Herbert Hoover High School

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Herbert Hoover High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Elkview, West Virginia, with a student population of 789 and a predominantly white student body. The school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, with strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

Herbert Hoover High School has demonstrated consistent high academic performance, ranking as high as 6th out of 113 schools in the state in the 2020-2021 school year. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are generally above the Kanawha County and statewide averages, especially in English Language Arts, where 53.9% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 50.8% statewide. However, the school's performance in Mathematics has been more variable, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.7% to 34.96% in recent years, sometimes below the Kanawha County and state averages.

When compared to nearby high schools in the Kanawha County district, Herbert Hoover High School generally outperforms many of them, particularly in academic rankings and test scores. However, the nearby George Washington High School, which is ranked 1st in the state, sets a high bar for academic excellence that Herbert Hoover High School could aspire to. The school's focus on supporting the diverse needs of its student population, including strong performance for certain subgroups, is a positive, but there is still room for improvement in addressing achievement gaps for low socioeconomic status and disabled students.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5096 Elk River Rd N
       Elkview, WV  25071-8181


(304) 965-3394

District: Kanawha County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
37th of 112 West Virginia High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,698 Help


Feeder schools for Herbert Hoover High School:

Elementary:    Clendenin Elementary School
    Elk Elementary Center
    Pinch Elementary School
Middle:    Elkview Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  783

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.9%
Hispanic:
1.0%
Two or more races:
1.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.9% Help


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Compare Details Herbert Hoover High School ranks better than 67% of high schools in West Virginia. It also ranks 4th among 8 ranked high schools in the Kanawha County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.42. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Herbert Hoover High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (96.9%), Hispanic (1%), two or more races (1%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Herbert Hoover High School is 19.5. 8 high schools in the Kanawha County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Herbert Hoover High School employs 40 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Herbert Hoover High School is $10,698. 5 high schools in the Kanawha County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Herbert Hoover High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Herbert Hoover High School 37th of 112 West Virginia public high schools. (See Herbert Hoover High School in the ranking list.)

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Kanawha County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Kanawha County Schools 30th of 55 West Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Herbert Hoover High School

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Rank History for all students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 19.83 100th 111 9.9%
2010 28.62 91st 112 18.8%
2011 57.68 40th 113 64.6%
2012 57.30 37th 113 67.3%
2013 57.91 35th 114 69.3%
2014 73.42 15th 115 87.0%
2015 67.52 24th 117 79.5%
2016 67.56 27th 119 77.3%
2017 75.27 20th 122 83.6%
2018 41.94 66th 115 42.6%
2019 83.92 13th 114 88.6%
2021 94.70 6th 113 94.7%
2022 85.11 14th 112 87.5%
2023 88.87 9th 112 92.0%
2024 65.42 37th 112 67.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 51.08 11th 38 71.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 44.70 65th 118 44.9%
2018 94.55 5th 103 95.1%
2019 72.51 17th 85 80.0%
2023 67.56 24th 89 73.0%
2024 44.55 42nd 89 52.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 86.03 7th 121 94.2%
2018 12.48 105th 112 6.3%
2021 86.01 10th 111 91.0%
2022 90.70 6th 109 94.5%
2023 69.97 24th 107 77.6%
2024 40.84 68th 110 38.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 74.71 15th 119 87.4%
2018 37.32 77th 111 30.6%
2019 80.96 20th 109 81.7%
2021 82.30 11th 110 90.0%
2022 69.61 30th 108 72.2%
2023 83.39 12th 108 88.9%
2024 67.76 31st 110 71.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 96.81 2nd 84 97.6%
2022 27.05 71st 91 22.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 69.42 27th 122 77.9%
2018 43.25 57th 111 48.6%
2019 82.84 16th 109 85.3%
2021 97.03 4th 110 96.4%
2022 90.71 10th 108 90.7%
2023 85.57 13th 108 88.0%
2024 55.99 43rd 109 60.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 80.75 2nd 47 95.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 49.63 33rd 82 59.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.64 18th 59 69.5%
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Rank History for Native American students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.94 6th 18 66.7%
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Rank History for White students at Herbert Hoover High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WV State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 73.99 24th 122 80.3%
2018 40.73 63rd 113 44.2%
2019 82.83 15th 112 86.6%
2021 93.30 8th 113 92.9%
2022 83.16 15th 111 86.5%
2023 86.78 11th 112 90.2%
2024 59.92 45th 111 59.5%
See the entire list of Best West Virginia High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: West Virginia 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.

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Data source: West Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Herbert Hoover High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 733 733
1990 652 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 652
1991 676 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 677
1992 647 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 648
1993 1026 3 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1029
1994 1035 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1038
1995 1074 3 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1080
1996 1074 3 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1080
1997 1032 6 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1040
1998 1027 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1031
1999 936 3 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 941
2000 880 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 882
2001 804 3 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 808
2002 730 1 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 734
2003 730 1 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 734
2004 704 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 708
2005 743 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 747
2006 715 1 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 719
2007 778 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 782
2008 793 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 795
2009 764 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 765
2010 794 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 797
2011 738 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 739
2012 733 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 734
2013 744 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 750
2014 711 5 4 0 0 0 1 0 721
2015 802 6 4 2 1 0 1 0 816
2016 760 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 770
2017 758 4 2 4 1 0 3 0 772
2018 759 4 3 2 1 0 3 0 772
2019 770 5 4 1 0 0 5 0 785
2020 743 4 2 2 0 0 7 0 758
2021 764 4 1 5 0 1 9 0 784
2022 753 3 4 3 0 1 12 0 776
2023 768 3 2 3 0 1 12 0 789
2024 759 5 2 8 0 1 8 0 783

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 Herbert Hoover High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 733 42.5 17.2 n/a
1990 652 37.5 17.3 9.8
1991 677 38.2 17.7 12.6
1992 648 36.0 18.0 13.4
1993 1029 51.0 20.2 16.7
1994 1038 50.0 20.8 12.7
1995 1080 56.0 19.3 14.4
1996 1080 56.0 19.3 14.4
1997 1040 56.0 18.6 19.4
1998 1031 52.0 19.8 19.8
1999 941 59.0 15.9 27
2000 882 53.0 16.6 31
2001 808 50.0 16.2 30.8
2002 734 46.0 16.0 33.8
2003 734 46.0 16.0 33.8
2004 708 45.0 15.7 37.6
2005 747 46.0 16.2 34
2006 719 44.0 16.3 31.7
2007 782 45.5 17.2 40.5
2008 795 45.0 17.7 37.4
2009 765 45.0 17.0 42
2010 797 49.0 16.2 42.8
2011 739 47.5 15.5 37.5
2012 734 43.0 17.0 36.4
2013 750 42.0 17.8 36.7
2014 721 42.0 17.1 44.1
2015 816 43.0 18.9 42.8
2016 770 43.0 17.9 44.2
2017 772 43.0 17.9 31.6
2018 772 40.0 19.3 45.2
2019 785 38.0 20.6 40.8
2020 758 38.0 19.9 42.2
2021 784 39.0 20.1 43.9
2022 776 35.0 22.1 n/a
2023 789 33.0 23.9 n/a
2024 783 40.0 19.5 n/a

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 Herbert Hoover High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 733 42.5 17.2 n/a
1990 652 37.5 17.3 9.8
1991 677 38.2 17.7 12.6
1992 648 36.0 18.0 13.4
1993 1029 51.0 20.2 16.7
1994 1038 50.0 20.8 12.7
1995 1080 56.0 19.3 14.4
1996 1080 56.0 19.3 14.4
1997 1040 56.0 18.6 19.4
1998 1031 52.0 19.8 19.8
1999 941 59.0 15.9 27
2000 882 53.0 16.6 31
2001 808 50.0 16.2 30.8
2002 734 46.0 16.0 33.8
2003 734 46.0 16.0 33.8
2004 708 45.0 15.7 37.6
2005 747 46.0 16.2 34
2006 719 44.0 16.3 31.7
2007 782 45.5 17.2 40.5
2008 795 45.0 17.7 37.4
2009 765 45.0 17.0 42
2010 797 49.0 16.2 42.8
2011 739 47.5 15.5 37.5
2012 734 43.0 17.0 36.4
2013 750 42.0 17.8 36.7
2014 721 42.0 17.1 44.1
2015 816 43.0 18.9 42.8
2016 770 43.0 17.9 44.2
2017 772 43.0 17.9 31.6
2018 772 40.0 19.3 45.2
2019 785 38.0 20.6 40.8
2020 758 38.0 19.9 42.2
2021 784 39.0 20.1 43.9
2022 776 35.0 22.1 n/a
2023 789 33.0 23.9 n/a
2024 783 40.0 19.5 n/a

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Herbert Hoover High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $954 (8.9%) $9,745 (91.1%) $10,698

Data source: West Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Herbert Hoover High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 13th of 114 High schoolsRanks 9th of 112 High schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade Mathematics (Herbert Hoover High School)26.630.3
 3.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Kanawha County Schools)29.728.7
 1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (West Virginia)2421.5
 2.5%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Herbert Hoover High School)61.958.6
 3.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Kanawha County Schools)59.658.5
 1.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (West Virginia)51.849.9
 1.9%
11th Grade Science (Herbert Hoover High School)39.638.6
 1%
   11th Grade Science (Kanawha County Schools)35.235.2
 0%
   11th Grade Science (West Virginia)29.227.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students785789
 0.5%
African American53
 40%
American Indian00
Asian42
 50%
Hispanic13
 200%
Pacific Islander01
White770768
 0.3%
Two or More Races512
 140%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert Hoover High School

Herbert Hoover High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clendenin Elementary School
Elementary : Elk Elementary Center
Elementary : Pinch Elementary School
Middle : Elkview Middle School

Students at Herbert Hoover High School are 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Herbert Hoover High School ranks 37th of 112 West Virginia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 783 students attended Herbert Hoover High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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