Summary:
Hoover High is a public high school located in San Diego, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,265 students. The school faces significant academic and social-emotional challenges, as evidenced by its lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher dropout and chronic absenteeism rates compared to the San Diego Unified School District and the state of California.
Hoover High's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 41.58% of Hoover High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 59.92% for the San Diego Unified School District and 55.73% for California. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate for Hoover High's 11th-grade students was just 8.03%, compared to 32.15% for the district and 27.9% for the state. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Hoover High's four-year graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 82.4% to 86.0% over the past five years, but this is still lower than the district and state averages. The school's dropout rate has been increasing, from 5.4% in 2019-2020 to 9.2% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages.
Hoover High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing particularly poorly. The school's academic and social-emotional challenges are likely exacerbated by its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 80.57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023. Compared to nearby schools, such as Henry High and Garfield High, which have higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates, Hoover High's performance is generally lower. However, the school does perform better than some other nearby schools, such as Gompers Preparatory Academy and City Heights Preparatory Charter, which have even lower academic performance and higher rates of chronic absenteeism.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
San Diego Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1393rd of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,838
Feeder schools for Hoover High:
Student/teacher ratio: 22.9
Number of students: 2,265
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
77.5%
Asian:
11.6%
African American:
7.3%
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White:
1.7%
Two or more races:
1.7%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
American Indian:
0.0%
Not Specified:
0.0%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.6%
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