The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in English language arts. The lowest is 35% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Mulready Elementary
Mulready Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through grade four in Hudson, Massachusetts, a primarily residential suburban community with a historic downtown that has seen commercial revival in recent years, becoming known as a regional culinary and craft beer destination. The school is one of three elementary buildings in the Hudson Public Schools district, and like the district’s other elementary schools, it feeds into a single middle school and high school.
The student body is diverse in background. A large majority of students are white, about one in five are Hispanic, with smaller shares of Black and multiracial students. The school has a regular public school classification and does not have charter or magnet status. Data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner status were not available in the profile, which is an information gap for families who want to understand the school’s economic and academic support profile.
On state assessments, Mulready Elementary’s performance shows a mixed picture. In English language arts and math, the share of students scoring proficient or above sits in the middle range when compared to other elementary schools in Massachusetts. The school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects lands below the midpoint among districts in Middlesex County, a large and diverse county that includes many high-performing systems. This is worth noting for parents looking for a school performing near the top of the region. Scores in math and ELA have fluctuated year to year over the past several years, with a dip in the wake of the pandemic and a partial recovery in more recent years. Science testing data comes from an earlier year and a different assessment, so it offers no current picture of science performance.
The school’s grade band of PK-4 means there is no graduation rate associated with the school itself. Those results would be found at the high school level. Families considering Mulready should also note that the broader district has introduced two notable programs in recent years. A Portuguese Dual Language Immersion Program started at another elementary school in the district in 2021 and expands by one grade each year, offering biliteracy in English and Portuguese. The district also launched a free, half-day Universal Pre-K program in 2024-2025, which extends early education options for four-year-olds in Hudson.
Hudson’s housing market reflects the high cost of living in the Boston region. Home values in the zip code area are elevated, and rents are high, typical of a suburban community within commuting distance of Boston and Worcester. The town has experienced economic shifts, including the closure of a large Intel semiconductor factory, though a research and development facility remains. Downtown has seen reinvestment, particularly around restaurants and breweries, and the town supports civic institutions like a public library, a town beach at Fort Meadow Reservoir, and the Hudson Portuguese Club, a longstanding cultural anchor for a large Portuguese-American population.
Mulready Elementary offers a neighborhood school environment in a town with a strong identity and several newer district program options. Its academic results are moderate relative to the high standards of the region, and the lack of economic and special population data means less is publicly known about the support needs of the student body. A parent considering this school may want to reach out to the school or district directly to ask about class sizes, intervention programs, and how the school supports students who are not yet meeting proficiency benchmarks.
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