Enrollment
291
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PARISH·NCES 220078000558
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School
2105 South Polk Street, Jonesboro, LA 71251 · (318) 259-4489 · Jackson Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL291 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
259 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70%
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 | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 65% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jackson Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
20.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
17.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 12.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. 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
12.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Louisiana 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 Louisiana'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 Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School's state test result (12.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School this school | 291 | 89.0% | 12.5% |
| Browning Elementary School Springhill | 252 | 89.7% | N/A |
| North Iberville Elementary Rosedale | 272 | 85.7% | 27.0% |
| Ross Elementary School Crowley | 256 | 92.6% | 14.5% |
| Cottonport Elementary Cottonport | 255 | 89.0% | 11.2% |
| Raintree Elementary School Baldwin | 254 | 91.3% | 33.3% |
Matched among Louisiana 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 Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.5% | #552 of 583 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #477 of 582 ▲ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #529 of 587 ▼ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #162 of 540 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 291 | #549 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #179 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #335 of 655 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.0% | #140 of 705 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #225 of 436 |
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
291
-59 (-17%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 291 | 24 | 12.1:1 | 89% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 86% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 22.1 | 15.4:1 | 84% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 80% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 22.9 | 15.1:1 | 90% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | N/A | N/A | 94% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 90% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 27 | 14.8:1 | 78% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 18 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (346 to 291); teachers up 5% (22.9 to 24).
About Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School is a small elementary school in Jonesboro, Louisiana. It serves 291 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students.
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School is one of the 5 schools that make up Jackson Parish (1,927 students in total).
At Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School, Black students make up 66% of the student body. Next come 24% White, 8% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 24% Black. Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 24 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.1:1. That is lower than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Eligible students account for 89% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jackson Parish is 61%.
allk12 grades Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 12.5% is 7.7 points below the 20.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Jackson Parish show that the median household income is $44,925, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School is one of 5 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School is about 0.7 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School's average proficiency of 12.5% compares with 27.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment decrease, from 350 in 2020-21 to 291 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.7:1 to 12.1:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jackson Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,884
Census ACS
Median income
$44,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,927 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Parish
- Quitman High SchoolCombined · 695 students
- Weston High SchoolCombined · 598 students
- Jonesboro-Hodge High SchoolHigh · 198 students
- Jonesboro-Hodge Middle SchoolMiddle · 145 students
Other schools in Jonesboro
- Weston High SchoolCombined · 598 students
- Jonesboro-Hodge High SchoolHigh · 198 students
- Jonesboro-Hodge Middle SchoolMiddle · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Jonesboro-Hodge Middle School0.7 mi · 145
- Jonesboro-Hodge High School1.5 mi · 198
- Weston High School6.3 mi · 598
- Quitman High School8.3 mi · 695
- Dodson High School10.8 mi · 283
- Saline High School15.9 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School?
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School enrolls approximately 291 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School serve?
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School have?
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School?
At Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 2% Hispanic, 66% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School public or private?
Jonesboro-Hodge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.