HODGES EL

HODGES EL is one of the tight-knit elementary-level communitys in LUBBOCK, Texas, one of the schools within LUBBOCK ISD, with 292 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

HODGES EL is one of 49 schools operated by LUBBOCK ISD, a district that hosts 24,237 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HODGES EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Black, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 36% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Lubbock County's rate of about 57%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HODGES EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.2%, the actual is 42.9%, a residual of +9.7 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lubbock County indicate the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Lubbock County's 110 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students), HODGES EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TEXASWORKS - LUBBOCK-BRIERCROFT, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HODGES EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HODGES EL has edged down 24%, going from 383 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.