Hoover Elementary School

As a mid-tier elementary school in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Hoover Elementary School instructs 401 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Council Bluffs Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 23% above typical.

Council Bluffs Comm School District comprises 15 schools with combined enrollment of 8,299 students; Hoover Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Hoover Elementary School shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hoover Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hoover Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.4%; this one delivers 75.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Pottawattamie County indicate median household earnings sit near $73,602, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Pottawattamie County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,270 students), Hoover Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Gerald W Kirn Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hoover Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hoover Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 61.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 473 students in 2018 compared to 401 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 85% to 79%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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