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Elementary school · St. Louis City

Hodgen Elem.

Hodgen Elem. serves grades Pre-K–6 for 220 students in St. Louis City.

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Next day off: Mon, Nov 2 · No School · All days off

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Key dates

  1. No SchoolMonday · All dayKey date
  2. No School - Election DayTuesday · All dayKey date
  3. Veteran's Day Schools and District Offices ClosedWednesday · All dayKey date
  4. NO SCHOOL for Winter BreakMonday · Dec 21 – Dec 31Key date
  5. Schools and District Offices Closed for ChristmasThursday · Dec 24 – Dec 25Key date
  6. Schools and District Offices ClosedThursday · Dec 31 – Jan 1Key date

Coming up

  1. BOE Real Estate MeetingMonday · 3:00 PM · Central Office 801 N. 11th Street
  2. No School - Record Keeping DayFriday · All dayKey date
  3. Dr. MLK Jr. Day - Schools and District Offices ClosedMonday · All dayKey date
  4. BOE Real Estate MeetingTuesday · 3:00 PM · Central Office 801 N. 11th Street
  5. 2-Hour Early Release - Professional DevelopmentWednesday · All dayKey date
  6. Presidents' Day - No School and District Offices ClosedMonday · All dayKey date
  7. BOE Real Estate MeetingTuesday · 3:00 PM · Central Office 801 N. 11th Street
  8. No SchoolFriday · All dayKey date

Last checked Oct 31, 2026, 5:38 PM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

It is the 23rd largest of the 42 St. Louis City elementary schools in St. Louis. Its 12.2 students per teacher compares with a median of 12.5 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 200 in 2019–20 to 220 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was pre-K, with 62 students. 100% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (220 free, 0 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021–22. The closest park is Eads Square Park (next door).

At a glance

Hodgen Elem. by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesPre-K–6
Students220
Teachers18
Students per teacher12.2
Free or reduced-price lunch100%
School typeRegular School
DistrictSt. Louis City
Title ISchoolwide program (2021–22)
Enrollment

Students at Hodgen Elem.

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • Pre-K62
  • K33
  • 129
  • 227
  • 320
  • 423
  • 526
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20200
  • 2020–21186
  • 2021–22202
  • 2022–23199
  • 2023–24220
Nearby

Parks near Hodgen Elem.

All parks
Park · next doorEads Square ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.3 miBuder ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.5 miLafayette Park Historic Baseball Field
Contact

Address, phone and official links

1616 CALIFORNIA, St Louis 63104

(314) 771-2539

St. Louis City website ↗School Data report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 4920115115 (search it on School Data) · NCES ID 292928002170

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Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
Pre-K–6Sigel Elem. Comm. Ed. Ctr.183 studentsK–8Nahed Chapman New American Aca263 studentsPre-K–6Shenandoah Elem.165 studentsPre-K–5Peabody Elem.165 students3–5Humboldt Acad Of Higher Lrning132 studentsK–8Educ Therap Support At Madison
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.5 miAcad Of Entre Stdy@LouvertureGrades 6–8High school · 0.5 miMckinley Class. Leadership Ac.Grades 6–12School · 1.0 miGateway/Hubert Wheeler SchoolGrades K–12School · 1.1 miSt Frances Cabrini AcademyGrades K–8High school · 1.2 miMO School for the Blind - HSGrades 9–12School · 1.2 miSt Margaret Of Scotland SchoolGrades Pre-K–8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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