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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 574 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NESHAMINY SD·NCES 421641007161
Hoover Elementary School
500 Trenton Rd, Langhorne, PA 19047 · (215) 809-6340 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
295 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 75%
Community
1
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 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 169 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 20% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
63.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 63.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 61.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 →
Where Hoover Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #472 of 1,396 | #42 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #430 of 1,511 | #44 of 72 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #511 of 1,511 | #42 of 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #177 of 1,638 | #12 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,358 of 1,528 | #65 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #513 of 1,531 | #20 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #1,086 of 1,600 | #22 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #276 of 450 | #10 of 19 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
661
+13 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 813
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 661 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 45% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 46.2 | 15.1:1 | 42% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 44.8 | 15.1:1 | 35% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 30% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 38.5 | 16.2:1 | 31% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 21% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 18% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 31 | 20.7:1 | 11% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 813 | 37 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hoover Elementary School.
About Hoover Elementary School
Hoover Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Langhorne. Enrollment is 661 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 4. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 49% higher.
Neshaminy SD serves 9,353 students across 10 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Hoover Elementary School is 68% White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Bucks County's population at about 81%. Hoover Elementary School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 15.7:1 comes from the school's 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 45% in 2024-25.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hoover Elementary School is 5.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.0% actual, 58.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Census Bureau estimates for Bucks County show that median household income is about $114,764, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hoover Elementary School is one of 123 public schools in Bucks County, which together enroll about 81,956 students.
Valley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.3% on proficiency, and Hoover Elementary School is above that at 64.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 648 in 2020-21 to 661 in 2024-25, a change of 13 students. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Neshaminy SD
- Neshaminy High SchoolHigh · 2,916 students
- Maple Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,296 students
- Poquessing Middle SchoolMiddle · 966 students
- Tawanka Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Sandburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 729 students
- Buck Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Other schools in Langhorne
- Neshaminy High SchoolHigh · 2,916 students
- Maple Point Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,296 students
- Tawanka Elementary SchoolElementary · 835 students
- Buck Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
Nearby schools
- Valley Elementary School1.3 mi · 588
- Schweitzer Elementary School1.5 mi · 407
- Sandburg Middle School1.6 mi · 729
- Miller Elementary School1.6 mi · 486
- Belmont Hills Elementary School2.1 mi · 580
- Truman SHS2.4 mi · 1,626
Frequently asked questions
About Hoover Elementary SchoolHow large is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades KG-04.
Is Hoover Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hoover Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hoover Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hoover Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hoover Elementary School?
Hoover Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hoover Elementary School public or private?
Hoover Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Neshaminy SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.