Hoover Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Hoover Elementary School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa enrolled 420 students in 2024-25 with 39.3 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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 rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%

387 students in 2022-23, 396 students in 2023-24, 420 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.9 to 39.3.

Students enrolled at Hoover Elementary School by school year2022-23: 387, 2023-24: 396, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-233872023-243962024-25420
Students enrolled at Hoover Elementary School by school year2022-23: 387, 2023-24: 396, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-233872023-243962024-25420
Students enrolled at Hoover Elementary School by school year2022-23: 387, 2023-24: 396, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-233872023-243962024-25420
Students enrolled at Hoover Elementary School by school year2022-23: 387, 2023-24: 396, 2024-25: 42002004006002022-233872023-243962024-25420
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338731.912.1
2023-2439635.011.3
2024-2542039.310.7

10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 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.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 10.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 10.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 10.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 10.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 13.3U.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 372 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hoover Elementary School enrolled 365 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 372 of the 365 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

61.4% of students were Black, 19.3% White, 7.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black61.4%
  2. White19.3%
  3. Hispanic7.9%
  4. Two or more races7.9%
  5. Pacific Islander2.1%
  6. Asian1.4%

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 Hoover Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2250‑54%61%69.7%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%51% (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 Cedar Rapids

25 public elementary schools in Cedar Rapids report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Viola Gibson Elementary School56517.312.7%
West Willow Elementary School55516.342.3%
Maple Grove Elementary53915.434.0%
Prairie Hill Elementary School46613.830.7%
Prairie Ridge Elementary43813.633.3%
Prairie Crest Elementary43413.938.2%
Prairie View Elementary School43014.330.7%
Van Buren Elementary School42912.377.2%

All public schools in Cedar Rapids →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hoover Elementary School

  1. Maple Grove ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 539 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Cleveland Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 254 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Hoover Elementary School with Maple Grove ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cedar Rapids Community Schools spends per student$14,365 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,365
  5. The largest public schools in IowaHoover Elementary School is the number 189 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#189 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.10.7:1
  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 Hoover Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Hoover Elementary School?
    420 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 387 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cedar Rapids, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoover Elementary School?
    10.7 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.
  3. Is Hoover Elementary School a Title I school?
    Hoover Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hoover Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hoover Elementary School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% 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.
  5. What district is Hoover Elementary School in?
    Cedar Rapids Community Schools, NCES district ID 1906540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190654000248 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.

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