Hodgen Elementary School
Public elementary school in St Louis, Missouri · St. Louis City School District · Grades Pre-K–6
Hodgen Elementary School serves 206 students in grades Pre-K–6 in St Louis (St. Louis city). It is one of 62 schools in St. Louis City School District. By enrollment it is the 905th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 10.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | St. Louis City School District |
| County | St. Louis city |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292928002170 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | St. Louis City | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 206 | 17,933 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 10.3 | 11.4 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 100% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Hodgen Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 42 elementary schools in St. Louis City School District, Hodgen Elementary School is the 25th largest, with 1.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.8 miles away and have a median of 246 students, so Hodgen Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 52 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 19, against an average of 29 per grade. This year grade 5 has 39% fewer students than kindergarten (19 against 31). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 52 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 89.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across St. Louis City (74.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 100% across St. Louis City and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 61.2% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hodgen Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 206 students would have about 16.7 teachers, so Hodgen Elementary School has 3.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Sigel Elementary Comm. Education Center, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 60 elementary schools within 5 miles and 122 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 89.8% |
| White | 4.9% |
| Hispanic | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
41.3% of students are girls and 58.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 52 |
| Kindergarten | 31 |
| Grade 1 | 32 |
| Grade 2 | 26 |
| Grade 3 | 27 |
| Grade 4 | 19 |
| Grade 5 | 19 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1616 California, St Louis, MO 63104
Phone: (314)771-2539
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hodgen Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigel Elementary Comm. Education Center | St. Louis City | 0.5 mi | 206 | 10.8 | 100% |
| Momentum Fox Park | Momentum Academy | 0.6 mi | 107 | 8.4 | 100% |
| Lafayette Preparatory Academy | Lafayette Preparatory Academy | 0.6 mi | 414 | 11.8 | 24.2% |
| Nahed Chapman New American Aca | St. Louis City | 0.7 mi | 332 | 10.7 | 100% |
| Shenandoah Elementary School | St. Louis City | 0.8 mi | 145 | 9.7 | 100% |
| KIPP Wisdom Academy | KIPP St Louis Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 285 | 9.1 | 100% |
| Peabody Elementary School | St. Louis City | 1.1 mi | 171 | 9 | 100% |
| Atlas Elementary School | Atlas Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 431 | 15.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.