Hodgesville Elementary
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (21).
School pathway
Test scores
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Where Hodgesville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia | In Upshur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #235 of 350 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #289 of 348 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #341 of 417 | #5 of 7 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 151 | 9.6 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 163 | 7 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 10 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | 67% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 10 | 18.5:1 | 50% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | 48% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 148 | 9 | 16.4:1 | 52% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 52% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 139 | 6 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (185 to 151); teachers down 4% (10 to 9.6).
About Hodgesville Elementary
Hodgesville Elementary is a small elementary school in West Virginia, with an address in Buckhannon. The school's enrollment of 151 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 47% lower than the average for elementary schools in West Virginia, which is about 283.
Hodgesville Elementary belongs to Upshur County Schools, a district of 9 schools and 3,385 students.
The student body at Hodgesville Elementary is 99% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 1% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 9.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.7:1. This ratio sits 2.8 above the 12.9:1 average for elementary schools in West Virginia.
Upshur County has about 23,712 residents, and the median household income is $54,338, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Hodgesville Elementary, Upshur County has 9 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Hodgesville Elementary to another public school is about 5.9 miles, to Buckhannon Academy Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8.
Hodgesville Elementary is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Hodgesville Elementary's enrollment declined from 161 in 2020-21 to 151 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.1:1 to 15.7:1.
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