,554 students19:1Rate it →
Land O' Lakes High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Land O Lakes
B+
2,233 students22:1Rate it →
Wiregrass Ranch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wesley Chapel
A−
2,218 students25:1Rate it →
Sunlake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Land O Lakes
A−
2,206 students24:1Rate it →
James W. Mitchell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Trinity
B+
2,201 students22:1Rate it →
Cypress Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wesley Chapel
B
2,006 students22:1Rate it →
Wesley Chapel High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wesley Chapel
B+
1,928 students21:1Rate it →
River Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Port Richey
B
1,798 students23:1Rate it →
Zephyrhills High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Zephyrhills
C
1,656 students21:1Rate it →
Pasco High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dade City
C+
1,523 students21:1Rate it →
Gulf High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Port Richey
C−
1,518 students19:1Rate it →
Anclote High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Holiday
C−
1,150 students21:1Rate it →
Wendell Krinn Technical High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Port Richey
B+
765 students22:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
West Pasco Education Academy
High · Grades 6–12
D−
Alternative Education
104 students5:1Rate it →

Questions about Hudson’s schools

Are Hudson’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Florida: the public schools Hudson children attend outscore 64% of Florida’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #256 of 638 Florida towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hudson in?

Pasco County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 86,611 students in 104 schools (2024–25).

Where do Hudson kids go to high school?

One of 14 high schools, depending on your address: Land O' Lakes High School, Wiregrass Ranch High School, Sunlake High School, James W. Mitchell High School, Cypress Creek High School, Wesley Chapel High School, River Ridge High School, Zephyrhills High School, Fivay High School, Pasco High School, Gulf High School, Hudson High School, Anclote High School and Wendell Krinn Technical High School.

What is Hudson’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Pasco County School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Florida.

How much does Hudson spend per student?

$11,574 in Pasco County School District (FY2024), against $13,006 across Florida. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 Florida. Stars are from neighbors.