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Enrollment
2,919
High
DISTRICT 2,196 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOVER CITY·NCES 010000700251
Hoover High School
1000 Buccaneer Drive, Hoover, AL 35244 · (205) 439-1200 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,919 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Alabama public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
185 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
863 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 687 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 740 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 777 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 715 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
44.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hoover High School
Hoover High School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover High School this school | 2,919 | 29.6% | 47.3% |
| Bob Jones High School Madison | 2,048 | 25.4% | 48.5% |
| Auburn High School Auburn | 2,227 | 29.1% | 46.3% |
| James Clemens High School Madison | 2,159 | 23.3% | 49.9% |
| Spain Park High School Hoover | 1,472 | 31.2% | 49.8% |
| Oak Mountain High School Birmingham | 1,648 | 23.3% | 52.7% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hoover High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #32 of 305 | #6 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #21 of 305 | #5 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #69 of 305 | #7 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,919 | #1 of 319 | #1 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #74 of 307 | #8 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #18 of 307 | #1 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #294 of 317 | #28 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #123 of 130 | #14 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,919
+153 (+6%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 2,830
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,919 | 185 | 15.8:1 | 30% (863) |
| 2023-24 | 2,884 | 181.5 | 15.9:1 | 32% (910) |
| 2022-23 | 2,841 | 181 | 15.7:1 | 32% (919) |
| 2020-21 | 2,766 | 204 | 13.6:1 | 24% (670) |
| 2017-18 | 2,891 | 202.3 | 14.3:1 | 20% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 2,902 | 201 | 14.4:1 | 23% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 1,885 | 158 | 11.9:1 | 18% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 2,830 | 196 | 14.4:1 | 4% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoover High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,891 to 2,919); teachers down 9% (202.3 to 185).
About Hoover High School
Federal records list Hoover High School as a high school in Hoover, Alabama. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 2,919 students enrolled. That is 328% larger than the average of about 682 students for high schools in Alabama.
Hoover City has 13,632 students spread across 16 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hoover High School is 50% White. Enrollment also includes 27% Black, 11% Hispanic, 8% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Jefferson County overall, the White share is about 48%. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at Hoover High School are from different groups.
Hoover High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1, with 185 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. The school has 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Jefferson County average 52%.
Hoover High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 79% of Alabama public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Hoover High School is 15.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Jefferson County show that the median household earns about $66,388 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Jefferson County, 181 public schools serve about 97,401 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Trace Crossings Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hoover High School is 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 2,766 to 2,919, a 6% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.6:1 to 15.8:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hoover City
- Spain Park High SchoolHigh · 1,472 students
- Robert F Bumpus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,192 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Trace Crossings Elementary SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Deer Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Other schools in Hoover
- Spain Park High SchoolHigh · 1,472 students
- Robert F Bumpus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,192 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Trace Crossings Elementary SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Deer Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Other Hoover High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hoover High. Hoover High School is the largest of the 4.
- Hoover HighSan Diego, CA · 2,011 students
- Hoover High SchoolNorth Canton, OH · 1,502 students
- Hoover High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 898 students
Nearby schools
- Trace Crossings Elementary School0.4 mi · 769
- Robert F Bumpus Middle School1.3 mi · 1,192
- Riverchase Elementary School1.8 mi · 562
- Deer Valley Elementary School2.2 mi · 735
- Pelham High School2.3 mi · 1,076
- South Shades Crest Elementary School2.4 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Hoover High SchoolHow many students attend Hoover High School?
Hoover High School enrolls approximately 2,919 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hoover High School serve?
Hoover High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Hoover High School have?
Hoover High School employs 185 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is Hoover High School?
Hoover High School reports a student body of 50% White, 11% Hispanic, 27% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hoover High School in?
Hoover High School is part of Hoover City.
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