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What's something Hoover Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 262184005887
Hoover Elementary School
15900 LEVAN RD, LIVONIA, MI 48154 · (734) 744-2730 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Michigan public elementary schools
- ATest 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 Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
60 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 118 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (130).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
69.4%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover Elementary School this school | 524 | 11.5% | 68.9% |
| Hawkins Elementary School BRIGHTON | 551 | 11.8% | 52.8% |
| Wylie Elementary School DEXTER | 486 | 8.8% | 64.7% |
| West Maple Elementary School BLOOMFIELD HILLS | 529 | 10.0% | 65.3% |
| Springfield Plains Elem School CLARKSTON | 495 | 11.5% | 62.0% |
| Pleasant Ridge Elementary School SALINE | 474 | 14.3% | 67.7% |
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| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #80 of 1,085 | #11 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #107 of 1,072 | #12 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #112 of 1,139 | #16 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #219 of 1,630 | #65 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,064 of 1,424 | #197 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #935 of 1,424 | #156 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #1,498 of 1,563 | #282 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #296 of 440 | #64 of 91 |
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
524
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 524 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 11% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 29.2 | 16.9:1 | 18% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 28.2 | 17.7:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 15% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 500 | 22.4 | 22.3:1 | 12% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 12% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 23 | 22.4:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoover Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (500 to 524); teachers up 34% (22.4 to 30).
About Hoover Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Livonia Public Schools School District, located in LIVONIA, Michigan. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 524 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Michigan enroll about 369 students on average.
Hoover Elementary School is a school in Livonia Public Schools School District. The district has 25 schools and 12,986 students.
At Hoover Elementary School, 86% of students are White. It is also 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Wayne County is roughly 49% White. The diversity index for Hoover Elementary School is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hoover Elementary School, giving a ratio of 17.5:1. Elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 60 students, or 11%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Wayne County average 66%.
Hoover Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 89% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Hoover Elementary School scores 68.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Wayne County show that the median household earns about $60,539 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Wayne County counts 573 public schools with about 259,786 students.
Of the public schools around it, Hoover Elementary School is closest to Holmes Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 59.1%; Hoover Elementary School's is 68.9%, ranking 1st of 5.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 518 in 2020-21, 524 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.9:1 to 17.5:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Hoover Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Livonia Public Schools School District
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Frost Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
- Cooper Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 638 students
Other schools in LIVONIA
- Stevenson High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 1,227 students
- Grand River AcademyElementary · 727 students
- Holmes Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Frost Middle SchoolMiddle · 641 students
Other Hoover Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 12 states are named Hoover Elementary. Hoover Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 27.
- Hoover Elementary SchoolHAZEL PARK, MI · 280 students
- Hoover ElementaryRedwood City, CA · 675 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolLanghorne, PA · 661 students
- Hoover Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 660 students
- Hoover ElementaryStockton, CA · 654 students
Nearby schools
- Holmes Middle School0.5 mi · 670
- NijiIro Japanese Immersion Elementary School1.0 mi · 219
- Stevenson High School1.2 mi · 1,523
- Randolph Elementary School1.5 mi · 532
- Frost Middle School1.7 mi · 641
- Branch Line School2.0 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Hoover Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Hoover Elementary School serve?
Hoover Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Hoover Elementary School have?
Hoover Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
How diverse is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School reports a student body of 86% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School is overseen by Livonia Public Schools School District in Wayne County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.