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Hoover Elementary School
1205 North Broadway
Council Bluffs IA, 51503, Pottawattamie County
Phone: 712-328-6537
Ranking: 
(266 out of 696, top 38%)*
(266 out of 696, top 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Council Bluffs Community School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 30 | 25 | 16 | 25 | 27 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 482 | 499 | 476 | 358 | 433 | 530 | 493 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 32 | 6.6% | 46 | 9.2% | 64 | 13.4% | 16 | 4.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 78 | 16.2% | 73 | 14.6% | 70 | 14.7% | 43 | 12.0% | 66 | 15.2% | 63 | 11.9% | 81 | 16.4% |
| Grade 1: | 77 | 16.0% | 69 | 13.8% | 61 | 12.8% | 56 | 15.6% | 62 | 14.3% | 88 | 16.6% | 58 | 11.8% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 12.9% | 68 | 13.6% | 59 | 12.4% | 58 | 16.2% | 89 | 20.6% | 60 | 11.3% | 65 | 13.2% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 16.6% | 69 | 13.8% | 84 | 17.6% | 79 | 22.1% | 62 | 14.3% | 72 | 13.6% | 73 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 62 | 12.9% | 88 | 17.6% | 81 | 17.0% | 45 | 12.6% | 71 | 16.4% | 85 | 16.0% | 81 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 91 | 18.9% | 86 | 17.2% | 57 | 12.0% | 61 | 17.0% | 83 | 19.2% | 85 | 16.0% | 74 | 15.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 238 | 49.4% | 251 | 50.3% | 238 | 50.0% | 182 | 50.8% | 218 | 50.3% | 263 | 49.6% | 230 | 46.7% |
| Female: | 244 | 50.6% | 248 | 49.7% | 238 | 50.0% | 176 | 49.2% | 215 | 49.7% | 259 | 48.9% | 259 | 52.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 44 | 9.1% | 56 | 11.2% | 45 | 9.5% | 23 | 6.4% | 31 | 7.2% | 26 | 4.9% | 25 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 15 | 3.1% | 13 | 2.6% | 12 | 2.5% | 5 | 1.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.8% |
| White: | 406 | 84.2% | 405 | 81.2% | 407 | 85.5% | 323 | 90.2% | 389 | 89.8% | 494 | 93.2% | 458 | 92.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 3.1% | 18 | 3.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 186 | 38.6% | 249 | 49.9% | 204 | 42.9% | 119 | 33.2% | 129 | 29.8% | 138 | 26.0% | 124 | 25.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 3.7% | 29 | 5.8% | 29 | 6.1% | 25 | 7.0% | 53 | 12.2% | 72 | 13.6% | 58 | 11.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.01 | 16.92 | 19.04 | 22.73 | 17.44 | 19.70 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 74.23% | 79.02% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.59% | 63.24% | 77.80% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.29% | 73.21% | 76.41% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 70.14% | 76.30% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.19% | 65.03% | 78.03% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.82% | 65.03% | 79.00% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.19% | 67.01% | 74.25% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.82% | 65.88% | 75.51% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 65.55% | 77.96% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.13% | 67.64% | 79.10% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.42% | 69.50% | 74.27% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.12% | 70.72% | 75.72% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% | 57.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years | 19.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | 10.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 96.4% | 89.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,936.0 | $48,452.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA | $38,883.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,435.0 | $49,600.0 |
* Hoover Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.