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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAZEL PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF·NCES 261803005477

Hoover Elementary School

23720 HOOVER AVE, HAZEL PARK, MI 48030 · (248) 658-5300 · Oakland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 369
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
227 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 55%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4416%
Grade 13613%
Grade 25018%
Grade 35520%
Grade 44516%
Grade 55018%

This year's kindergarten class (44) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 56% · US 70%
White
10236%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 43%
Hispanic
73%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
16358%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 18% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
13649%
Female
14451%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hoover Elementary School→Hazel Park Junior High School
Based on grade levels within Hazel Park School District of the City of. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Matched among Michigan 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
MeasureThis schoolIn MichiganIn Oakland County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
280#1,158 of 1,630#153 of 178
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#213 of 1,424#26 of 170
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
52.7%#415 of 1,424#70 of 170
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
81.1%#349 of 1,563#12 of 175
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.6%#274 of 979#24 of 118
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 2024-25
Enrollment
280
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2528020.613.6:181% (227)
2023-2424921.311.7:183% (206)
2022-2326625.110.6:181% (215)
2020-212882710.7:181% (232)
2017-1834422.515.3:176% (262)
2015-163502116.7:175% (262)
2010-113122114.9:171% (220)
2000-014282219.4:150% (213)
1990-91435N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoover Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (344 to 280); teachers down 8% (22.5 to 20.6).

About Hoover Elementary School

Hoover Elementary School is a public elementary school in HAZEL PARK, Michigan. It had 280 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 24% lower.

District-wide, Hazel Park School District of the City of has 11 schools and 2,899 students.

More than half of the students at Hoover Elementary School are Black (58%). Beyond that, enrollment is 36% White and 3% Hispanic. In Oakland County overall, about 13% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hoover Elementary School scores 53%.

The school lists 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 81% of the student body. Across public schools in Oakland County, the average is 32%.

In the wider Oakland County area, median household income comes to about $97,760, roughly 51% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Oakland County counts 345 public schools with about 169,926 students.

About 0.2 miles separate Hoover Elementary School from the closest public school, Hazel Park High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

In the federal locale system, Hoover Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 8 students, from 288 to 280. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (10.7:1).

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Oakland County at a glance

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Population
1,279,825
Census ACS
Median income
$97,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
345
169,926 students

Quick facts

School name
Hoover Elementary School
District
Hazel Park School District of the City of
Address
23720 HOOVER AVE, HAZEL PARK, MI 48030
Phone
(248) 658-5300
County
Oakland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
280
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
227 (81%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
261803005477
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Hazel Park School District of the City of
Other schools in HAZEL PARK
Other Hoover Elementary schools

26 other US public schools in 12 states are named Hoover Elementary. Hoover Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 27.

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Frequently asked questions

About Hoover Elementary School
How large is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hoover Elementary School serve?
Hoover Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hoover Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Hoover Elementary School.
How diverse is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 3% Hispanic, 58% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School is overseen by Hazel Park School District of the City of in Oakland County.
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