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Enrollment
505
Middle
DISTRICT 807 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LONG BEACH UNIFIED·NCES 062250002724
Hoover Middle
3501 Country Club Dr., Lakewood, CA 90712 · (562) 421-1213 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
323 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 174 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 166 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 33% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
42.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.4pp since 2014
Math
28.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.2% | 29.4% | 26.2% | 31.2% |
| Math | 14.7% | 13.3% | 24.6% | 47.4% |
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 | 42.6% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 23.6% |
| 2022-23 | 34.3% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.8% | 15.2% |
| 2020-21 | 39.9% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 52.3% | 38.4% |
| 2017-18 | 46.0% | 32.8% |
| 2016-17 | 44.0% | 35.5% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Hoover Middle
Hoover Middle's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover Middle this school | 505 | 64.0% | 34.9% |
| Sam Brannan Middle Sacramento | 339 | 72.9% | 19.9% |
| Charles W. Eliot Middle Altadena | 407 | 74.4% | 19.6% |
| Mesa Linda Middle Victorville | 735 | 73.2% | 7.8% |
| Columbia Middle Adelanto | 754 | 71.4% | 9.3% |
| Bret Harte Middle Hayward | 465 | 76.6% | 28.3% |
Matched among California middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #634 of 1,224 | #137 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #642 of 1,227 ▲ 50 | #140 of 248 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #650 of 1,227 ▼ 109 | #140 of 248 ▼ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #172 of 1,214 | #60 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #917 of 1,377 | #205 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #803 of 1,279 | #171 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #326 of 1,278 | #45 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #792 of 1,329 | #231 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.5% | #48 of 930 | #17 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
505
-149 (-23%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 950
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 505 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 64% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 25 | 20.5:1 | 68% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 24.5 | 21.9:1 | 62% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 30 | 21.8:1 | 72% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 29 | 27.4:1 | 68% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 869 | 32 | 27.2:1 | 66% (571) |
| 2010-11 | 1,042 | N/A | N/A | 64% (670) |
| 2000-01 | 1,093 | 44 | 24.8:1 | 69% (757) |
| 1990-91 | 950 | 37 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoover Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (795 to 505); teachers down 21% (29 to 23).
About Hoover Middle
Hoover Middle serves students in Lakewood, California, as a low-enrollment middle school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 505 students. It has 23% fewer students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
The Long Beach Unified system has 82 schools and 62,255 students.
Of every 100 students at Hoover Middle, about 53 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 25% Black, 11% Asian, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Its ratio of 22.0:1 is based on 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 64%.
Hoover Middle earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of California public middle schools.
Test results at Hoover Middle are 7.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.9% actual, 42.1% predicted).
The school is in Los Angeles County, where median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Hoover Middle.
Riley Elementary is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Hoover Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hoover Middle at 8th of 8.
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.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 23%.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Long Beach Unified
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Other schools in Lakewood
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Other Hoover Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hoover Middle. Hoover Middle is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Hoover Middle SchoolWaterloo, IA · 848 students
- Hoover Middle SchoolTAYLOR, MI · 515 students
- HOOVER MIDDLEALBUQUERQUE, NM · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Riley Elementary0.3 mi · 490
- Madison Elementary0.4 mi · 406
- Holmes Elementary0.6 mi · 378
- Twain Elementary1.0 mi · 474
- Odyssey STEM Academy1.2 mi · 336
- Buena Vista High1.2 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Hoover MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hoover Middle?
Hoover Middle enrolls approximately 505 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hoover Middle serve?
Hoover Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoover Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hoover Middle is approximately 22.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hoover Middle?
At Hoover Middle, the student body is approximately 4% White, 53% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hoover Middle in?
Hoover Middle is part of Long Beach Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.