Hudson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Brownsville, Texas · Brownsville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hudson Elementary School serves 751 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Brownsville (Cameron County). It is one of 48 schools in Brownsville ISD. By enrollment it is the 628th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 45.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Brownsville ISD |
| County | Cameron County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481168007821 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Brownsville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 751 | 36,140 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 81% | 89.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Hudson Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 31 elementary schools in Brownsville ISD, Hudson Elementary School is the 5th largest, with 2.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 571 students, so Hudson Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 169 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 90, against an average of 107 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 94 in kindergarten and 90 in grade 5. It also enrolls 169 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 95.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Brownsville ISD (98.5%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.3% across Brownsville ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hudson Elementary School has 45.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 751 students would have about 50.7 teachers, so Hudson Elementary School has 5.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Jubilee Leadership Academy, 0.7 miles away in Jubilee Academies. There are 35 elementary schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 95.9% |
| White | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.7% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 169 |
| Kindergarten | 94 |
| Grade 1 | 98 |
| Grade 2 | 110 |
| Grade 3 | 99 |
| Grade 4 | 91 |
| Grade 5 | 90 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2980 Fm 802, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: (956)698-0447
Website: bisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hudson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Leadership Academy | Jubilee Academies | 0.7 mi | 545 | 16.2 | 87.3% |
| Paredes Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.2 mi | 798 | 16.5 | 80.2% |
| Egly Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.4 mi | 520 | 14.5 | 92.9% |
| IDEA Robindale Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 699 | 21.8 | 88% |
| Perez Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.4 mi | 615 | 15.9 | 95.4% |
| Breeden Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.5 mi | 511 | 14.2 | 83.6% |
| Gallegos Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.6 mi | 390 | 15 | 98.2% |
| Gonzalez Elementary School | Brownsville ISD | 1.6 mi | 596 | 15.5 | 88.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.