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What's the most underrated thing about OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIAMI-DADE·NCES 120039002147
OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9050 HAMMOCKS BLVD, MIAMI, FL 33196 · (305) 385-4382 · Miami-Dade County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.1:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
219 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 79 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 17% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from MIAMI-DADE. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.3% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 71.5% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
Where OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Miami-Dade County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #507 of 2,136 | #75 of 278 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #284 of 2,149 | #51 of 279 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #395 of 2,149 | #67 of 279 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #966 of 2,267 | #92 of 290 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #334 of 2,077 | #29 of 264 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #1,994 of 2,108 | #167 of 267 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #726 of 1,374 | #134 of 185 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
617
-104 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.0:1
% White
2%
was 4%
% Hispanic
92%
was 91%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 617 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 35% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 44 | 14.0:1 | 43% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 63% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 72% (520) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school based in MIAMI, Florida. The school enrolls 617 students in pre-K through 5.
The 527 schools of MIAMI-DADE, including OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, enroll 335,685 students.
Roughly 92% of students at OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 3% Black and 2% White. Among people living in Miami-Dade County, the Hispanic share is about 69%. The diversity index for OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 44 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.0:1. Across elementary schools in Florida, the average ratio is 17.5:1. Of all students at OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 35% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Miami-Dade County is 48%.
OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 5.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (68.9% versus 63.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Florida.
In the wider Miami-Dade County area, the median household earns about $71,753 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Miami-Dade County with 560 other public schools.
OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 14%. The school's ratio dropped from 15.0:1 to 14.0:1 between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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Miami-Dade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,738,356
Census ACS
Median income
$71,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
561
335,817 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIAMI-DADE
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- SOUTH DADE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,382 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- HIALEAH GARDENS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,009 students
- BARBARA GOLEMAN SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,973 students
Other schools in MIAMI
- JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,291 students
- CORAL REEF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,399 students
- MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,100 students
- MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,618 students
- SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,599 students
- G. HOLMES BRADDOCK SENIOR HIGHHigh · 2,291 students
Nearby schools
- FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,935
- CLAUDE PEPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 417
- HAMMOCKS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 486
- PINECREST ACADEMY (SOUTH CAMPUS)0.7 mi · 733
- DANTE B. FASCELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 403
- KENDALE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 617 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OLIVER HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by MIAMI-DADE in Miami-Dade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.