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What tradition at HODGE EL should never be changed?
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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 576 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENTON ISD·NCES 481674006394
Hodge Elementary School
3900 GRANT PKWY, DENTON, TX 76208 · (940) 369-2800 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
554 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 23 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 19.0% | 29.0% | 41.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 (28.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hodge Elementary School this school | 660 | 83.9% | 28.1% |
| Freeport Elementary School FREEPORT | 616 | 82.1% | N/A |
| Cheney Hills Elementary School HALTOM CITY | 696 | 83.3% | 27.9% |
| Mill Street Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 665 | 83.6% | 18.9% |
| Anderson Elementary School CONROE | 686 | 81.5% | 51.8% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School ODESSA | 656 | 86.6% | 44.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #3,828 of 4,401 | #121 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,905 of 4,466 ▲ 124 | #126 of 138 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,334 of 4,466 ▲ 150 | #125 of 138 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,650 of 3,998 | #47 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #1,189 of 4,938 | #34 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #698 of 4,622 | #32 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #3,089 of 4,628 | #134 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.9% | #1,644 of 4,789 | #6 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.0% | #632 of 1,307 | #25 of 48 |
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
660
+44 (+7%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 885
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 660 | 51.5 | 12.8:1 | 84% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 54.6 | 11.8:1 | 78% (505) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 55.2 | 11.5:1 | 80% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 54 | 11.4:1 | 83% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 52.7 | 11.1:1 | 80% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 51 | 12.7:1 | 80% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 74% (484) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 41% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 885 | 45 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hodge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (584 to 660); teachers down 2% (52.7 to 51.5).
About Hodge Elementary School
Hodge Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in DENTON, Texas. Federal data show 660 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Besides Hodge Elementary School, DENTON ISD runs 45 other schools. The district enrolls 33,329 students.
The largest group at Hodge Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 76%. Enrollment also includes 13% White, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Denton County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. The diversity index for Hodge Elementary School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 12.8:1 is based on 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.3 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 84%. For comparison, public schools in Denton County average 35%.
In Texas, Hodge Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 28.1% actual against a predicted 37.8%.
For Denton County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $111,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 49%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 267 public schools in the county, enrolling about 175,222, Hodge Elementary School among them.
About 1.6 miles separate Hodge Elementary School from the closest public school, Nette Shultz. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hodge Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 44 students, from 616 to 660. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.4:1 to 12.8:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Hodge Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DENTON ISD
- Ray Braswell High SchoolHigh · 2,812 students
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Crownover Middle SchoolMiddle · 891 students
Other schools in DENTON
- Guyer High SchoolHigh · 2,577 students
- Denton High SchoolHigh · 2,083 students
- Ryan High SchoolHigh · 2,051 students
- Strickland Middle SchoolMiddle · 956 students
- Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Nette ShultzElementary · 748 students
Other Hodge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hodge Elementary. Hodge Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Hodge Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Nette Shultz1.6 mi · 748
- The Lagrone Academy1.8 mi · 212
- Ginnings Elementary School1.8 mi · 614
- Emilio & Guadalupe Gonzalez Pre-K Center1.9 mi · 255
- Strickland Middle School2.3 mi · 956
- The Ann Windle School for Young Children2.3 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Hodge Elementary SchoolHow large is Hodge Elementary School?
Hodge Elementary School enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hodge Elementary School serve?
Hodge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hodge Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Hodge Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hodge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hodge Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 76% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hodge Elementary School in?
Hodge Elementary School is part of DENTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.