Hoover Elementary School

As a close-knit elementary-level community in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Hoover Elementary School enrolls 228 students from grades 3 through 5, run under Rochester Public School District. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Hoover Elementary School sits 34% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Rochester Public School District, which oversees 44 schools and 17,171 students, Hoover Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Hoover Elementary School reports that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Olmsted County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Roughly 42% of students at Hoover Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Hoover Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.4%.

In the broader community, Olmsted County reports that median household earnings sit near $95,406, roughly 49% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Olmsted County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,627 students), of which Hoover Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Hoover Early Learning School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hoover Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.7%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 265 students in 2018 compared to 228 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 49% across the same window.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.