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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Hoover Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190654000248
Hoover Elementary School
4141 Johnson AVE NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 · (319) 558-2369 · Linn County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
368 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 41%
Community
3
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48% · 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
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 56.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 Hoover Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #498 of 564 | #32 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #495 of 564 | #31 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #502 of 564 | #32 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #195 of 705 | #14 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #23 of 561 | #1 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #163 of 561 | #19 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #283 of 359 | #23 of 30 |
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
420
-23 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.1:1
% White
19%
was 30%
% Hispanic
8%
was 10%
% Black
61%
was 48%
% Asian
1%
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 | 420 | 39.3 | 10.7:1 | 88% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 35.1 | 11.3:1 | 91% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 31.9 | 12.1:1 | 80% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 33.9 | 13.1:1 | 78% (346) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoover Elementary School.
About Hoover Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. School enrollment was 420 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Iowa is roughly 325 students; this school is 29% above that.
Cedar Rapids Comm School District, which runs Hoover Elementary School, has 35 schools and 15,494 students.
At Hoover Elementary School, Black students make up 61% of the student body. Next come 19% White, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 6% Black. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hoover Elementary School and a ratio of 10.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 88% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Linn County averages 40%, lower than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hoover Elementary School, the prediction is 48.1% and the result is 51.3%.
Hoover Elementary School is located in Linn County, where the median household income is $77,649, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Besides Hoover Elementary School, Linn County has 82 other public schools.
The closest public school, Truman Early Learning Center, is about 0.9 miles from Hoover Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hoover Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 23 students since 2017-18, to 420. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was Black students, from 48% to 61%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.7:1, from 13.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Hoover Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Other schools in Cedar Rapids
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Prairie PointMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie CreekMiddle · 846 students
Nearby schools
- Truman Early Learning Center0.9 mi · 279
- Taft Middle School0.9 mi · 593
- Maple Grove Elementary1.1 mi · 539
- Cleveland Elementary School1.1 mi · 254
- Madison Elementary School1.3 mi · 153
- West Willow Elementary School1.4 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Hoover Elementary SchoolHow large is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hoover Elementary School serve?
Hoover Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hoover Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Hoover Elementary School.
How diverse is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School reports a student body of 19% White, 8% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Hoover Elementary School in?
Hoover Elementary School is part of Cedar Rapids Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.