Hudson Falls Middle School, Hudson Falls NY

Original Research by School Decision on Hudson Falls Middle School

Hudson Falls Middle School serves students in grades six through eight in a small Washington County village in the foothills of the Adirondacks. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white and fairly economically mixed, with a meaningful share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school draws from a compact community centered on a historic Main Street and J. Walter Juckett Memorial Park, where local civic life congregates.

On state assessments, Hudson Falls Middle School's proficiency results are below the midpoint relative to other districts in Washington County. In sixth-grade math and English language arts, the school's proficiency rates hover in the mid-range for the grade. Seventh-grade performance is somewhat stronger in math, though still modest in ELA. Eighth grade shows a notably steeper drop, particularly in math, where proficiency falls to a single-digit proportion of tested students. Eighth-grade science proficiency also sits below the county median. The participation rate in eighth-grade testing is also low, worth examining further with the school. A parent may want to ask the school directly about the eighth-grade results, the causes underlying the grade-level decline, and what intervention or support structures exist for that cohort.

The school is housed on its own campus distinct from the downtown civic core, sitting on Notre Dame Street separate from the Main Street marketplace and cultural venues. The Hudson Falls Central School District operates five buildings serving different grade bands rather than a single consolidated campus, so middle schoolers experience a dedicated facility rather than co-location with elementary or high school students.

The district has secured voter backing for two substantial capital projects in recent years. Phase 1, approved in 2021, upgraded security entrances, replaced aging roofs, and modernized the high school library and auditorium. Phase 2, approved in March 2024, will fund district-wide safety and security improvements, accessibility upgrades, ADA-compliant redesigns of pick-up and drop-off patterns, and renovations to high-traffic facilities. Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2026, so families moving in now will experience multi-year facility upgrades across the district's buildings. The district has also maintained modest, cap-compliant property tax increases over recent budget years, a pattern relevant to families evaluating the long-term fiscal outlook.

Housing values in the village are moderate relative to state benchmarks, and rental inventory spans both historic downtown apartments and newer townhome and apartment stock in the greater Glens Falls area. The broader regional economy includes major employers in healthcare and paper manufacturing, with Irving Tissue operating a tissue mill and converting plant in adjacent Fort Edward. The village is mid-revitalization, with historic buildings undergoing renovation and infrastructure improvements supporting commercial expansion, though the market has not seen a single large new market-rate housing development inside the village limits.

Public transit is available through CDTA fixed-route service, and the nine-mile Glens Falls Feeder Canal Trail provides a walking and biking corridor through the village to neighboring communities. The Hudson Falls Free Library and Moran-Derby Park, recently upgraded with athletic courts and walking paths, anchor civic amenities.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	83	75.0%
Math	58	81.0%

Math

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 44% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 49% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 13% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 36%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 743%

School 43% · District 42% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 34% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Science

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 22% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 874%

School 74% · district not reported

▼ 4 pts below state median

This schoolHUDSON FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income43%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income32%Higher-income54%22 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income21%Higher-income46%25 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income60%31 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income59%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income8%Higher-income17%9 pp gap