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Hodges Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hodges Elementary is a PK-5 school in Hodges, SC, serving 349 students in the Greenwood 50 district, and it has become one of the most improved elementary schools in the state.

Over the past decade, Hodges has climbed from the bottom third of South Carolina elementary schools to a 5-star rating, now ranking 31st out of 649 schools statewide (95th percentile). This is a remarkable turnaround, especially considering that 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school's success is most evident in test scores: in 4th grade math, 88.3% of students are proficient, compared to just 54.3% district-wide and 52.3% statewide. Similarly, 4th grade science proficiency sits at 86.1%, a full 24 points above the district average. Hodges also outperforms every other elementary school in its district by a wide margin—the next closest school, Mathews Elementary, ranks 108th statewide, a gap of 77 positions.

What makes this achievement even more impressive is the school's efficiency. Hodges spends about $16,097 per student, which is $2,000–$3,000 less than several district peers like Woodfields Elementary ($18,849) and Pinecrest Elementary ($18,423), yet it achieves dramatically better results. The school also boasts a chronic absenteeism rate of just 13.3%, far below the district average of 22.6% and every other Greenwood 50 elementary school, which range from 18.5% to 29.8%. While the school excels at bringing all students to proficiency, one area for future growth is enrichment for Gifted and Talented students, where its ranking is less stellar. Overall, Hodges Elementary is a standout example of how effective instruction and a strong attendance culture can overcome economic challenges.

349

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,097

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4717 Main Street
Hodges, SC 29653

(864) 374-5000

District: Greenwood 50

Students who attend Hodges Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northside Middle
High:	Greenwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.5%

African American:

14.9%

Hispanic:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (82% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 48 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school82%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg58%

31^st of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 48 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Greenwood 50

16^th of 75Greenwood 50 among South 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.9	31 of 661	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.0	23 of 639	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	40 of 643	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	115 of 644	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	155 of 625	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	188 of 622	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	294 of 643	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.4	344 of 624	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.9	431 of 639	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	326 of 619	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	67.4	153 of 638	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	66.9	203 of 630	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	222 of 599	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.6	194 of 594	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	226 of 597	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.2	225 of 589	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.2	381 of 580	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.9	415 of 577	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	420 of 566	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.8	429 of 559	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	52.1	298 of 557	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.9	293 of 550	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	65.4	191 of 542	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	16.5	392 of 412	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	28 of 599	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	14 of 580	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	35 of 568	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	125 of 580	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	203 of 573	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	183 of 554	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	273 of 588	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	319 of 570	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	131 of 196	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	55 of 82	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	58 of 105	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	24 of 634	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	3 of 612	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	41 of 602	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	105 of 608	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	195 of 600	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	172 of 580	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	331 of 600	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	436 of 588	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	35 of 591	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	30 of 585	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.3	41 of 571	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	93 of 582	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	95 of 579	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	178 of 561	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	274 of 590	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	347 of 571	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	52 of 463	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	90.1	23 of 459	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.4	45 of 446	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	68.6	142 of 463	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	196 of 455	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	217 of 439	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	254 of 472	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	321 of 457	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile-62 vs school

African American (2018)5th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science86%+35 vs state

English Language Arts86%+21 vs state

Mathematics78%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY 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 (2024)	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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4717 Main Street	Hodges	29653	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 374-5000	349	27	13.0	100.0%	260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	92.9	31^st of 661 public elementary schools	95.3%		95	23^rd of 639 public elementary schools	96.4%	8	85.7	90.7	81.1				80.4	88.3	67.9				86.1		$16,097	$3,193	$836	$4,030	$10,893	$1,174	$12,067
Merrywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	329 Deadfall Road West	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5700	562	46	12.3	100.0%	265 (47.2%)	185 (32.9%)	82 (14.6%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.9%)	80	123^rd of 661 public elementary schools	81.4%		79.1	126^th of 639 public elementary schools	80.3%	3	85.7	75.6	73.8				84.3	60.4	61.9				58.2		$16,801	$4,212	$773	$4,985	$10,490	$1,326	$11,816
Pinecrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 East Northside Drive	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5580	379	40	9.4	100.0%	70 (18.5%)	184 (48.5%)	107 (28.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	69.6	196^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.3%		78.1	132^nd of 639 public elementary schools	79.3%	64	64.8	68.8	73.4				58.0	64.1	60.9				60.9		$18,423	$3,509	$959	$4,468	$12,517	$1,438	$13,955
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Center Street	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5760	426	39	10.8	100.0%	157 (36.9%)	177 (41.5%)	60 (14.1%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	63.2	237^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.1%		73.4	178^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.1%	59	66.7	64.7	77.9				57.2	51.0	57.3				53.0		$17,926	$3,691	$928	$4,619	$11,767	$1,541	$13,308
Greenwood Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	412 Bypass 72 NW	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 854-8450	432	38	11.3	3.6%	217 (50.2%)	157 (36.3%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	23.3	513^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.4%		24.8	493^rd of 639 public elementary schools	22.8%	20	50.0	50.8	56.5	51.1	55.0	50.0	24.1	22.1	34.8	23.8	30.8	35.0	42.4	31.9	$12,667	$189	$1,249	$1,438	$7,747	$3,482	$11,229
Eleanor S. Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 East Durst Avenue	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5660	535	41	12.9	100.0%	165 (30.8%)	304 (56.8%)	34 (6.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.7%)	51	311^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.0%		59.4	257^th of 639 public elementary schools	59.8%	54	70.2	76.4	57.8				54.6	46.2	33.7				49.5		$17,049	$2,913	$765	$3,679	$12,016	$1,354	$13,370
Cherokee Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6219 Highway 184 East	Donalds	29638	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-8500	360	27	13.3	65.1%	297 (82.5%)	37 (10.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	84.2	91^st of 661 public elementary schools	86.2%		83.2	91^st of 639 public elementary schools	85.8%		76.2	84.8	76.7	78.5			78.6	71.8	53.3	64.3			65.3	69.0	$12,453	$764	$318	$1,082	$9,496	$1,875	$11,371
Long Cane Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	815 East Greenwood Street	Abbeville	29620	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 366-5924	368	29	12.6	100.0%	155 (42.1%)	186 (50.5%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)								(n/a)															$14,936	$1,984	$491	$2,475	$10,273	$2,189	$12,462
Ware Shoals Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	15269 Indian Mound Road	Ware Shoals	29692	Greenwood County	Greenwood 51	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 861-2261	385	29	13.2	100.0%	276 (71.7%)	54 (14.0%)	22 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	35.7	425^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.7%		33.8	428^th of 639 public elementary schools	33.0%	3	57.7	61.9					40.9	44.4					42.9
Mathews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Marshall Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5680	529	46	11.4	100.0%	146 (27.6%)	254 (48.0%)	110 (20.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	82	110^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.4%		79.4	121^st of 639 public elementary schools	81.1%	11	87.7	91.3	75.0				67.7	62.3	50.0				84.0		$19,054	$3,630	$854	$4,484	$12,992	$1,578	$14,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Hodges Elementary

What schools do graduates of Hodges Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hodges Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northside Middle
High : Greenwood High

How many students attend Hodges Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Hodges Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hodges Elementary?

Students at Hodges Elementary are 74% White, 15% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Hodges Elementary a good school?

Yes! Hodges Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 31^st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Hodges Elementary in?

Greenwood 50

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