Impact of COVID-19 on Hoover High School
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 316th of 327 High schools | Ranks 316th of 336 High schools | 2.6% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Hoover High School) | 48 | 53.8 | 5.8% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 53.3 | 54.4 | 1.1% |
10th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 74.3 | 72.9 | 1.4% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Hoover High School) | 41.2 | 46.5 | 5.3% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 48.5 | 45.7 | 2.8% |
10th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 67.1 | 67 | 0.1% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Hoover High School) | 43.7 | 52.2 | 8.5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 44.3 | 50.2 | 5.9% |
11th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa) | 71.4 | 68.7 | 2.7% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Hoover High School) | 41.5 | 50.3 | 8.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Des Moines Independent Community School District) | 38.9 | 43.7 | 4.8% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Iowa) | 66.9 | 67.3 | 0.4% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1074 | 991 | 7.7% |
African American | 307 | 312 | 1.6% |
American Indian | 4 | 3 | 25% |
Asian | 189 | 172 | 9% |
Hispanic | 237 | 230 | 3% |
Pacific Islander | 0 | 2 | |
White | 275 | 207 | 24.7% |
Two or More Races | 62 | 62 | |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 78.1% | 78.1% | 0% |