HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a reasonably sized middle school in BUFFALO, New York, HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 772 students from grades 5 through 7, overseen by KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 45% larger than typical.

Within KENMORE-TONAWANDA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 10 schools and 6,302 students, HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 46% of students at HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.0%; this one delivers 49.0%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Erie County put median household income runs about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 226 public schools in Erie County (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students).

HERBERT HOOVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HERBERT HOOVER MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 6%: 824 students in 2018 compared to 772 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 76% to 68% over that span.

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