Hoover Elementary School

Hoover Elementary School is an elementary-level community of expansive scale in Yakima, Washington, run under Yakima School District, instructing 582 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 380 students per school, that is 53% above typical.

Within Yakima School District, which oversees 27 schools and 15,488 students, Hoover Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Hoover Elementary School records that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Hoover Elementary School reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Yakima County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hoover Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 16.9%; Hoover Elementary School posts 28.3%, +11.4 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Yakima County indicate the typical household earns roughly $70,656 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Yakima County runs 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), of which Hoover Elementary School is one.

Ridgeview Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hoover Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hoover Elementary School has declined 24%, going from 761 students in 2018 to 582 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.