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Enrollment
848
Middle
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193048001723
Hoover Middle School
630 Hillcrest Rd, Waterloo, IA 50701 · (319) 433-2830 · Black Hawk County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL848 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Iowa public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
477 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 301 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 284 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 263 | 31% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
73.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
72.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.9% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 72.5% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Schools most like Hoover Middle School
Hoover Middle School's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover Middle School this school | 848 | 56.3% | 71.3% |
| Wood Middle School Davenport | 629 | 52.8% | 54.8% |
| Stilwell Junior High School West Des Moines | 645 | 47.0% | 73.2% |
| Merrill Middle School Des Moines | 657 | 43.7% | 72.2% |
| Williams Middle School Davenport | 577 | 56.8% | 44.0% |
| Franklin Middle School Cedar Rapids | 469 | 58.6% | 60.1% |
Matched among Iowa middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #150 of 224 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #138 of 224 ▼ 6 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #155 of 224 ▲ 4 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 848 | #20 of 246 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #115 of 180 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #25 of 180 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #41 of 237 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #77 of 103 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
848
-37 (-4%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 740
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 848 | 56.8 | 14.9:1 | 56% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 831 | 51.1 | 16.3:1 | 59% (487) |
| 2022-23 | 883 | 56.7 | 15.6:1 | 59% (520) |
| 2020-21 | 885 | 56 | 15.8:1 | 59% (519) |
| 2017-18 | 916 | 54.6 | 16.8:1 | 48% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 844 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 52% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 830 | 48 | 17.3:1 | 47% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 659 | 33 | 20.0:1 | 31% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 740 | 47 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoover Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (916 to 848); teachers up 4% (54.6 to 56.8).
About Hoover Middle School
Hoover Middle School sits in Waterloo, Iowa, and is classified as a middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 848 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Iowa is about 400 students, so this school is 112% bigger than average.
Waterloo Comm School District has 10,484 students in 18 schools, and Hoover Middle School is one of those schools.
At 53%, White students outnumber all other groups at Hoover Middle School combined. After that, the student body is 20% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of Black Hawk County, the White share is about 80%. By the diversity index, Hoover Middle School comes in at 66%.
Hoover Middle School counts 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.9 students for each one. Across middle schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 15.2:1. About 56% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Hoover Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hoover Middle School is 63.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.3%.
Federal survey data for Black Hawk County show that median household income is about $66,417, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Hoover Middle School is among the 35 public schools in Black Hawk County.
The next-closest public school is Lou Henry Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 62.7% on proficiency, and Hoover Middle School is above that at 71.3%.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 885 to 848.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Black Hawk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterloo Comm School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Kittrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Expo Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 561 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Orange Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Waterloo
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Kittrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Expo Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 561 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Orange Elementary SchoolElementary · 518 students
Other Hoover Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hoover Middle. Hoover Middle School is the largest of the 4.
- Hoover Middle SchoolTAYLOR, MI · 515 students
- Hoover MiddleLakewood, CA · 505 students
- HOOVER MIDDLEALBUQUERQUE, NM · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Lou Henry Elementary School0.1 mi · 460
- West High School0.7 mi · 1,696
- Kingsley Elementary School1.0 mi · 337
- Kittrell Elementary School1.6 mi · 576
- Irving Elementary School1.7 mi · 353
- Lowell Elementary School2.1 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Hoover Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hoover Middle School?
Hoover Middle School enrolls approximately 848 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hoover Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hoover Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoover Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hoover Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hoover Middle School?
At Hoover Middle School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 9% Hispanic, 20% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Hoover Middle School in?
Hoover Middle School is part of Waterloo Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.