Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALEM-KEIZER SD 24J·NCES 411082000790
Hoover Elementary School
1104 Savage Rd NE, Salem, OR 97301 · (503) 399-3157 · Marion County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
355 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 76%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
23.2%
OR avg 43.0% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
17.6%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.2% | 17.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 15.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 (18.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover Elementary School this school | 402 | 88.3% | 18.1% |
| Washington Elementary School Salem | 365 | 88.8% | 10.8% |
| Lamb Elementary School Salem | 436 | 90.4% | 13.3% |
| Cesar E Chavez Elementary Salem | 464 | 88.1% | 13.9% |
| Hallman Elementary School Salem | 339 | 88.8% | 9.5% |
| Sunset Elementary School Hermiston | 378 | 92.1% | 25.1% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Oregon | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #532 of 591 | #38 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #563 of 646 ▲ 12 | #40 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #567 of 646 ▲ 24 | #42 of 62 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #197 of 710 | #22 of 66 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #514 of 587 | #37 of 54 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #447 of 587 | #42 of 54 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #179 of 645 | #29 of 61 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #407 of 493 | #40 of 47 |
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
402
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 402 | 20.4 | 19.7:1 | 88% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 22.9 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 20 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 24.5 | 17.9:1 | 83% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 26 | 19.2:1 | 83% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 26 | 21.5:1 | 94% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 98% (443) |
| 1990-91 | 497 | 19 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoover Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (440 to 402); teachers down 17% (24.5 to 20.4).
About Hoover Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School serves students in Salem, Oregon, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 402 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Oregon average about 321 students, which makes this school 25% larger than average.
Salem-Keizer SD 24J is the local district for Hoover Elementary School. It runs 65 schools with 37,776 students.
About 76% of the student body at Hoover Elementary School is Hispanic. Other groups include 16% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Marion County residents are about 29% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 40, compared with 70 nationally.
Hoover Elementary School reports a ratio of 19.7 students per teacher, from 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Oregon is 16.5:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hoover Elementary School, 88% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hoover Elementary School, the prediction is 28.3% and the result is 18.1%.
The school is in Marion County, where the median household earns about $77,351 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Marion County, 111 public schools serve about 53,799 students.
Englewood Elementary School sits about 0.8 miles from Hoover Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hoover Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Hoover Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 402, starting from 412.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
349,244
Census ACS
Median income
$77,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
53,799 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salem-Keizer SD 24J
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- McNary High SchoolHigh · 1,995 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
Other schools in Salem
- McKay High SchoolHigh · 2,380 students
- South Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,195 students
- North Salem High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Sprague High SchoolHigh · 1,712 students
- West Salem High SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Stephens Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
Other Hoover Elementary schools
26 other US public schools in 12 states are named Hoover Elementary. Hoover Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 27.
- Hoover Elementary SchoolMedford, OR · 591 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
- Englewood Elementary School0.8 mi · 285
- Swegle Elementary School1.1 mi · 496
- McKay High School1.2 mi · 2,380
- Waldo Middle School1.2 mi · 997
- North Salem High School1.3 mi · 2,107
- Roberts High School1.3 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Hoover Elementary SchoolHow large is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-05.
Is Hoover Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hoover Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoover Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hoover Elementary School is approximately 19.7:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 76% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School is overseen by Salem-Keizer SD 24J in Marion County.
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