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Hodge Road Elementary

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Hodge Road Elementary ranks 1067 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1067^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hodge Road Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Knightdale, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 510 students. The school is part of the Wake County Schools district, which is ranked 60th out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hodge Road Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its performance on state standardized tests (EOG) generally below the averages for Wake County and North Carolina, particularly in reading and science. For example, in 2024-2025, Hodge Road's 3rd grade reading proficiency rate was 37%, compared to 57.2% for Wake County and 46.7% for the state. The school's performance on math tests is slightly better, but still lags behind the district and state averages. However, the school's African American and Hispanic students have generally performed better than the overall school, with rankings in the top half of the state for these subgroups in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Wake County district, such as Bugg Elementary, Walnut Creek Elementary, and Knightdale Elementary, Hodge Road Elementary's performance is generally lower, with these nearby schools tending to have higher academic proficiency rates, better rankings, and lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students. However, Hodge Road Elementary does outperform some of the other high-poverty schools in the area, such as Barwell Road Elementary and Rogers Lane Elementary.

522

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,873

Per pupil spending ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2128 Mingo Bluff Boulevard
Knightdale, NC 27545

(919) 266-8599

District: Wake County Schools

Students who attend Hodge Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Neuse River Middle
High:	Knightdale High
	Wake Early College of Health and Science
	Wake STEM Early College High School
	Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
	More...
	Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.2%

African American:

23.6%

White:

16.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (47% vs 57% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 18 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg57%

1,067^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^th of 115Elementary Schools in the Wake County Schools

60^th of 242Wake County Schools among North Carolina 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	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1067 of 1490	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1011 of 1505	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	934 of 1502	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	1153 of 1514	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1090 of 1489	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1312 of 1473	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1296 of 1434	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	1243 of 1429	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.9	1201 of 1425	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	1362 of 1440	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.3	1290 of 1390	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.4	1273 of 1403	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.8	1158 of 1388	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.8	1126 of 1381	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.9	1038 of 1363	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	1124 of 1354	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.4	975 of 1324	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.3	790 of 1293	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.8	484 of 1276	62.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	524 of 918	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	446 of 924	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	134 of 933	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	206 of 927	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	256 of 896	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	43.9	536 of 949	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.8	288 of 927	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	35.2	597 of 878	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	335 of 897	62.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	399 of 563	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	316 of 533	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	346 of 514	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	324 of 485	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.6	352 of 385	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	416 of 497	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	369 of 421	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	906 of 1451	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1036 of 1455	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.5	649 of 1459	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	994 of 1458	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1102 of 1440	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1334 of 1424	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1345 of 1405	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	680 of 710	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	548 of 669	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	700 of 961	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	546 of 951	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	579 of 915	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	779 of 893	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	614 of 843	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	780 of 865	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	779 of 851	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1289 of 1437	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1113 of 1450	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	922 of 1437	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	997 of 1366	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	849 of 1329	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1184 of 1361	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1202 of 1332	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1091 of 1450	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	908 of 1464	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1097 of 1461	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1187 of 1464	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.0	976 of 1444	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1205 of 1430	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1182 of 1413	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	324 of 821	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.2	760 of 801	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	513 of 1172	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	562 of 1166	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	795 of 1183	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile+28 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2019)32nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)4th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%-8 vs state

Science44%-18 vs state

Reading42%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, July 26, 2009

The leadership quality is extremely low. Although Mrs. Jones, the Assistant Principal is great, she is swimming against the stream.

We know there are a few good teachers at HRE, but we have not been lucky to have them. My oldest son just finished 5th grade there and only his first and second grade teachers were good. The counselors are just OK, but I guess they are doing what they can.

The school is lacking well prepared teachers, parent involvement, qualified leadership and discipline for the kids. Bulling, abuse and disrespect is part of the behavior of some kinds and the school staff seems unable to take control of the situation.

We did all we could to transfer our younger son to another school, but we were denied the transfer. We will have to supply at home all the knowledge we know he will not be getting during his school hours and I'll have to volunteer even more, just to make sure my son is not been bullied and isolated because his good behavior.

We have been witnesses of the sad decline of this school during the last 6 years. First year was good, second/third years was better to getting great, but 4th and 5th years were a deep, abrupt drop!

We can not wait for the day we will be over with Hodge Road Elementary! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hodge Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2128 Mingo Bluff Boulevard	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 266-8599	522	39	13.4	99.4%	84 (16.1%)	123 (23.6%)	283 (54.2%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	31.3	1067^th of 1490 public elementary schools	28.4%		35.2	1011^th of 1505 public elementary schools	32.8%	56	59.3	44.7	55.0				37.0	44.7	43.8				43.8		$10,873	$1,488	$9,385
Rogers Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 North Rogers Lane	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-8670	763	54	14.0	98.4%	47 (6.2%)	364 (47.7%)	321 (42.1%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.4%)	15.8	1340^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.1%		8.3	1440^th of 1505 public elementary schools	4.3%	100	50.8	34.9	39.0				26.3	36.7	29.8				46.8		$10,012	$1,194	$8,817
Knightdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Ridge St	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8540	549	39	13.9	99.5%	81 (14.8%)	228 (41.5%)	180 (32.8%)	23 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	25.2	1178^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.9%		16.3	1340^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.0%	162	60.7	30.8	34.4				46.3	41.8	40.0				33.3		$10,196	$1,272	$8,925
Lockhart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1320 N Smithfield Rd	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8525	463	39	11.8	99.4%	85 (18.4%)	174 (37.6%)	176 (38.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	32.5	1048^th of 1490 public elementary schools	29.7%		38.7	959^th of 1505 public elementary schools	36.3%	89	47.9	45.8	55.8				38.3	54.8	38.5				52.1		$10,297	$790	$9,507
Beaverdam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3591 Tarheel Club Rd	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 694-0222	678	51	13.4	99.6%	42 (6.2%)	263 (38.8%)	312 (46.0%)	26 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.9%)	32.9	1036^th of 1490 public elementary schools	30.5%		32.3	1061^st of 1505 public elementary schools	29.5%	25	53.1	56.5	53.6				34.5	44.4	43.6				50.0		$9,703	$1,189	$8,514
Forestville Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Lawson Ridge Road	Knightdale	27545	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 266-8487	570	47	12.2	99.5%	76 (13.3%)	212 (37.2%)	229 (40.2%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.9%)	34.3	1013^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.0%		39.9	935^th of 1505 public elementary schools	37.9%	78	58.1	35.2	51.8				47.7	29.7	43.4				65.1		$11,324	$1,232	$10,091
Barwell Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3925 Barwell Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(919) 661-5405	648	50	12.8	99.5%	42 (6.5%)	324 (50.0%)	232 (35.8%)	29 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	35.1	1001^st of 1490 public elementary schools	32.8%		40.7	920^th of 1505 public elementary schools	38.9%	81	54.0	58.9	58.1				32.2	47.3	37.7				55.7		$10,467	$1,325	$9,142
Doral Academy of North Carolina	Public, Charter	K-6	7001 Destiny Drive	Raleigh	27604	Wake County	Doral Academy North Carolina	Yes	No	No	No	(919) 874-1001	592	43	13.8	30.7%	171 (28.9%)	210 (35.5%)	152 (25.7%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.6%)	77.1	292^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	80.4%		84.1	186^th of 1505 public elementary schools	87.6%	106	77.3	90.0	49.0	83.3			73.9	90.0	61.2	78.6			42.9
Bugg Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	825 Cooper Rd	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	Wake County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(919) 250-4750	345	28	12.3	98.8%	32 (9.3%)	192 (55.7%)	92 (26.7%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.8%)	13	1379^th of 1490 public elementary schools	7.4%		13	1390^th of 1505 public elementary schools	7.6%	11	48.1	19.2	30.0				34.6	40.4	27.5				35.0		$13,995	$3,141	$10,854
PreEminent Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3815 Rock Quarry Road	Raleigh	27610	Wake County	PreEminent Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(919) 235-0511	667	36	18.3	99.6%	12 (1.8%)	459 (68.8%)	161 (24.1%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	17.4	1321^st of 1490 public elementary schools	11.3%		29	1119^th of 1505 public elementary schools	25.6%	202	47.4	39.2	22.9	30.6	22.8	60.7	35.9	37.8	34.8	41.9	41.4	56.4	45.7	64.9

Frequently Asked Questions about Hodge Road Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hodge Road Elementary?

Students at Hodge Road Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 24% African American, 16% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Hodge Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Hodge Road Elementary.

What district is Hodge Road Elementary in?

Wake County Schools

What schools do graduates of Hodge Road Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Neuse River Middle
High : Knightdale High
High : Wake Early College of Health and Science
High : Wake STEM Early College High School
High : Wake Young Men's Leadership Academy
High : Wake Young Women's Leadership Academy

Is Hodge Road Elementary a good school?

Hodge Road Elementary ranks 1067^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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