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What's the biggest difference between Hodge Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAVANNAH-CHATHAM COUNTY·NCES 130102000389
Hodge Elementary School
975 Clinch Street, Savannah, GA 31405 · (912) 395-5200 · Chatham County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
400 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.2%
GA avg 40.1% . +14.2pp since 2021
Math
37.1%
GA avg 44.6% . +15.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.2% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 25.7% | 33.1% |
| 2021-22 | 15.1% | 22.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hodge Elementary School
Hodge Elementary School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodge Elementary School this school | 420 | 95.2% | 34.0% |
| Andrea B Williams Elementary School Savannah | 414 | 93.0% | 17.9% |
| Scott Elementary School Thomasville | 379 | 97.6% | 20.9% |
| Tobacco Road Elementary School Augusta | 411 | 100.0% | 15.5% |
| Cooper-Carver Elementary School Dawson | 440 | 100.0% | 27.5% |
| Turner Elementary School Albany | 412 | 100.0% | 19.8% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hodge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Chatham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #697 of 1,208 | #13 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #683 of 1,215 ▲ 83 | #12 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #744 of 1,215 ▲ 32 | #14 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.6pp | #36 of 1,183 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #1,051 of 1,324 | #25 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #912 of 1,301 | #26 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #1,151 of 1,301 | #31 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #519 of 1,312 | #4 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #199 of 854 | #9 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
420
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 420 | 29.5 | 14.2:1 | 95% (400) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 31 | 12.5:1 | 94% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 97% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 86% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 82% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 479 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 92% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 92% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | 82% (434) |
| 1990-91 | 622 | 46 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hodge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (537 to 420); teachers down 16% (35 to 29.5).
About Hodge Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in Savannah, Georgia, Hodge Elementary School is part of Savannah-Chatham County. The school had 420 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Georgia) has about 605 students.
Hodge Elementary School belongs to Savannah-Chatham County, a district of 58 schools and 36,355 students.
At Hodge Elementary School, Black students make up 87% of the student body. The school is also 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 39%. Hodge Elementary School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hodge Elementary School and a ratio of 14.2:1. That ratio is over the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 95% of students. Public schools in Chatham County average 74%.
Hodge Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.0%, compared with a predicted 28.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Georgia schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Chatham County, median household income is about $71,097, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 60 public schools operate in Chatham County, serving about 36,380 students.
Heard Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hodge Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Hodge Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 429 in 2020-21 and 420 in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 13.0:1 to 14.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Chatham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
300,879
Census ACS
Median income
$71,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
36,380 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Savannah-Chatham County
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Groves High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- New Hampstead High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- New Hampstead K-8 SchoolElementary · 1,118 students
Other schools in Savannah
- Godley Station SchoolElementary · 1,585 students
- Jenkins High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolElementary · 1,147 students
- Windsor Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
- Hesse SchoolElementary · 996 students
- Beach High SchoolHigh · 973 students
Other Hodge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hodge Elementary. Hodge Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hodge Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 660 students
Nearby schools
- Heard Elementary School0.7 mi · 636
- UHS of Savannah Coastal Harbor Treatment Center1.1 mi · 69
- Haven Elementary School1.3 mi · 361
- The STEM Academy at Bartlett1.4 mi · 625
- Jacob G. Smith Elementary School1.6 mi · 466
- Jenkins High School1.9 mi · 1,265
Frequently asked questions
About Hodge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hodge Elementary School?
Hodge Elementary School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hodge Elementary School serve?
Hodge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hodge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hodge Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hodge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hodge Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 87% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hodge Elementary School in?
Hodge Elementary School is part of Savannah-Chatham County.
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