Herbert Hoover Middle

Herbert Hoover Middle is one of the average-sized intermediate schools in San Jose, California, one of the schools within San Jose Unified, with 910 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 38% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

San Jose Unified runs 41 schools in total, collectively educating 24,322 students. Herbert Hoover Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Herbert Hoover Middle logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school records 9% White, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Herbert Hoover Middle logs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. Roughly 63% of students at Herbert Hoover Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Santa Clara County's rate of about 37%.

With demographic context factored in, Herbert Hoover Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Santa Clara County put median household earnings sit near $164,281, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Santa Clara County runs 412 public schools (combined enrollment of about 230,059 students), of which Herbert Hoover Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Merritt Trace Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Herbert Hoover Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Herbert Hoover Middle's enrollment has declined 17% since 2018, when it stood at 1,098 (now 910). Class-load math has narrowed: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

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