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Public elementary school · Upshur County Schools · Buckhannon, West Virginia

Hodgesville Elementary

Hodgesville Elementary rates 3.9, below most Upshur County Schools elementary schools, whose rated median is 6.9.

Elementary schools, 1 to 10This campus against public elementary schools around it that are rated on verified state test data.
3.9this school

3.9 on a one-to-ten scale; the Upshur County Schools median is 6.9.

#597 of 636 schools in West Virginia · Upshur County Schools: 7 elementary schools rated, median 6.9

The brief

An Upshur County Schools elementary school where students score 25 points above what's typical for similar communities.

It ranks 597 of 636 schools in West Virginia and 8 of 9 in Upshur County Schools.

Hodgesville Elementary is listed in Upshur County Schools, and a district label does not verify attendance for an address: confirm the zoned campus with the district before you commit to a street.

Math23%26 points below the West Virginia average of 49%Grades 3–5 · 68 students tested · 2025 WVGSA
Reading27%21 points below the West Virginia average of 48%Grades 3–5 · 68 students tested · 2025 WVGSA
Proficiency is down 15 points across the 17-year record (2009–2025) and has held near 25% recently.2025 WVGSA; 37 test records from WV state assessments and EdFacts (NCES).

What the rating is made of, each out of 10

Student Progress
5.8
50% of the rating
Academics
2.5
30% of the rating
Resources & Environment
1.4
20% of the rating
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025

Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.

Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.

Full Profile · 3/3 metrics

Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 32% (multi-year average, 2009-2025) · reading/ELA 36% (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
  • Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
MySchoolScout rating and rank
MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
Math proficiency
State department of education · 2025 WVGSA · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Reading/ELA proficiency
State department of education · 2025 WVGSA · Medium confidence
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
Student progress (growth)
State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
  • Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
  • Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
  • Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
  • Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
  • Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 26201; this does not measure the attendance area.

Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2009-2025; directory SY 2023–24

About our dataHow we calculate scores

The neighborhood

Where it sits, and what the area looks like.
Hodgesville Elementary and the 20 nearest elementary schools, each pin colored by its score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries. Verify the enrollment path with the district.

The area

Median income
$51,597
Median home value
$162,600
Median rent
$782/mo
College educated
18.5%
Homeownership
77%
Poverty rate
18.3%

U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 26201; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.

Getting around

Walk Score
3
Car-Dependent
Bike Score
12
Somewhat Bikeable
City reported crime
997/100K
Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for Buckhannon. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.

Walk, transit and bike scores byWalk Score

FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (Buckhannon), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details

Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.

Compare nearby

Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.
Public-school ratings. Grade-compatible district peers, best rated first.
  1. Rock Cave Elementarysame district
    8.2Compare →
  2. Hodgesville Elementarythis school
    3.9
No grade-compatible school using the same rating model is available within 5 miles, so these are one recorded peers in Upshur County Schools, best rated first, and one rates higher than Hodgesville Elementary.Public-school ratings. Same-district campuses. A district label is not attendance eligibility; verify the enrollment path with the district.

Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.

Enrollment path unverified: Potential public school; its attendance or application path has not been classified.

The record

What is on file, and where each number came from.

Questions families ask

What grades does Hodgesville Elementary serve?

Hodgesville Elementary serves students in grades Pre-K through 5th.

How many students attend Hodgesville Elementary?

Hodgesville Elementary has an enrollment of approximately 163 students.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hodgesville Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Hodgesville Elementary is 23.3:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.

How does Hodgesville Elementary rank in WV?

Hodgesville Elementary ranks #597 of 636 schools in WV.

What is Hodgesville Elementary's MySchoolScout rating?

Hodgesville Elementary has a current MySchoolScout rating of 3.9 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.

What are the test scores at Hodgesville Elementary?

Based on loaded state assessment records, Hodgesville Elementary has 32% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025) and 36% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2009-2025).

Is Hodgesville Elementary a charter school?

No, Hodgesville Elementary is not a charter school. It is a traditional public school operated by the local school district.

Is Hodgesville Elementary a Title I school?

No, Hodgesville Elementary is not currently a Title I school.

School facts

Grades
Pre-K – 5th
Enrollment
163
Student-teacher ratio
23.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
7
Type
Regular
Title I
No
Setting
Distant Rural
County
Upshur County
Phone
(304) 472-3212
Rank in district
#8 of 9
Schools in district
10
District spending per student
$12,908
NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
District child poverty rate
22.1%
Census SAIPE · 2024
Area population (ZIP 26201)
19,020
Area average commute
24.4 min
Area median age
42.5

NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).

Sources and official links

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Related reading

Data from NCES Common Core of Data, West Virginia Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.