Herbert Hoover Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Iowa City, Iowa
Herbert Hoover Elementary School in Iowa City, Iowa enrolled 464 students in 2024-25 with 36.1 full-time teachers, 12.9 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 73% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 68% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
504 students in 2022-23, 515 students in 2023-24, 464 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.6 to 36.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 504 | 38.6 | 13.0 |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 38.5 | 13.4 |
| 2024-25 | 464 | 36.1 | 12.9 |
12.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools
Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 431 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Herbert Hoover Elementary School enrolled 431 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 431 of the 431 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent21.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.5% of students were White, 32.8% Hispanic, 16.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White43.5%
- Hispanic32.8%
- Black16.2%
- Two or more races4.5%
- Asian3.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Herbert Hoover Elementary School scored proficient or above: 73% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Iowa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 73% | 72% | 69.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 68% | 66% (2021-22) | 68.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Iowa City
12 public elementary schools in Iowa City report 2024-25 enrollment; Herbert Hoover Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School | 464 | 12.9 | 39.2% |
| Weber Elementary | 456 | 10.8 | 51.5% |
| Ernest Horn Elementary School | 453 | 13.6 | 51.9% |
| Alexander Elementary | 436 | 11.4 | 66.3% |
| Helen Lemme Elementary School | 340 | 13.8 | 32.9% |
| Longfellow Elementary School | 325 | 10.9 | 48.9% |
| Grant Wood Elementary School | 306 | 10.9 | 56.9% |
| Robert Lucas Elementary School | 245 | 13.5 | 44.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Herbert Hoover Elementary School
- Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 245 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Helen Lemme Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 340 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Herbert Hoover Elementary School with Robert Lucas Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Iowa City School District spends per student$14,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,290
- The largest public schools in IowaHerbert Hoover Elementary School is the number 125 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#125 of 655
- Iowa schools by students per teacher12.9 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Herbert Hoover Elementary School
How many students attend Herbert Hoover Elementary School?
464 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 504 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Iowa City, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Herbert Hoover Elementary School?
12.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Herbert Hoover Elementary School a Title I school?
Herbert Hoover Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Herbert Hoover Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Herbert Hoover Elementary School scored proficient or above: 73% in reading in 2021-22 and 68% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Herbert Hoover Elementary School in?
Iowa City School District, NCES district ID 1914700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191470002266 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.