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Hodge Elementary School

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Hodge Elementary School ranks 892 nd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

892^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,222 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Hodge Elementary School in Savannah, GA, serves 420 students in Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Savannah-Chatham County school district, with about 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Hodge has shown remarkable long-term improvement. A decade ago, the school ranked in the 2nd percentile statewide; by the 2024-2025 school year, it had climbed to the 42nd percentile. This year, the school sits at the 27th percentile, a dip from last year but still far above where it started. One of the school's biggest wins is in attendance: chronic absenteeism has dropped from 39.4% in 2021-2022 to 21.7% this year—a dramatic improvement, though still above the district (16.6%) and state (17.7%) averages. Academically, 4th grade math is a clear bright spot, with 43.3% proficiency this year, nearly matching the district average and consistently outperforming other grade levels. However, 5th grade math remains a challenge at just 20.4% proficiency, well below the state average of 44.1%. The school also shows a notable gender gap, with female students ranking in the 40th percentile statewide compared to 18th percentile for male students.

Compared to nearby schools, Hodge sits in the middle tier. It outperforms Haven Elementary (8th percentile) and Susie King Taylor Community School (3rd percentile), but trails Savannah Classical Academy Charter School (88th percentile) and Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts (70th percentile). Hodge spends about $20,087 per student—more than several neighbors—yet its outcomes are middling, raising questions about resource efficiency. Still, the school's ability to cut absenteeism nearly in half and its consistent 4th grade math success suggest that meaningful progress is possible. The key question is whether Hodge can extend those gains to 5th grade and beyond.

420

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,087

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

975 Clinch Street
Savannah, GA 31405

(912) 395-5200

District: Savannah-Chatham County

Students who attend Hodge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	DeRenne Middle School
High:	Beach High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.1%

Hispanic:

5.0%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 42nd percentile in 2025 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 42nd-percentile peak (2025) to 27th (2026)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

Georgia avg47%

892^nd of 1,222

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 31Elementary Schools in the Savannah-Chatham County

117^th of 202Savannah-Chatham County among Georgia 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	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	892 of 1222	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	718 of 1238	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	743 of 1236	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	770 of 1223	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1000 of 1220	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1120 of 1214	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1077 of 1234	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1087 of 1209	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	1123 of 1205	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	1212 of 1233	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	1230 of 1240	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.3	1203 of 1231	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	1104 of 1225	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	1069 of 1201	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	1085 of 1212	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.1	992 of 1183	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.0	838 of 1133	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.1	924 of 1134	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.8	1000 of 1125	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.7	748 of 1101	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	488 of 829	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	366 of 892	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	348 of 879	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	343 of 870	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	643 of 876	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	708 of 1189	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	594 of 1224	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	752 of 1223	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	722 of 1212	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	980 of 1206	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	970 of 1186	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	870 of 1225	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	707 of 1220	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	800 of 1210	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	997 of 1209	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)41st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Science32%-13 vs state

Mathematics31%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Milestones Assessment Science (2026)		Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science (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 (2025)	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	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment HS Physical Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	975 Clinch Street	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5200	420	30	14.2	95.2%	14 (3.3%)	366 (87.1%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	26.3	892^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	27.0%		37.5	718^th of 1238 public elementary schools	42.0%	174		27.8	43.3	20.4				31.5				$20,087	$2,343	$17,743
Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5111 Dillon Ave	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6501	361	30	12.0	97.8%	5 (1.4%)	317 (87.8%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	12.3	1122^nd of 1222 public elementary schools	8.2%		9	1198^th of 1238 public elementary schools	3.2%	76		29.3	13.0	10.6				25.5				$20,396	$2,169	$18,227
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	220 E 49th St	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5470	419	43	9.7	41.5%	207 (49.4%)	135 (32.2%)	27 (6.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.5%)	40.4	665^th of 1222 public elementary schools	45.6%		40.8	677^th of 1238 public elementary schools	45.3%	12		51.1	33.3	25.0	31.5	46.9	64.6	45.5	51.6	48.4		$22,316	$746	$21,571
Jacob G. Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5330 Montgomery Street	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6530	466	38	12.2	47.4%	173 (37.1%)	209 (44.8%)	32 (6.9%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	66	369^th of 1222 public elementary schools	69.8%		69.1	334^th of 1238 public elementary schools	73.0%	35		48.6	52.6	52.4				59.0				$19,365	$1,031	$18,333
Susie King Taylor Community School	Public, Charter	K-8	1709 Bull St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	No	(912) 395-4200	284	21	13.5	85.9%	29 (10.2%)	227 (79.9%)	15 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	7.1	1185^th of 1222 public elementary schools	3.0%		17.7	1035^th of 1238 public elementary schools	16.4%	150		14.3	14.6	11.5	5.8	13.8	14.8	20.0	25.9	7.4		$17,533	$2,181	$15,352
Butler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1909 Cynthia St	Savannah	31415	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-2525	524	41	12.7	89.3%	7 (1.3%)	430 (82.1%)	72 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.5%)	31.8	809^th of 1222 public elementary schools	33.8%		15.1	1089^th of 1238 public elementary schools	12.0%	280		32.9	36.8	37.8				31.8				$19,630	$1,809	$17,821
Gadsden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	919 May St	Savannah	31415	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5940	493	39	12.6	99.0%	4 (0.8%)	465 (94.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	28.3	860^th of 1222 public elementary schools	29.6%		14.4	1104^th of 1238 public elementary schools	10.8%	244		39.2	44.1	20.3				20.4				$19,668	$2,005	$17,663
Savannah Classical Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 E Anderson St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-4040	349	32	11.0	93.1%	71 (20.3%)	175 (50.1%)	67 (19.2%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	87.7	151^st of 1222 public elementary schools	87.6%		93.7	88^th of 1238 public elementary schools	92.9%	63		64.9	75.5	70.6	47.1	52.0	83.8	94.1	80.7	87.1		$24,894	$322	$24,571
Esther F. Garrison School for the Arts	Public	PK, KG-8	649 W Jones St	Savannah	31401	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-5975	770	67	11.5	51.0%	193 (25.1%)	392 (50.9%)	73 (9.5%)	31 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (10.4%)	66	368^th of 1222 public elementary schools	69.9%		83.6	193^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	84.4%	175	76.8	46.7	62.8	42.2	62.1	60.9	60.4	42.7	50.0	63.3	64.6	$17,571	$758	$16,814
Heard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	414 Lee Blvd	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6630	636	49	12.9	72.8%	105 (16.5%)	423 (66.5%)	39 (6.1%)	15 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	50 (7.9%)	41.4	656^th of 1222 public elementary schools	46.3%		57.8	466^th of 1238 public elementary schools	62.4%	190		46.3	55.2	27.3				27.3				$17,754	$1,384	$16,370

Frequently Asked Questions about Hodge Elementary School

What district is Hodge Elementary School in?

Savannah-Chatham County

Is Hodge Elementary School a good school?

Hodge Elementary School ranks 892^nd of 1222 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hodge Elementary School?

Students at Hodge Elementary School are 87% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Hodge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Hodge Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hodge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hodge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : DeRenne Middle School
High : Beach High School

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