Welcome to Hudson, New Hampshire

Hudson is a town of approximately 20,000 on the Massachusetts border. It features a mix of residential neighborhoods alongside commercial and industrial development, with some small retail plazas, and high tech companies.

Nashua’s neighbor on the East side of the Merrimack River, the town was once famous for Benson’s Wild Animal Farm, which closed in the 1980s. Like many communities in the Nashua region, Hudson is facing challenges brought by population growth, especially in its school system, which is beginning to bulge at the seams. School officials say a new elementary school and renovations to the current middle school are sorely needed.

The town was incorporated in 1733 as Nottingham. Like most of the surrounding area, it was part of the original Dunstable Grant of 1673. Nottingham included Litchfield and one-third of Pelham. Litchfield was separated from it in 1734. The town of Hudson was chartered in 1746.

The Merrimack River has been important to the town since the beginning. The Taylor’s Falls Bridge, which connects Hudson with Nashua, was opened as a toll bridge in 1826. In 1855, the county laid out a highway across the bridge and it became free. It was originally a lattice-type covered bridge, replaced with an iron bridge in 1861.

Hudson offers quiet open spaces and an abundance of recreational opportunities including two golf courses, the Robinson Pond recreation area, a skate park, and a number of sports fields and facilities. In addition, Hudson has developed into an industrial and commercial center thanks in part to its proximity to critical highways: the F. E. Everett Turnpike on the west and Interstate 93 on the east.

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Nottingham West Elementary

Hudson School System District Highlights

The Hudson School District is dedicated to educational excellence and to provide a respected educational program focused on student achievement, preparedness for post secondary opportunities, and for civic and social responsibility.

The District's mission is to provide academic rigor and high expectations for all students, a safe and secure learning environment, and sound fiscal management and integrity.

To this end, the Hudson School Board has established the following goals:

-- Academic Rigor and High Expectations - each child will be well prepared to succeed at their next level of education, including post secondary endeavors; the District will establish a plan that addresses weaknesses in the continuity of the elementary academic program; the District will recruit and retain highly qualified staff who possess high expectations for students and themselves; the District will engage parents and community members in the educational programs and aspirations of our students.

-- A Safe and Secure Learning Environment - no child will be afraid to come to school; all children and staff will attend school in facilities that are safe, up-to-date, and educationally appropriate; all children and staff will attend school in an environment that fosters continuous learning; administration and staff will engage the community in fostering and encouraging a safe and secure learning environment for our students.

-- Sound Fiscal Management and Integrity - The District will develop and implement an annual ten-year financial plan; the financial plan will be linked to clearly stated goals and objectives for academic programs and facilities; each budget will be developed as an annual expression of the ten-year financial plan and be administered efficiently and effectively; the District will build integrity through communication with the community and through the proper management of budgeted resources.

While the District has focuses upon achievement in Literacy and Mathematics, we have not lost sight of Science, Social Studies, Fine Arts, or Practical Arts. We believe in Hudson that it is essential for our students to develop strong basic academic skills and habits, and also to experience learning opportunities in wide areas of interest.