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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
Enrollment
206
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 315
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
Pre-K
52
Kindergarten
31
Grade 1
32
Grade 2
26
Grade 3
27
Grade 4
19
Grade 5
19
Student demographics
White
105%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 67%
Hispanic
84%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9%
Black
18590%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12159%
Female
8541%

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Test scores

MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs Peers
English Language Arts
70.7%
MO avg 49.5% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
70.4%
MO avg 48.7% . +52.2pp since 2023
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
206
-35 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.5:1
% White
5%
was 0%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
90%
was 98%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About HODGEN ELEM.

HODGEN ELEM. is a compact elementary campus in ST LOUIS, Missouri, overseen by ST. LOUIS CITY. The school teaches 206 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 35% below the state mean of about 315.

ST. LOUIS CITY runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 17,933 students. HODGEN ELEM. is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HODGEN ELEM. logs that 90% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 5% White, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, St. Louis city as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, HODGEN ELEM. logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, HODGEN ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.4%; this one delivers 51.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for St. Louis city put the typical household earns roughly $56,160 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. HODGEN ELEM. is one of 113 public schools in St. Louis city (combined enrollment of about 29,941 students).

Nearest neighbor: ACAD OF ENTRE STDY@LOUVERTURE, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HODGEN ELEM. comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 241 students in 2018 compared to 206 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 98% to 90% over that span.

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St. Louis city at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
HODGEN ELEM.
District
ST. LOUIS CITY
Address
1616 CALIFORNIA, ST LOUIS, MO 63104
Phone
(314) 771-2539
County
St. Louis city
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
206
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
206 (100%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
292928002170
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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