Hooverville Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Waynesboro, Pennsylvania

Hooverville Elementary School in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania enrolled 317 students in 2024-25 with 21.1 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 48-55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

324 students in 2022-23, 326 students in 2023-24, 317 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.6 to 21.1.

Students enrolled at Hooverville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 31701002003004002022-233242023-243262024-25317
Students enrolled at Hooverville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 31701002003004002022-233242023-243262024-25317
Students enrolled at Hooverville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 31701002003004002022-233242023-243262024-25317
Students enrolled at Hooverville Elementary School by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 326, 2024-25: 31701002003004002022-233242023-243262024-25317
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332417.618.4
2023-2432618.917.3
2024-2531721.115.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; 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, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 15.0; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 15.0; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 15.0; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 15.0; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 12.9U.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 346 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hooverville Elementary School enrolled 346 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 346 of the 346 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent13.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

86.8% of students were White, 8.2% of two or more races, 2.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White86.8%
  2. Two or more races8.2%
  3. Black2.5%
  4. Hispanic1.9%
  5. American Indian0.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

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 Hooverville Elementary School scored proficient or above: 48-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, 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 districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2248‑55%48‑49%54%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%29‑30% (2021-22)38.1%

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 Waynesboro

4 public elementary schools in Waynesboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Hooverville Elementary School is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fairview Avenue Elementary School59714.869.8%
Mowrey Elementary School53413.650.7%
Summitview Elementary School36315.453.7%
Hooverville Elementary School31715.052.1%

All public schools in Waynesboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hooverville Elementary School

  1. Summitview Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 363 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Fairview Avenue Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 597 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Hooverville Elementary School with Summitview Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Waynesboro Area SD spends per student$13,779 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,779
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaHooverville Elementary School is the number 1,176 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,176 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  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 Hooverville Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Hooverville Elementary School?
    317 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 324 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waynesboro, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hooverville Elementary School?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hooverville Elementary School a Title I school?
    Hooverville Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Hooverville Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hooverville Elementary School scored proficient or above: 48-55% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania'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 Hooverville Elementary School in?
    Waynesboro Area SD, NCES district ID 4225110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422511002234 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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