Herbert Hoover Middle

Located at 800 East 26th St., in Merced, California, Herbert Hoover Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school that works with 629 students (grades 7 through 8), overseen by Merced City Elementary.

Across the 19 schools in Merced City Elementary (11,108 students total), Herbert Hoover Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Herbert Hoover Middle lists that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 16% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 29.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Herbert Hoover Middle higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Herbert Hoover Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Merced County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,510, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Herbert Hoover Middle is one of 117 public schools in Merced County (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students).

The closest other public school is Charles Wright Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Herbert Hoover Middle. On composite proficiency, Herbert Hoover Middle comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 26.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 9%: 578 students in 2018 compared to 629 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 8% to 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 29.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.