Is Hoover Elementary a good school?

Hoover Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Hoover Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 262 students attended Hoover Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hoover Elementary?

Students at Hoover Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 31% African American, 13% Two or more races, 4% White, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hoover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hoover Elementary usually go on to attend: High : McClymonds High

Hoover Elementary

Summary:

Hoover Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 262 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Hoover Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 15.67% of Hoover Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.09% in Oakland Unified and 47.04% statewide. The school has also experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.8% in 2017-2018 to 67.5% in 2022-2023, much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Hoover Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 95.42% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Beach Elementary and Lincoln Elementary (in the Piedmont City Unified School District), which consistently rank in the top 20% of California elementary schools, Hoover Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 66.67% of Lincoln Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 15.67% at Hoover Elementary. The nearby charter schools, such as Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy and KIPP Bridge Academy, also outperform Hoover Elementary in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

890 Brockhurst St.
Oakland, CA 94608-4318

(510) 879-2170

District: Oakland Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5711^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,296

Students who attend Hoover Elementary usually attend:

High:

McClymonds High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.5

Number of students: 262

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.5%

African American:

30.5%

Two or more races:

13.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hoover Elementary ranks worse than 97.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 39^th among 49 ranked elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.23. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Hoover Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.5%), African American (30.5%), two or more races (13%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hoover Elementary is 27.5. 45 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hoover Elementary is $6,296. 25 elementary schools in the Oakland Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hoover Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hoover Elementary 5711^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hoover Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Oakland Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Oakland Unified 1160^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hoover Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hoover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.79	4136^th	4809	14.0%
2005	20.07	3960^th	4822	17.9%
2006	16.17	4279^th	4818	11.2%
2007	10.58	4890^th	5113	4.4%
2008	14.54	4681^st	5113	8.4%
2009	13.11	4848^th	5193	6.6%
2010	24.28	4281^st	5314	19.4%
2011	20.67	4630^th	5377	13.9%
2012	13.97	5016^th	5390	6.9%
2013	16.02	4990^th	5530	9.8%
2015	8.54	5547^th	5611	1.1%
2016	6.57	5567^th	5614	0.8%
2017	5.35	5661^st	5692	0.5%
2018	4.80	5623^rd	5662	0.7%
2019	7.89	5666^th	5789	2.1%
2022	11.40	5644^th	5883	4.1%
2023	9.08	5755^th	5874	2.0%
2024	9.23	5711^th	5862	2.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hoover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.00	3185^th	3246	1.9%
2019	22.82	3023^rd	3275	7.7%
2022	21.61	3130^th	3311	5.5%
2023	23.71	2966^th	3250	8.7%
2024	24.56	2862^nd	3160	9.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hoover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.66	5051^st	5084	0.6%
2019	10.98	5025^th	5173	2.9%
2022	15.37	4949^th	5264	6.0%
2023	11.16	5248^th	5374	2.3%
2024	10.46	5368^th	5511	2.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Hoover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.59	5383^rd	5413	0.6%
2019	7.44	5424^th	5492	1.2%
2022	10.84	5491^st	5635	2.6%
2023	11.89	5385^th	5617	4.1%
2024	8.92	5505^th	5605	1.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Hoover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.02	5415^th	5431	0.3%
2019	11.01	5307^th	5510	3.7%
2022	13.81	5315^th	5663	6.1%
2023	7.41	5611^th	5650	0.7%
2024	12.05	5364^th	5636	4.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Hoover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.35	622^nd	700	11.1%
2019	16.40	709^th	747	5.1%
2022	35.48	405^th	663	38.9%
2023	30.16	467^th	662	29.5%
2024	28.84	429^th	593	27.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hoover Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	5.97	4804^th	4830	0.5%
2019	19.70	4392^nd	4963	11.5%
2022	14.54	4826^th	5084	5.1%
2023	11.38	4979^th	5098	2.3%
2024	12.61	4896^th	5102	4.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hoover Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	5	525	65	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	637
1989	13	580	66	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	701
1990	6	567	75	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	692
1991	3	627	65	25	1	n/a	n/a	0	721
1992	1	291	74	314	1	n/a	n/a	0	681
1993	6	555	75	48	3	n/a	n/a	0	687
1994	1	547	73	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
1995	10	564	68	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
1996	10	564	68	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
1997	7	498	60	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	615
1998	11	444	22	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	531
1999	7	434	18	60	0	n/a	n/a	5	524
2000	7	420	23	54	0	n/a	n/a	4	508
2001	8	342	28	59	0	n/a	n/a	5	442
2002	21	291	32	59	0	n/a	n/a	6	409
2003	21	291	32	59	0	n/a	n/a	6	409
2004	20	258	21	61	0	n/a	n/a	7	367
2005	22	283	28	78	0	n/a	n/a	3	414
2006	11	240	25	90	0	n/a	n/a	11	377
2007	10	186	16	94	1	n/a	n/a	38	345
2008	5	160	17	89	1	n/a	n/a	0	272
2009	3	169	12	95	2	2	42	0	325
2010	2	164	10	98	1	2	41	0	318
2011	4	167	10	107	2	3	37	0	330
2012	19	160	9	122	0	3	7	0	320
2013	18	156	9	123	1	2	9	0	318
2014	13	128	10	127	1	2	10	0	291
2015	9	150	20	121	2	1	9	0	312
2016	13	132	19	118	2	1	8	0	293
2017	21	114	12	118	1	0	16	0	282
2018	22	113	10	118	1	1	13	0	278
2019	18	98	13	125	1	1	13	0	269
2020	22	99	14	127	2	1	17	0	282
2021	26	90	14	131	1	0	14	0	276
2022	27	73	9	135	0	0	24	0	268
2023	11	80	10	127	0	0	34	0	262

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hoover Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	637	25.4	25.0	n/a
1989	701	28.3	24.7	n/a
1990	692	27.0	25.6	n/a
1991	721	28.0	25.7	n/a
1992	681	28.5	23.8	88.1
1993	687	27.6	24.9	94
1994	658	26.0	25.3	91.5
1995	691	29.5	23.4	89.3
1996	691	29.5	23.4	89.3
1997	615	27.0	22.8	93.5
1998	531	28.0	19.0	94.7
1999	524	27.0	19.4	89.8
2000	508	25.0	20.3	94.2
2001	442	24.5	18.0	84
2002	409	21.2	19.3	72.5
2003	409	21.2	19.3	72.5
2004	367	18.0	20.4	79.7
2005	414	21.0	19.7	77.4
2006	377	18.0	20.9	86.6
2007	345	17.4	19.8	95.4
2008	272	17.0	16.0	95.2
2009	325	17.8	17.2	77.5
2010	318	16.0	19.8	74.5
2011	330	n/a	n/a	88.2
2012	320	13.0	24.5	88.1
2013	318	12.0	26.5	99.1
2014	291	11.0	26.4	85.9
2015	312	13.0	24.0	92.3
2016	293	12.0	24.4	93.9
2017	282	12.0	23.5	81.2
2018	278	10.5	26.4	95.3
2019	269	11.1	24.2	94.4
2020	282	n/a	n/a	91.1
2021	276	13.0	21.2	93.5
2022	268	11.5	23.3	92.9
2023	262	9.5	27.5	95.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hoover Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	637	25.4	25.0	n/a
1989	701	28.3	24.7	n/a
1990	692	27.0	25.6	n/a
1991	721	28.0	25.7	n/a
1992	681	28.5	23.8	88.1
1993	687	27.6	24.9	94
1994	658	26.0	25.3	91.5
1995	691	29.5	23.4	89.3
1996	691	29.5	23.4	89.3
1997	615	27.0	22.8	93.5
1998	531	28.0	19.0	94.7
1999	524	27.0	19.4	89.8
2000	508	25.0	20.3	94.2
2001	442	24.5	18.0	84
2002	409	21.2	19.3	72.5
2003	409	21.2	19.3	72.5
2004	367	18.0	20.4	79.7
2005	414	21.0	19.7	77.4
2006	377	18.0	20.9	86.6
2007	345	17.4	19.8	95.4
2008	272	17.0	16.0	95.2
2009	325	17.8	17.2	77.5
2010	318	16.0	19.8	74.5
2011	330	n/a	n/a	88.2
2012	320	13.0	24.5	88.1
2013	318	12.0	26.5	99.1
2014	291	11.0	26.4	85.9
2015	312	13.0	24.0	92.3
2016	293	12.0	24.4	93.9
2017	282	12.0	23.5	81.2
2018	278	10.5	26.4	95.3
2019	269	11.1	24.2	94.4
2020	282	n/a	n/a	91.1
2021	276	13.0	21.2	93.5
2022	268	11.5	23.3	92.9
2023	262	9.5	27.5	95.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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