Hoover (Herbert) Middle

Set in San Francisco, California, Hoover (Herbert) Middle is a moderately sized middle-grades school, one of the schools within San Francisco Unified. It enrolls 963 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 46% above typical.

San Francisco Unified runs 106 schools in total, collectively educating 48,706 students. Hoover (Herbert) Middle is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hoover (Herbert) Middle reports that 54% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 35%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 63% of students at Hoover (Herbert) Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Francisco County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Hoover (Herbert) Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 52.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for San Francisco County indicate median household earnings sit near $140,970, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hoover (Herbert) Middle is one of 132 public schools in San Francisco County (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students).

The closest other public school is West Portal Elementary, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hoover (Herbert) Middle ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 66.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 960 students in 2018 compared to 963 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 59% to 54% across the same window.

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