Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LOUIS CITY·NCES 292928002170
HODGEN ELEM.
1616 CALIFORNIA, ST LOUIS, MO 63104 · (314) 771-2539 · St. Louis city
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL206 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Missouri 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
206 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 54%
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 | 52 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 52% · 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
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedMath
14.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +6.8pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Missouri average is about 44 of 100. Math scores are up about 7 points since 2021.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 18.5% | 12.4% |
| 2022-23 | 9.7% | 6.9% |
| 2021-22 | 13.6% | 7.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
13.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 HODGEN ELEM.
HODGEN ELEM.'s state test result (13.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HODGEN ELEM. this school | 206 | 100.0% | 13.6% |
| JEFFERSON ELEM. ST LOUIS | 214 | 100.0% | 8.0% |
| THE LEADERSHIP SCHOOL Pagedale | 220 | 100.0% | 15.9% |
| MONROE ELEM. ST LOUIS | 181 | 100.0% | 7.0% |
| BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST. LOUIS | 233 | 100.0% | 8.9% |
| GENESIS SCHOOL INC. KANSAS CITY | 180 | 100.0% | 14.2% |
Matched among Missouri 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 HODGEN ELEM. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In St. Louis city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #935 of 1,002 | #26 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #933 of 1,019 ▲ 14 | #26 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #920 of 1,018 ▲ 63 | #17 of 57 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 206 | #938 of 1,294 | #41 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #68 of 950 | #5 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #701 of 953 | #26 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #197 of 1,165 | #34 of 63 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #307 of 684 | #29 of 41 |
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
206
+20 (+11%) vs 2020
-56% since 2000-01, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 206 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 100% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 100% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 22 | 9.1:1 | 98% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 20 | 9.3:1 | 98% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 23 | 10.5:1 | 100% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 24 | 11.0:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | 90% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 96% (447) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HODGEN ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (241 to 206); teachers down 13% (23 to 20).
About HODGEN ELEM.
HODGEN ELEM. is a small elementary school located in ST LOUIS, Missouri. Enrollment is 206 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. Against the 315-student average for elementary schools in Missouri, enrollment here is 35% lower.
HODGEN ELEM. reports to ST. LOUIS CITY, which has 62 schools and 17,933 students.
The student body at HODGEN ELEM. is 90% Black. Other groups include 5% White and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Louis city residents are about 42% Black. HODGEN ELEM.'s diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 20 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Missouri have 12.4:1, compared with 10.3:1 here. Around 100% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
HODGEN ELEM. is graded D by allk12, scoring above 6% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For HODGEN ELEM., the prediction is 22.4% and the result is 13.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for St. Louis city show that the median household income is $56,160, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 41%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. HODGEN ELEM. is one of 113 public schools in the county.
ACAD OF ENTRE STDY@LOUVERTURE is the public school closest to HODGEN ELEM., about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. HODGEN ELEM. is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 20 students since 2020-21, to 206. Students per teacher rose from 9.3 in 2020-21 to 10.3 in 2024-25.
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St. Louis city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
288,512
Census ACS
Median income
$56,160
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
29,941 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About HODGEN ELEM.What is the total enrollment at HODGEN ELEM.?
HODGEN ELEM. enrolls approximately 206 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does HODGEN ELEM. serve?
HODGEN ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at HODGEN ELEM.?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at HODGEN ELEM..
What is the student diversity at HODGEN ELEM.?
Student demographics at HODGEN ELEM. are roughly 5% White, 4% Hispanic, 90% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees HODGEN ELEM.?
HODGEN ELEM. is overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY in St. Louis city.
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