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What clubs or activities at Herbert Hoover High are worth joining?
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Enrollment
2,040
High
DISTRICT 1,218 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001737
Herbert Hoover High
5550 North First St., Fresno, CA 93710 · (559) 451-4000 · Fresno County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,040 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of California public high schools
- C-Test 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.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
109 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
1,703 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
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 | 577 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 522 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 529 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 412 | 20% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +16.1pp since 2014
Math
15.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.1% | 39.0% | 21.2% | 21.6% |
| Math | 4.3% | 10.8% | 28.2% | 56.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 9.8% |
| 2022-23 | 45.3% | 9.9% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 6.5% |
| 2020-21 | 39.5% | 13.5% |
| 2018-19 | 53.4% | 11.8% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 9.6% |
| 2016-17 | 41.0% | 20.1% |
| 2015-16 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 17.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California 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 California'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 Herbert Hoover High
Herbert Hoover High's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Hoover High this school | 2,040 | 83.5% | 29.4% |
| Central East High Fresno | 1,741 | 82.2% | 30.4% |
| Centennial High Corona | 2,712 | 81.3% | 47.3% |
| Armijo High Fairfield | 1,844 | 81.3% | 23.5% |
| Edison High Fresno | 2,339 | 83.8% | 49.3% |
| Fairfax Senior High Los Angeles | 1,495 | 87.4% | 39.1% |
Matched among California 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 Herbert Hoover High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #819 of 1,052 | #29 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #832 of 1,056 ▲ 87 | #27 of 36 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #534 of 1,056 ▲ 402 | #21 of 36 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.8pp | #59 of 1,044 | #4 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,040 | #271 of 2,093 | #13 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #369 of 1,352 | #15 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #518 of 1,351 | #13 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #517 of 1,575 | #27 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.3% | #56 of 327 | #4 of 17 |
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
2,040
+22 (+1%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 2,120
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 26.6:1
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 | 2,040 | 108.7 | 18.8:1 | 83% (1,703) |
| 2023-24 | 2,021 | 98.7 | 20.5:1 | 85% (1,717) |
| 2022-23 | 2,005 | 98.9 | 20.3:1 | 81% (1,624) |
| 2020-21 | 2,018 | 76 | 26.6:1 | 83% (1,683) |
| 2017-18 | 1,725 | 85.4 | 20.2:1 | 84% (1,447) |
| 2015-16 | 1,896 | 82 | 23.1:1 | 81% (1,528) |
| 2010-11 | 2,006 | N/A | N/A | 70% (1,412) |
| 2000-01 | 2,296 | 103 | 22.3:1 | 39% (884) |
| 1990-91 | 2,120 | 94 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herbert Hoover High.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (1,725 to 2,040); teachers up 27% (85.4 to 108.7).
About Herbert Hoover High
This page covers Herbert Hoover High, a high-enrollment high school in Fresno, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 2,040 students. The average among high schools in California is roughly 838 students; this school is 143% bigger than that.
Fresno Unified, which runs Herbert Hoover High, has 100 schools and 67,873 students.
At Herbert Hoover High, Hispanic students make up 63% of the student body. After that, the student body is 13% Asian, 10% Black, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Fresno County is about 55% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Herbert Hoover High is 108.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.8:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. About 83% of students, or 1,703, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Herbert Hoover High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Herbert Hoover High falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 29.4% actual against 30.6% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fresno County show that the median household income is $74,201, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Besides Herbert Hoover High, Fresno County has 367 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Wolters Elementary, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Herbert Hoover High places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Herbert Hoover High is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (2,018) to 2024-25 (2,040). Federal data show the ratio falling from 26.6:1 to 18.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
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Other Herbert Hoover High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Herbert Hoover High. Herbert Hoover High is the largest of the 3.
- Herbert Hoover HighGlendale, CA · 1,590 students
- Herbert Hoover High SchoolElkview, WV · 782 students
Nearby schools
- Wolters Elementary0.4 mi · 411
- Robinson Elementary0.4 mi · 525
- Ahwahnee Middle0.5 mi · 738
- Tioga Middle0.8 mi · 692
- McCardle Elementary0.9 mi · 463
- Eaton Elementary0.9 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Herbert Hoover HighHow many students attend Herbert Hoover High?
Herbert Hoover High enrolls approximately 2,040 students in grades 09-12.
Is Herbert Hoover High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Herbert Hoover High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Herbert Hoover High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Herbert Hoover High is approximately 18.8:1 (109 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herbert Hoover High?
At Herbert Hoover High, the student body is approximately 9% White, 63% Hispanic, 10% Black, 13% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Herbert Hoover High?
Herbert Hoover High is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.