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Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School

Public Grades 9-12

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 27% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School is a public vocational-technical high school in Newark, DE, serving approximately 1,104 students in grades 9-12 as part of the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District.

Hodgson's greatest strength is its commitment to seeing students through to graduation. With a 97.4% graduation rate—well above the state average of 88.9%—and a low dropout rate of just 1.9%, the school clearly excels at keeping students on track to earn their diplomas. This is particularly notable when compared to nearby traditional high schools like Newark High School (71.3% graduation rate) and Glasgow High School (74.6%). The school has also made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting it from 27.5% in 2021-2022 to 12.1% in 2024-2025—now below the state average of 17.1%.

However, academic proficiency on standardized tests remains a significant concern. In the most recent testing year, only 25.55% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and just 4.74% in mathematics on the SAT—the latter meaning fewer than 1 in 20 students meet math benchmarks. This is dramatically lower than St. Georges Technical High School, a same-district school just 6 miles away that achieves 52.84% ELA proficiency and 14.18% math proficiency. Hodgson also trails its district sibling Delcastle Technical High School in every academic metric. The school's statewide ranking has declined steadily over the past decade, from 17th out of 31 schools in 2015-2016 to 30th out of 41 in 2025-2026. While the vocational focus may not align perfectly with standardized test content, the stark contrast with St. Georges suggests school-specific factors are at play. For families prioritizing hands-on career training and guaranteed graduation, Hodgson offers real value—but those focused on college-preparatory academics, especially in math, may want to explore other options.

1,104

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

25%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2575 Glasgow Avenue
Newark, DE 19702-4756

(302) 834-0990

District: New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.3%

White:

27.8%

Hispanic:

19.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2023 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Delaware average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2026) from a 10th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (20% vs 31% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the Delaware average

!Near the bottom of New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg24%

Delaware avg31%

30^th of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District

21^st of 34New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District among Delaware districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	35 of 39	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	34 of 40	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	21 of 30	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.4	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.8	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	21 of 35	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.7	31 of 31	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	25 of 27	7.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	19 of 33	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	32 of 39	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	35 of 40	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	34 of 37	8.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	36 of 36	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	36 of 41	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	18 of 33	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.5	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.0	13 of 31	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.9	20 of 27	25.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	7 of 19	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.1	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	22 of 31	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.3	20 of 33	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	18 of 32	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	21 of 28	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	26 of 39	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	29 of 40	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	30 of 39	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	35 of 38	7.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	36 of 37	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2024	24.3	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Delaware percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	27 of 36	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.2	33 of 35	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	34 of 35	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	34 of 34	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	32 of 33	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	33 of 34	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2026)34th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)25th percentile~ school

White (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2025-2026) ?

Essay30%-13 vs state

English Language Arts26%-18 vs state

Science21%-7 vs state

Social Studies19%-6 vs state

Mathematics5%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				DeSSA Science (2026)					DeSSA Social Studies (2026)				SAT English Language Arts (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	SAT Essay (2026)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th Grade	DeSSA Science 11th Grade	DeSSA Science 12th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 6th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 7th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 8th Grade	DeSSA Social Studies 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Essay 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School	Public	9-12	2575 Glasgow Avenue	Newark	19702	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 834-0990	1,104	82	13.4	25.0%	307 (27.8%)	500 (45.3%)	214 (19.4%)	12 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.8%)	28	30^th of 41 public high schools	26.8%		24.4	33^rd of 41 public high schools	19.5%	3			21.3						18.7	25.6	4.7	29.8
Glasgow High School	Public	9-12	1901 South College Avenue	Newark	19702	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-5600	908	51	17.8	38.0%	122 (13.4%)	430 (47.4%)	288 (31.7%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	10.9	38^th of 41 public high schools	7.3%		9.1	41^st of 41 public high schools	0.0%	3			8.1						11.1	19.0		14.1							$26,799
Christiana High School	Public	6-12	190 Salem Church Road	Newark	19713	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-2400	1,425	85	16.8	37.0%	365 (25.6%)	618 (43.4%)	236 (16.6%)	101 (7.1%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	94 (6.6%)	47.9	21^st of 41 public high schools	48.8%		39.8	22^nd of 41 public high schools	46.3%	1			29.4			83.5		66.7	22.3	37.0	18.2	27.7	80.2	94.2	89.2	57.1	86.1	70.6	$23,804
Newark High School	Public	9-12	750 East Delaware Avenue	Newark	19711	New Castle County	Christina School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 631-4700	1,039	68	15.2	31.6%	293 (28.2%)	399 (38.4%)	254 (24.4%)	27 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (5.8%)	30.6	27^th of 41 public high schools	34.1%		36.5	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%	2			15.2						14.9	36.6	13.1	29.5							$29,042
St. Georges Technical High School	Public	9-12	555 Hyetts Corner Rd.	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3360	1,198	80	14.9	12.9%	518 (43.2%)	408 (34.1%)	162 (13.5%)	27 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (6.4%)	67.1	11^th of 41 public high schools	73.2%		61.5	12^th of 41 public high schools	70.7%	1			36.2						25.4	52.8	14.2	52.8
Dickinson (John) School	Public	6-12	1801 Milltown Road	Wilmington	19808	New Castle County	Red Clay Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 992-5500	1,027	66	15.5	46.4%	349 (34.0%)	257 (25.0%)	367 (35.7%)	25 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	20.4	34^th of 41 public high schools	17.1%		25.9	30^th of 41 public high schools	26.8%	4	18.5	25.5	6.5			55.6	56.3	48.2	12.5	25.0	10.9	28.6	31.9	43.7	59.3	31.9	24.1	42.0	$21,935
Penn (William) High School	Public	9-12	713 East Basin Road	New Castle	19720	New Castle County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 323-2800	2,069	117	17.6	34.2%	443 (21.4%)	1,030 (49.8%)	483 (23.3%)	34 (1.6%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	67 (3.2%)	25.3	32^nd of 41 public high schools	22.0%		28.7	29^th of 41 public high schools	29.3%	3			13.6						23.2	22.2	9.4	23.1							$24,132
Appoquinimink High School	Public	9-12	1080 Bunker Hill Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 449-3840	1,357	89	15.2	10.8%	608 (44.8%)	422 (31.1%)	110 (8.1%)	155 (11.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.8%)	75.9	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%		75.6	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%			52.8	28.8						28.6	55.2	26.6	53.6							$20,258
Delcastle Technical High School	Public	9-12	1417 Newport Road	Wilmington	19804	New Castle County	New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District	No	No	No	Yes	(302) 995-8100	1,605	118	13.6	29.9%	318 (19.8%)	483 (30.1%)	707 (44.0%)	15 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (4.5%)	43.7	24^th of 41 public high schools	41.5%		35.3	26^th of 41 public high schools	36.6%	2			29.6						22.0	34.9	7.4	37.9
Middletown High School	Public	9-12	120 Silver Lake Road	Middletown	19709	New Castle County	Appoquinimink School District	No	No	No	No	(302) 376-4141	1,231	80	15.3	10.9%	492 (40.0%)	448 (36.4%)	118 (9.6%)	101 (8.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.5%)	69.7	10^th of 41 public high schools	75.6%		51.1	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%	7		37.8	19.1						25.7	60.9	28.2	51.6							$19,820

Frequently Asked Questions about Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School

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New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District

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Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School ranks 30^th of 41 Delaware high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,104 students attended Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School?

Students at Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School are 45% African American, 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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