Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA GRANGE SD 105 SOUTH·NCES 172163002425
Hodgkins Elementary School
6516 Kane Ave, Hodgkins, IL 60525 · (708) 482-2740 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
130 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 63 | 38% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (11).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hodgkins Elementary School→Wm F Gurrie Middle School
Based on grade levels within La Grange SD 105 South. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.8pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +25.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 27.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Hodgkins Elementary School
Hodgkins Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodgkins Elementary School this school | 165 | 78.8% | 44.5% |
| Ardmore Elementary School Addison | 230 | 79.6% | 26.4% |
| Delacey Family Educ Center Carpentersville | 210 | 85.7% | N/A |
| Whittier Elementary School Blue Island | 150 | 80.7% | 27.3% |
| Armour Elementary School Chicago | 255 | 77.3% | 39.6% |
| Costello School Lyons | 228 | 74.1% | 33.5% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Hodgkins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #759 of 1,925 | #203 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #592 of 2,077 ▲ 327 | #176 of 829 ▲ 99 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,031 of 2,077 ▲ 182 | #338 of 829 ▲ 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #2,166 of 2,419 | #860 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #543 of 2,132 | #370 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #465 of 1,461 | #270 of 661 |
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
165
+22 (+15%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 139
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 | 165 | 18.4 | 9.0:1 | 79% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 149 | 21.3 | 7.0:1 | 79% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 20.9 | 7.0:1 | 81% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 205 | 18.7 | 11.0:1 | 65% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 22 | 9.5:1 | 84% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 197 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 87% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 192 | 15 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 139 | 14 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hodgkins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (205 to 165); teachers down 2% (18.7 to 18.4).
About Hodgkins Elementary School
Hodgkins, Illinois, is home to Hodgkins Elementary School, a small elementary school. Its enrollment is 165 students, spread over pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 57% below that mark.
Hodgkins Elementary School reports to La Grange SD 105 South, which has 5 schools and 1,212 students.
The student body at Hodgkins Elementary School is 75% Hispanic. It is also 16% White, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. Cook County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 48 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hodgkins Elementary School has a ratio of 9.0:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 4.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 79%. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Hodgkins Elementary School is 18.4 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Illinois.
In the wider Cook County area, median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Cook County's 1,406 public schools enroll about 697,934 students and include Hodgkins Elementary School.
Hodgkins Elementary School's nearest public school is Ideal Elementary School (about 1.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hodgkins Elementary School. By average proficiency, Hodgkins Elementary School is 5th among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns Hodgkins Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a increase of 22 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The Hodgkins Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in La Grange SD 105 South
- Spring Ave Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- Wm F Gurrie Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- Ideal Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Seventh Ave Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Ideal Elementary School1.1 mi · 258
- Frank A Brodnicki Elementary School1.5 mi · 618
- Wm F Gurrie Middle School2.0 mi · 278
- Spring Ave Elementary School2.0 mi · 317
- W W Walker Elementary School2.0 mi · 130
- Highlands Elementary School2.1 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Hodgkins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hodgkins Elementary School?
Hodgkins Elementary School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades PK-06.
Is Hodgkins Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hodgkins Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hodgkins Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hodgkins Elementary School is approximately 9.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hodgkins Elementary School?
At Hodgkins Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 75% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian.
Is Hodgkins Elementary School public or private?
Hodgkins Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by La Grange SD 105 South.
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