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If you could change one rule at Hodges Manor Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTSMOUTH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510300001249
Hodges Manor Elementary
1201 Cherokee Rd, Portsmouth, VA 23701 · (757) 465-2921 · Portsmouth city
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Virginia 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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
472 students
DISTRICT 101% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
49.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
Math
53.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 →
Where Hodges Manor Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Portsmouth city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,006 of 1,101 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #996 of 1,111 ▲ 46 | #7 of 13 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,023 of 1,111 ▼ 32 | #8 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #662 of 1,176 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #778 of 1,105 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #744 of 1,106 | #6 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #45 of 1,157 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #150 of 759 | #4 of 10 |
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
466
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 100% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 100% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 32 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 99% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 60% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 29 | 20.9:1 | 66% (397) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 36 | 11.7:1 | 73% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 621 | 29 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hodges Manor Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (593 to 466); teachers down 9% (34 to 31).
About Hodges Manor Elementary
Hodges Manor Elementary is a public elementary school in Portsmouth, Virginia. It serves 466 students in kindergarten through 6.
Hodges Manor Elementary is a school in Portsmouth City Public Schools. The district has 22 schools and 12,905 students.
A majority of students at Hodges Manor Elementary, 68%, are Black. The remaining shares are 15% White, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Portsmouth city as a whole is about 51% Black, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Hodges Manor Elementary comes in at 51%.
The teaching staff at Hodges Manor Elementary is 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Virginia is 13.8:1, lower than at this school.
Hodges Manor Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Virginia public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Hodges Manor Elementary scores 48.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.5%.
Portsmouth city census figures show that median household income is about $60,491, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hodges Manor Elementary is among the 24 public schools in Portsmouth city.
Nearby, Manor High is about 0.2 miles away. Hodges Manor Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Hodges Manor Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
NCES assigns Hodges Manor Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The number of students dropped from 486 to 466 over 4 years.
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Portsmouth city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
97,190
Census ACS
Median income
$60,491
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,905 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Portsmouth City Public Schools
- Churchland HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Manor HighHigh · 1,149 students
- I.C. Norcom HighHigh · 1,009 students
- Churchland MiddleMiddle · 798 students
- Churchland ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Churchland Academy ElementaryElementary · 626 students
Other schools in Portsmouth
- Churchland HighHigh · 1,453 students
- Manor HighHigh · 1,149 students
- I.C. Norcom HighHigh · 1,009 students
- Churchland MiddleMiddle · 798 students
- Churchland ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Churchland Academy ElementaryElementary · 626 students
Nearby schools
- Manor High0.2 mi · 1,149
- Olive Branch Preschool Center0.8 mi · 171
- Simonsdale Elementary1.3 mi · 613
- Lakeview Elementary1.3 mi · 439
- Edwin W. Chittum Elementary1.4 mi · 762
- Southwestern Elementary2.0 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About Hodges Manor ElementaryHow large is Hodges Manor Elementary?
Hodges Manor Elementary enrolls approximately 466 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Hodges Manor Elementary serve?
Hodges Manor Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Hodges Manor Elementary have?
Hodges Manor Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Hodges Manor Elementary?
Student demographics at Hodges Manor Elementary are roughly 15% White, 8% Hispanic, 68% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hodges Manor Elementary public or private?
Hodges Manor Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portsmouth City Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.