Hoover Elementary School

Hoover Elementary School is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Mason City, Iowa, run under Mason City Comm School District, hosting 361 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Mason City Comm School District comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 3,406 students; Hoover Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Hoover Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic, 9% Pacific Islander, 8% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Hoover Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 55% of students at Hoover Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cerro Gordo County (around 43%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Hoover Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 65.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cerro Gordo County shows median household income runs about $68,189, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Cerro Gordo County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,248 students), of which Hoover Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Harding Elementary School, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hoover Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 67.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Hoover Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 416 (now 361). Over the same period, the White share declined from 75% to 61%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.