Hoover Elementary School

Summary:

Hoover Elementary School is a public elementary school in Calumet City, Illinois, serving 556 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157, which is ranked 762 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating.

Hoover Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1663 out of 2067 schools and a 1-star rating. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.2% to 34.9%, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, only 21.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and just 4.4% were proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment was also low, with only 30.7% of students proficient or better.

Interestingly, while Coolidge Elementary School in nearby Lansing outperforms Hoover Elementary in both ELA and Math proficiency, Hoover's African American students perform relatively well, ranking in the top half of Illinois elementary schools. However, the school's Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students all perform in the bottom quarter of the state. With 57.91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the high percentage of low-income students may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1260 Superior Ave
       Calumet City, IL  60409-5731


(708) 862-4230

District: Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157

SchoolDigger Rank:
1663rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,460 Help


Students who attend Hoover Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Schrum Memorial School
High:    Thornton Fractnl No High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  556

Racial breakdown:

African American:
73.0%
Hispanic:
24.5%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.9% Help


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Compare Details Hoover Elementary School ranks worse than 80.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.64. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hoover Elementary School is $18,460.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hoover Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hoover Elementary School 1663rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hoover Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157:

SchoolDigger ranks Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157 762nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hoover Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hoover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 13.11 1743rd 2020 13.7%
2004 20.10 1706th 2030 16.0%
2005 15.00 1780th 2022 12.0%
2006 32.38 1635th 2086 21.6%
2007 25.69 1745th 2095 16.7%
2008 31.66 1595th 2092 23.8%
2009 21.00 1782nd 2120 15.9%
2010 14.27 1915th 2139 10.5%
2011 4.85 2091st 2147 2.6%
2012 13.43 1970th 2166 9.0%
2013 8.94 2045th 2167 5.6%
2014 15.69 1837th 2093 12.2%
2015 15.76 1816th 2052 11.5%
2016 8.75 2006th 2046 2.0%
2017 7.87 2019th 2044 1.2%
2018 10.72 1946th 2037 4.5%
2019 13.38 1922nd 2086 7.9%
2022 23.36 1552nd 2082 25.5%
2023 22.49 1588th 2077 23.5%
2024 20.64 1663rd 2067 19.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hoover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.10 407th 718 43.3%
2019 41.83 420th 743 43.5%
2022 53.86 250th 768 67.4%
2023 53.71 255th 788 67.6%
2024 32.29 605th 826 26.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hoover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 22.05 1079th 1194 9.6%
2022 39.96 554th 1113 50.2%
2023 26.23 889th 1156 23.1%
2024 15.70 1161st 1195 2.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hoover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.37 1645th 1765 6.8%
2019 22.22 1591st 1816 12.4%
2022 39.59 1028th 1763 41.7%
2023 37.79 1100th 1808 39.2%
2024 31.58 1275th 1793 28.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Hoover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.98 1877th 1964 4.4%
2019 13.69 1857th 2019 8.0%
2022 26.19 1420th 1970 27.9%
2023 23.48 1492nd 1957 23.8%
2024 23.02 1507th 1942 22.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hoover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 19.82 841st 886 5.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Hoover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.15 1869th 1972 5.2%
2019 17.26 1756th 2019 13.0%
2022 21.91 1534th 1977 22.4%
2023 24.31 1472nd 1984 25.8%
2024 19.27 1601st 1959 18.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Hoover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.65 536th 698 23.2%
2019 31.37 509th 711 28.4%
2022 57.52 194th 684 71.6%
2023 50.87 253rd 692 63.4%
2024 44.56 323rd 655 50.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hoover Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.86 842nd 938 10.2%
2019 25.93 782nd 955 18.1%
2022 39.65 552nd 954 42.1%
2023 47.15 460th 970 52.6%
2024 32.12 664th 959 30.8%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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.

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Enrollment information for Hoover Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 126 30 2 9 n/a n/a n/a 0 167
1989 119 27 1 10 n/a n/a n/a 0 157
1990 118 31 2 6 n/a n/a n/a 0 157
1991 118 34 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 163
1992 113 33 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 158
1993 107 39 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 151
1994 134 59 3 9 0 n/a n/a 0 205
1995 125 55 3 18 0 n/a n/a 0 201
1996 125 55 3 18 0 n/a n/a 0 201
1997 124 69 5 28 4 n/a n/a 0 230
1998 116 76 3 26 4 n/a n/a 0 225
1999 109 65 0 24 1 n/a n/a 0 199
2000 99 122 3 20 2 n/a n/a 0 246
2001 99 150 3 44 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2002 64 164 2 47 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2003 64 164 2 47 0 n/a n/a 0 277
2004 47 222 2 48 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2005 53 399 9 93 1 n/a n/a 20 575
2006 40 435 3 105 0 n/a n/a 5 588
2007 35 446 0 114 0 n/a n/a 7 602
2008 30 415 1 144 0 n/a n/a 4 594
2009 19 441 2 140 0 n/a n/a 11 613
2010 19 426 1 127 0 n/a n/a 11 584
2011 12 444 0 125 0 0 12 0 593
2012 16 448 1 115 0 0 9 0 589
2013 22 461 0 124 0 0 9 0 616
2014 12 448 0 138 0 1 15 0 614
2015 12 460 3 142 0 0 9 0 626
2016 3 479 3 137 0 0 7 0 629
2017 10 425 2 132 2 0 12 0 583
2018 7 416 3 134 4 0 8 0 572
2019 9 409 2 126 3 0 9 0 558
2020 10 421 1 113 1 0 11 0 557
2021 7 390 1 106 2 0 9 0 515
2022 1 412 0 126 0 0 14 0 553
2023 3 406 0 136 1 0 10 0 556

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 167 9.0 18.5 n/a
1989 157 9.0 17.4 n/a
1990 157 9.0 17.4 n/a
1991 163 10.0 16.3 n/a
1992 158 9.0 17.5 n/a
1993 151 10.0 15.1 n/a
1994 205 13.0 15.8 n/a
1995 201 14.4 14.0 n/a
1996 201 14.4 14.0 n/a
1997 230 14.4 16.0 n/a
1998 225 12.4 18.1 n/a
1999 199 13.2 15.1 n/a
2000 246 13.2 18.6 n/a
2001 296 15.4 19.2 n/a
2002 277 17.5 15.8 0
2003 277 17.5 15.8 0
2004 319 22.5 14.2 0
2005 575 35.5 16.2 75
2006 588 36.1 16.3 80.6
2007 602 46.0 13.1 81.2
2008 594 36.0 16.5 83.9
2009 613 38.3 16.0 81.7
2010 584 37.0 15.7 88.1
2011 593 36.0 16.4 85.2
2012 589 36.0 16.3 92.4
2013 616 46.2 13.3 88.8
2014 614 39.0 15.7 70.4
2015 626 40.0 15.6 91.2
2016 629 39.0 16.1 97.6
2017 583 40.0 14.5 76.8
2018 572 38.0 15.0 99
2019 558 37.0 15.0 94.6
2020 557 40.0 13.9 98.6
2021 515 n/a n/a n/a
2022 553 37.5 14.7 69.4
2023 556 36.5 15.2 57.9

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 School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 167 9.0 18.5 n/a
1989 157 9.0 17.4 n/a
1990 157 9.0 17.4 n/a
1991 163 10.0 16.3 n/a
1992 158 9.0 17.5 n/a
1993 151 10.0 15.1 n/a
1994 205 13.0 15.8 n/a
1995 201 14.4 14.0 n/a
1996 201 14.4 14.0 n/a
1997 230 14.4 16.0 n/a
1998 225 12.4 18.1 n/a
1999 199 13.2 15.1 n/a
2000 246 13.2 18.6 n/a
2001 296 15.4 19.2 n/a
2002 277 17.5 15.8 0
2003 277 17.5 15.8 0
2004 319 22.5 14.2 0
2005 575 35.5 16.2 75
2006 588 36.1 16.3 80.6
2007 602 46.0 13.1 81.2
2008 594 36.0 16.5 83.9
2009 613 38.3 16.0 81.7
2010 584 37.0 15.7 88.1
2011 593 36.0 16.4 85.2
2012 589 36.0 16.3 92.4
2013 616 46.2 13.3 88.8
2014 614 39.0 15.7 70.4
2015 626 40.0 15.6 91.2
2016 629 39.0 16.1 97.6
2017 583 40.0 14.5 76.8
2018 572 38.0 15.0 99
2019 558 37.0 15.0 94.6
2020 557 40.0 13.9 98.6
2021 515 n/a n/a n/a
2022 553 37.5 14.7 69.4
2023 556 36.5 15.2 57.9

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.

Immunization Rates

Hoover Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPPneumococcal
201597.9%97.9%97.9%97.9%10.0%97.9%97.9%10.0%
201698.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%8.2%98.6%98.6%8.2%
201797.0%97.0%97.0%97.0%8.1%97.0%97.0%8.1%
2018100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%6.8%100.0%100.0%6.8%
201997.1%97.1%97.1%97.1%6.3%97.1%97.1%6.3%
202196.0%95.6%95.6%95.6%95.8%95.6%96.0%8.6%
202294.1%92.8%92.8%92.8%94.3%93.9%94.1%11.0%
202492.7%92.7%92.7%92.7%92.7%92.7%92.7%9.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hoover Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $895 (7.1%) $11,642 (92.9%) $12,537
2020 $874 (5.9%) $14,039 (94.1%) $14,912
2021 $1,463 (9.7%) $13,629 (90.3%) $15,092
2022 $1,463 (9.7%) $13,629 (90.3%) $15,092
2023 $3,626 (16.9%) $17,814 (83.1%) $21,439
2024 $2,248 (12.2%) $16,211 (87.8%) $18,460

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hoover Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1922nd of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1588th of 2077 Elementary schools
 15.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hoover Elementary School)11.45.9
 5.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157)11.45.9
 5.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hoover Elementary School)8.95.9
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157)8.95.9
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Hoover Elementary School)22.620.3
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157)22.620.3
 2.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hoover Elementary School)4.77.6
 2.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157)4.77.6
 2.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hoover Elementary School)15.828.6
 12.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157)15.828.6
 12.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hoover Elementary School)4.210.7
 6.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157)4.210.7
 6.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Hoover Elementary School)2428
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157)2428
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students558556
 0.4%
African American409406
 0.7%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic126136
 7.9%
Pacific Islander00
White93
 66.7%
Two or More Races910
 11.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.6%57.9%
 36.7%


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Hoover Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 556 students attended Hoover Elementary School.

Students who attend Hoover Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Schrum Memorial School
High : Thornton Fractnl No High School

Students at Hoover Elementary School are 73% African American, 24% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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