Hoover Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Taylor, Michigan

Hoover Middle School in Taylor, Michigan enrolled 515 students in 2024-25 with 37.3 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Michigan middle-school median of 17.5. 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, 27-31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).

Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%

490 students in 2022-23, 527 students in 2023-24, 515 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.3 to 37.3.

Students enrolled at Hoover Middle School by school year2022-23: 490, 2023-24: 527, 2024-25: 51502004006002022-234902023-245272024-25515
Students enrolled at Hoover Middle School by school year2022-23: 490, 2023-24: 527, 2024-25: 51502004006002022-234902023-245272024-25515
Students enrolled at Hoover Middle School by school year2022-23: 490, 2023-24: 527, 2024-25: 51502004006002022-234902023-245272024-25515
Students enrolled at Hoover Middle School by school year2022-23: 490, 2023-24: 527, 2024-25: 51502004006002022-234902023-245272024-25515
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349034.314.3
2023-2452733.515.7
2024-2551537.313.8

13.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 of every 100 Michigan middle schools

Among the 488 Michigan middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 17.5; 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, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Hoover Middle School 13.8; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHoover Middle School 13.8state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Hoover Middle School 13.8; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHoover Middle School 13.8state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Hoover Middle School 13.8; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHoover Middle School 13.8state median 17.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Michigan middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 78.0; Hoover Middle School 13.8; state median 17.5.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherHoover Middle School 13.8state median 17.5U.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 472 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hoover Middle School enrolled 472 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 182 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 472 of the 472 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions182
  • Chronically absent67.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.3% of students were White, 38.1% Black, 9.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White44.3%
  2. Black38.1%
  3. Hispanic9.7%
  4. Two or more races7.2%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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 Middle School scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMichigan
Reading and language arts, 2021-2227‑31%27%44%
Math, 2022-2310%12% (2021-22)34.5%

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 Taylor

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

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Robert J West Middle School64117.166.5%
Hoover Middle School51513.879.4%

All public schools in Taylor →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hoover Middle School

  1. Tomlinson Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 180 students, 13.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Smith Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 525 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Hoover Middle School with Tomlinson Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Taylor School District spends per student$18,464 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,464
  5. The largest public schools in MichiganHoover Middle School is the number 234 by size of 489 Michigan middle schools open in 2024-25.#234 of 489
  6. Michigan schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 17.5 for middle schools.13.8:1
  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 Middle School

  1. How many students attend Hoover Middle School?
    515 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 490 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Taylor, MI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoover Middle School?
    13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for middle schools is 17.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hoover Middle School a Title I school?
    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 Hoover Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hoover Middle School scored proficient or above: 27-31% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan'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 Middle School in?
    Taylor School District, NCES district ID 2633540. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 263354006904 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