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Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School

Public Grades 9-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 41 Delaware High Schools

Better than 20% of Delaware high schools

Summary

Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School is a public high school located in Newark, Delaware, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,094 students. The school is part of the New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District, which is ranked 21 out of 32 districts in Delaware and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Delaware high schools, typically between 30-35 out of 39-41 schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This places the school well below the state average and the nearby schools, such as Delcastle Technical High School and St. Georges Technical High School, which perform significantly better on various metrics. The school's performance is particularly low for female, white, and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the bottom 10-15 schools in the state for these subgroups.

Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School consistently underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, including SAT/ELA, SAT/Math, SAT/Essay, DeSSA Science, and DeSSA Social Studies. The school's proficiency rates are typically 10-20 percentage points below the state and district averages, indicating significant academic challenges. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.2% to 23.3% in recent years, which is well above the state average. The school's four-year graduation rate has been around 88-97% in recent years, which is generally in line with or slightly above the state average, but the dropout rate has been higher than the state average, ranging from 1.3% to 3.9% in recent years.

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 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Delaware average (18% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Essay scores 15 pts below the Delaware average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg22%

Delaware avg30%

33^rd of 41

Delaware public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

21^st of 32New 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)44th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Delaware (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-14 vs state

Social Studies19%-9 vs state

Essay18%-15 vs state

Science18%-5 vs state

Mathematics5%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				DeSSA Science (2025)			DeSSA Social Studies (2025)				SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Essay (2025)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)			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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	DeSSA Science 8th Grade	DeSSA Science 9th Grade	DeSSA Science 10th 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		307 (27.8%)	500 (45.3%)	214 (19.4%)	12 (1.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.8%)	24.4	33^rd of 41 public high schools	19.5%		25.5	30^th of 41 public high schools	26.8%	3			17.6				19.0	33.2	4.8	17.8
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		122 (13.4%)	430 (47.4%)	288 (31.7%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	9.1	41^st of 41 public high schools	0.0%		6.8	41^st of 41 public high schools	0.0%				7.0				9.9	18.1		9.6							$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		365 (25.6%)	618 (43.4%)	236 (16.6%)	101 (7.1%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	94 (6.6%)	39.8	22^nd of 41 public high schools	46.3%		37.2	22^nd of 41 public high schools	46.3%				9.3	83.2	91.4	60.7	23.0	42.7	15.1	30.8	86.7	92.5	79.8	77.8	81.1	61.8	$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		293 (28.2%)	399 (38.4%)	254 (24.4%)	27 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	60 (5.8%)	36.5	25^th of 41 public high schools	39.0%		31.3	26^th of 41 public high schools	36.6%	1			14.7				21.8	39.1	18.4	21.7							$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		518 (43.2%)	408 (34.1%)	162 (13.5%)	27 (2.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (6.4%)	61.5	12^th of 41 public high schools	70.7%		60.9	12^th of 41 public high schools	70.7%				28.2				25.8	51.5	17.9	40.2
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		349 (34.0%)	257 (25.0%)	367 (35.7%)	25 (2.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.4%)	25.9	30^th of 41 public high schools	26.8%		29.1	27^th of 41 public high schools	34.1%	3	20.2	18.5	4.4	54.1	75.7	43.9	23.1	32.7	13.7	17.5	46.0	54.1	44.3	32.2	33.3	36.0	$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		443 (21.4%)	1,030 (49.8%)	483 (23.3%)	34 (1.6%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	67 (3.2%)	28.7	29^th of 41 public high schools	29.3%		22.2	33^rd of 41 public high schools	19.5%	4			18.0				20.9	33.1	7.3	23.0							$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		608 (44.8%)	422 (31.1%)	110 (8.1%)	155 (11.4%)	8 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.8%)	75.6	7^th of 41 public high schools	82.9%		74	8^th of 41 public high schools	80.5%	1		38.4	24.4				33.1	60.1	29.4	48.9							$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		318 (19.8%)	483 (30.1%)	707 (44.0%)	15 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (4.5%)	35.3	26^th of 41 public high schools	36.6%		22.9	32^nd of 41 public high schools	22.0%	6			25.9				18.9	39.6	11.1	17.2
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		492 (40.0%)	448 (36.4%)	118 (9.6%)	101 (8.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.5%)	51.1	17^th of 41 public high schools	58.5%		73.4	9^th of 41 public high schools	78.0%	8		29.2	18.7				20.6	53.2	19.2	35.5							$19,820

Frequently Asked Questions about 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.

Is Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School a good school?

Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Delaware high schools.

What district is Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School in?

New Castle County Vocational-Technical School District

How many students attend Hodgson (Paul M.) Vocational Technical High School?

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

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