Herbert Hoover Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Edison, New Jersey

Herbert Hoover Middle School in Edison, New Jersey enrolled 1,060 students in 2024-25 with 80.6 full-time teachers, 13.2 students per teacher against the New Jersey middle-school median of 10.8. 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, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (New Jersey: 48.6% and 37.6%).

Enrollment rose 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

961 students in 2022-23, 1,031 students in 2023-24, 1,060 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 76.7 to 80.6.

Students enrolled at Herbert Hoover Middle School by school year2022-23: 961, 2023-24: 1,031, 2024-25: 1,06005001k1.5k2022-239612023-241,0312024-251,060
Students enrolled at Herbert Hoover Middle School by school year2022-23: 961, 2023-24: 1,031, 2024-25: 1,06005001k1.5k2022-239612023-241,0312024-251,060
Students enrolled at Herbert Hoover Middle School by school year2022-23: 961, 2023-24: 1,031, 2024-25: 1,06005001k1.5k2022-239612023-241,0312024-251,060
Students enrolled at Herbert Hoover Middle School by school year2022-23: 961, 2023-24: 1,031, 2024-25: 1,06005001k1.5k2022-239612023-241,0312024-251,060
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2396176.712.5
2023-241,03181.212.7
2024-251,06080.613.2

13.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 New Jersey middle schools

Among the 438 New Jersey middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 13.2; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 13.2; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 13.2; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, New Jersey middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.4 to 18.5; This school 13.2; state median 10.8.5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.2state median 10.8U.S. 14.6

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 303 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Herbert Hoover Middle School enrolled 909 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 303 of the 909 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions49
  • Chronically absent15.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.3% of students were Asian, 25.1% Hispanic, 14.9% White in 2024-25.

  1. Asian43.3%
  2. Hispanic25.1%
  3. White14.9%
  4. Black13.2%
  5. Two or more races2.8%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.3%

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 Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New Jersey, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNew Jersey
Reading and language arts, 2021-2256%69%48.6%
Math, 2022-2334%56% (2021-22)37.6%

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.

Middle schools in Edison

4 public middle schools in Edison report 2024-25 enrollment; Herbert Hoover Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Woodrow Wilson Middle School1,20613.811.8%
Herbert Hoover Middle School1,06013.237.5%
Thomas Jefferson Middle School95414.039.3%
John Adams Middle School93012.311.6%

All public schools in Edison →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Herbert Hoover Middle School

  1. Fords Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 645 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Dual Language SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 384 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Herbert Hoover Middle School with Fords Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Edison Township School District spends per student$19,865 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,865
  5. The largest public schools in New JerseyHerbert Hoover Middle School is the number 27 by size of 439 New Jersey middle schools open in 2024-25.#27 of 439
  6. New Jersey schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the New Jersey median of 10.8 for middle schools.13.2:1
  7. 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 Middle School

  1. How many students attend Herbert Hoover Middle School?
    1,060 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 961 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Edison, NJ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Herbert Hoover Middle School?
    13.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New Jersey median for middle schools is 10.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Herbert Hoover Middle School a Title I school?
    Herbert Hoover Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Herbert Hoover Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Herbert Hoover Middle School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 48.6% in reading in 2021-22 and 37.6% in math in 2022-23 across New Jersey. New Jersey'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.
  5. What district is Herbert Hoover Middle School in?
    Edison Township School District, NCES district ID 3404500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 340450003330 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