Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BRANCH COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193075001771
Hoover Elementary School
148 N Oliphant, West Branch, IA 52358 · (319) 643-7211 · Cedar County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
70 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 38 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within West Branch Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 63.3% | 75.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 82% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover Elementary School this school | 353 | 19.8% | 68.8% |
| United Community School Boone | 329 | 19.5% | 61.0% |
| Mid-Prairie West Elementary School Wellman | 330 | 19.1% | 73.3% |
| Bridgeview Elementary School LeClaire | 343 | 17.8% | 88.3% |
| Madison Elementary School Pella | 401 | 21.2% | 79.1% |
| North Ridge Elementary Waverly | 397 | 20.4% | N/A |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Cedar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #355 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #325 of 564 ▼ 32 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #434 of 564 ▼ 34 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #287 of 705 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #279 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.0% | #365 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #597 of 666 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #339 of 359 | N/A |
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. 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
353
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 353 | 26.2 | 13.5:1 | 20% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 27.2 | 13.9:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 24% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 21% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 25.2 | 14.3:1 | 17% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 22% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 23% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 12% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoover Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (361 to 353); teachers up 4% (25.2 to 26.2).
About Hoover Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School is an elementary school located in West Branch, Iowa, in Cedar County. It reports enrollment of 353 students in pre-K through 4.
Hoover Elementary School is among 4 schools run by West Branch Comm School District, which serves 880 students.
Roughly 86% of students at Hoover Elementary School are White. Other students are 8% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Cedar County residents are about 94% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hoover Elementary School scores 26%.
A staff of 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 13.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 20%.
Hoover Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Iowa public elementary schools.
A school in Iowa with Hoover Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 82.0%. Hoover Elementary School scores 68.8%.
In the wider Cedar County area, the median household earns about $80,602 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Cedar County, 13 public schools serve about 3,030 students.
Hoover Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from West Branch Community Early Learning Center, its nearest public school. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hoover Elementary School is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Hoover Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 330 to 353.
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Cedar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$80,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Branch Comm School District
- West Branch High SchoolHigh · 273 students
- West Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 239 students
- West Branch Community Early Learning CenterElementary · 15 students
Other schools in West Branch
- West Branch High SchoolHigh · 273 students
- West Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 239 students
- West Branch Community Early Learning CenterElementary · 15 students
Other Hoover Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 12 states are named Hoover Elementary. Hoover Elementary School is the 15th largest of the 27.
- Hoover Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IA · 420 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolCouncil Bluffs, IA · 401 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolMason City, IA · 361 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 292 students
- Hoover ElementaryRedwood City, CA · 675 students
Nearby schools
- West Branch Community Early Learning Center0.2 mi · 15
- West Branch High School0.8 mi · 273
- West Branch Middle School0.8 mi · 239
- Herbert Hoover Elementary School6.4 mi · 464
- Helen Lemme Elementary School7.2 mi · 340
- Robert Lucas Elementary School7.5 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Hoover Elementary SchoolHow large is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Hoover Elementary School serve?
Hoover Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Hoover Elementary School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Hoover Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Hoover Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hoover Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hoover Elementary School in?
Hoover Elementary School is part of West Branch Comm School District.
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