Middle school (grades 6-8) · Indialantic, FL

Herbert C. Hoover Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Herbert C. Hoover Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 120015000138
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
5
📋 Attendance
42
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Herbert C. Hoover Middle School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median.

38
Resource Index · Typical
16.3:1
students per teacher
32.6%
free-lunch eligible
473
students enrolled

Herbert C. Hoover Middle School has class sizes near the Florida median. Computed live against every Florida school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

473

Florida · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.3:1

vs 17.8:1 Florida avg

-8% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

32.6%

vs 52.0% Florida avg

-37% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Herbert C. Hoover Middle School compares with Florida and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Herbert C. Hoover Middle School

Herbert C. Hoover Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Indialantic, Florida, enrolling 473 students.

At 16.3:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Florida median, within a few percentage points of the 17.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 32.6% of students eligible for free meals.

With 473 students, its enrollment sits close to the Florida median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 3,996 scored Florida schools.

Against 356 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #220.

Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 39/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 473 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Its district draws 17.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Brevard also operates Viera High School (2,334 students) and Melbourne Senior High School (2,210 students) alongside Herbert C. Hoover Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Herbert C. Hoover Middle School compares

Herbert C. Hoover Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Florida and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Florida Florida avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.3:1 ▼ 8% 17.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 32.6% ▼ 37% 52.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 473 top 64% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.3:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
473
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
32.6%
free-lunch eligible - 37% below the Florida average of 52.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.3:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 48% in Florida - lower ratio than 52% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
23.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$10,368
per pupil, district-wide - below Florida avg of $11,167
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 473 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
17
in-school suspensions + 57 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 76.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.5%
Two or More 5.3%
African American 4.7%
Asian 0.8%

Largest group: White at 76.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 39.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 39.1, Herbert C. Hoover Middle School is less mixed than the Florida school average of 52.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brevard, which includes Herbert C. Hoover Middle School.

$10,368
Per student
-7%
vs Florida
Avg $11,167
-38%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.1%
State 37.1%
Federal 17.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Herbert C. Hoover Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Viera High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Melbourne Senior High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Bayside High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Heritage High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Odyssey Charter School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Herbert C. Hoover Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Brevard · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Florida, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Herbert C. Hoover Middle School

How many students attend Herbert C. Hoover Middle School?

Herbert C. Hoover Middle School has 473 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Indialantic, FL.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Herbert C. Hoover Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Herbert C. Hoover Middle School is 16.3:1, which is 8% lower than the Florida average of 17.8:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Herbert C. Hoover Middle School?

32.6% of students at Herbert C. Hoover Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Florida average of 52.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Herbert C. Hoover Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Herbert C. Hoover Middle School is White at 76.7% of enrollment, in Indialantic, FL.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Herbert C. Hoover Middle School?

Herbert C. Hoover Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Herbert C. Hoover Middle School a good school?

Herbert C. Hoover Middle School earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Florida median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Brevard?

Besides Herbert C. Hoover Middle School, Brevard also operates Viera High School (2,334 students), Melbourne Senior High School (2,210 students), and Bayside High School (2,122 students). See the Brevard district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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