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What's the one class at Hooper School every student should take?
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Enrollment
516
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBER DISTRICT·NCES 490120000618
Hooper School
5500 S 5900 W, HOOPER, UT 84315 · (801) 452-4320 · Weber County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
101 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 33%
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 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 37% smaller than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
51.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.9% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 58.2% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 Hooper School
Hooper School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooper School this school | 516 | 19.6% | 55.9% |
| Mountainside School MENDON | 514 | 18.3% | 66.0% |
| Kings Peak School ROOSEVELT | 479 | 19.6% | 43.4% |
| Three Mile Creek School PERRY | 531 | 19.6% | 56.0% |
| East Layton School EAST LAYTON | 510 | 18.0% | 47.3% |
| Rosamond School RIVERTON | 573 | 18.3% | 51.5% |
Matched among Utah 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 Hooper School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Weber County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #166 of 562 | #7 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #205 of 578 ▼ 59 | #10 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #222 of 578 ▲ 3 | #8 of 44 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 516 | #297 of 613 | #24 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #240 of 556 | #21 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #534 of 559 | #41 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #421 of 582 | #38 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #201 of 388 | #14 of 32 |
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
516
-169 (-25%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 541
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 | 516 | 25 | 20.6:1 | 20% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 29 | 21.8:1 | 18% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 31 | 21.2:1 | 12% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | N/A | N/A | 15% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | N/A | N/A | 19% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | N/A | N/A | 27% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 26 | 24.8:1 | 22% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 19% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 21 | 25.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hooper School.
About Hooper School
Hooper School serves students in HOOPER, Utah, as a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 516 students across kindergarten through 6.
Weber District operates 52 schools. Combined enrollment is 32,054 students.
By race and ethnicity, Hooper School is 90% White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 20.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Utah, the average ratio is 21.8:1. Hooper School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 20%. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Weber County, the school's rate is lower.
Test results at Hooper School are 5.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.9% actual, 50.2% predicted).
Census data for Weber County show the median household earns about $90,005 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Hooper School, Weber County has 95 public schools.
Freedom School is about 1.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Hooper School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Hooper School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Hooper School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 685 students in 2020-21 to 516 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Weber County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,648
Census ACS
Median income
$90,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
49,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weber District
- Weber HighHigh · 2,002 students
- Roy HighHigh · 1,661 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,448 students
- Bonneville HighHigh · 1,373 students
- West Field High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Wahlquist Jr HighMiddle · 1,033 students
Nearby schools
- Freedom School1.6 mi · 784
- Country View School1.8 mi · 526
- Rocky Mountain Jr High2.1 mi · 795
- Quest Academy2.3 mi · 1,009
- West Clinton School2.7 mi · 612
- West Haven School2.7 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Hooper SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hooper School?
Hooper School enrolls approximately 516 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Hooper School serve?
Hooper School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hooper School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hooper School is approximately 20.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hooper School?
Hooper School reports a student body of 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hooper School?
Hooper School is overseen by Weber District in Weber County.
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