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Hodgen Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

812^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Missouri Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Missouri elementary schools

Summary

Hodgen Elementary is a public elementary school in Saint Louis, Missouri, serving 220 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the St. Louis City School District, which is ranked 329 out of 367 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hodgen Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 50.1% to 54.8%, which are significantly higher than the nearby schools. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by MAP test scores, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 17.9% of 3rd-grade students at Hodgen Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 41.4% statewide. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 98-100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is consistent with the nearby schools.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at Hodgen Elementary, ranging from $18,198 to $22,108 per student over the past few years, the school's academic performance remains low. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, exploring more effective resource allocation and instructional practices, and fostering collaborative efforts among the schools and community stakeholders could be crucial steps in improving educational outcomes for the students in this area.

206

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,910

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1616 California
Saint Louis, MO 63104-2046

(314) 771-2539

District: St. Louis City

Students who attend Hodgen Elementary usually attend:

High:

Vashon High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.8%

White:

4.9%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Missouri average (16% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Missouri average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg18%

Missouri avg42%

812^th of 900

Missouri public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 31Elementary Schools in the St. Louis City

329^th of 367St. Louis City among Missouri 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	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	812 of 900	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	854 of 906	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	843 of 908	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	1008 of 1052	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	962 of 1045	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	989 of 1032	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	811 of 865	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.0	997 of 1058	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.4	1044 of 1089	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	1025 of 1108	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	1018 of 1085	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.5	1008 of 1088	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	949 of 1066	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	927 of 1053	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	790 of 1084	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	1018 of 1080	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	965 of 1074	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	78 of 190	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	115 of 191	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	118 of 184	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	211 of 250	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	178 of 243	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	519 of 638	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	569 of 625	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	468 of 532	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	869 of 907	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	812 of 887	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)59th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-22 vs state

English Language Arts20%-24 vs state

Mathematics13%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, June 14, 2014

Many memories of Hodgen.... R E Strickler Principal and teachers who really
took interest in the students... 1931 to 1936 Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, July 20, 2012

This school is the best elementary school I have come across. Close Quote

Schools Near Hodgen Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)					MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (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	MAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hodgen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1616 California	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-2539	206	20	10.3	100.0%	10 (4.9%)	185 (89.8%)	8 (3.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	11	812^th of 900 public elementary schools	9.8%		7.4	854^th of 906 public elementary schools	5.7%	42	17.9	10.0	10.0			20.0				20.0				$24,910	$547	$24,363
Sigel Elementary Community Education Center	Public	PK, KG-6	2050 Allen Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 771-0010	206	19	10.8	100.0%	14 (6.8%)	169 (82.0%)	16 (7.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	6.3	865^th of 900 public elementary schools	3.9%		5.3	880^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.9%	15	9.2							18.2	3.8	10.0				$23,313	$549	$22,764
Momentum Fox Park	Public, Charter	K-8	2617 Shenandoah Ave.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Momentum Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 450-7651	107	13	8.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	101 (94.4%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	13.1	790^th of 900 public elementary schools	12.2%					(n/a)	33.5						7.8	11.2	6.8		6.3		7.8	$27,648	$2,125	$25,524
Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1900 Lafayette Avenue	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	Lafayette Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 880-4458	414	35	11.8	24.2%	218 (52.7%)	150 (36.2%)	17 (4.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.3%)	82.7	137^th of 900 public elementary schools	84.8%		85.1	103^rd of 906 public elementary schools	88.6%	34	65.2	65.1	58.7	47.5	62.9		76.4	59.1			51.1	73.8	88.2	$13,269	$616	$12,652
Nahed Chapman New American Academy	Public	K-8	1547 S. Theresa	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 776-3285	332	31	10.7	100.0%	14 (4.2%)	83 (25.0%)	199 (59.9%)	36 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$20,819	$302	$20,517
Shenandoah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3412 Shenandoah Ave	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 772-7544	145	15	9.6	100.0%	5 (3.4%)	129 (89.0%)	9 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									10.7					$23,765	$548	$23,217
KIPP Wisdom Academy	Public, Charter	K-4	1224 Grattan St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	KIPP St Louis Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 384-9561	285	31	9.1	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	261 (91.6%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	14.7	776^th of 900 public elementary schools	13.8%		8	852^nd of 906 public elementary schools	6.0%	76	21.1	20.9							19.4					$19,957	$4,831	$15,127
Peabody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1224 S 14th St	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	St. Louis City	No	No	No	Yes	(314) 241-1533	171	19	9.0	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	170 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	863^rd of 900 public elementary schools	4.1%		6.3	869^th of 906 public elementary schools	4.1%	6	4.2	11.9							6.0	21.5				$23,505	$546	$22,959
Atlas Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	400 S. 18th Street	Saint Louis	63103	St. Louis city	Atlas Public Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 226-8896	431	28	15.3	100.0%	45 (10.4%)	345 (80.0%)	17 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	37.1	598^th of 900 public elementary schools	33.6%					(n/a)	27.7	30.7						47.1	26.9					$18,765	$3,154	$15,611
The Soulard School	Public, Charter	K-5	1110 Victor St.	Saint Louis	63104	St. Louis city	The Soulard School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(314) 865-2799	138	15	9.3	23.2%	86 (62.3%)	22 (15.9%)	11 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (13.8%)								(n/a)								75.0						$15,460	$614	$14,846

Frequently Asked Questions about Hodgen Elementary

What district is Hodgen Elementary in?

St. Louis City

Is Hodgen Elementary a good school?

Hodgen Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Missouri elementary schools.

How many students attend Hodgen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 206 students attended Hodgen Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hodgen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hodgen Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Vashon High

What is the racial makeup of Hodgen Elementary?

Students at Hodgen Elementary are 90% African American, 5% White, 4% Hispanic.

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