Hoover High School
4800 Aurora Ave Des Moines IA, 50310, Polk County Phone: 515-242-7300 Ranking:  (205 out of 205, bottom 0%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Des Moines Independent 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: | 59 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 70 | 69 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 971 | 1,029 | 1,065 | 1,075 | 1,128 | 1,115 | 1,191 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 233 | 24.0% | 252 | 24.5% | 252 | 23.7% | 236 | 22.0% | 275 | 24.4% | 268 | 24.0% | 295 | 24.8% |
| Grade 10: | 240 | 24.7% | 244 | 23.7% | 260 | 24.4% | 281 | 26.1% | 277 | 24.6% | 284 | 25.5% | 296 | 24.9% |
| Grade 11: | 241 | 24.8% | 238 | 23.1% | 270 | 25.4% | 279 | 26.0% | 267 | 23.7% | 280 | 25.1% | 265 | 22.3% |
| Grade 12: | 257 | 26.5% | 295 | 28.7% | 283 | 26.6% | 279 | 26.0% | 309 | 27.4% | 283 | 25.4% | 335 | 28.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 518 | 53.3% | 536 | 52.1% | 534 | 50.1% | 576 | 53.6% | 585 | 51.9% | 568 | 50.9% | 613 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 453 | 46.7% | 493 | 47.9% | 531 | 49.9% | 499 | 46.4% | 543 | 48.1% | 539 | 48.3% | 574 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 8 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 148 | 15.2% | 154 | 15.0% | 142 | 13.3% | 101 | 9.4% | 93 | 8.2% | 62 | 5.6% | 44 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 148 | 15.2% | 163 | 15.8% | 150 | 14.1% | 158 | 14.7% | 150 | 13.3% | 130 | 11.7% | 123 | 10.3% |
| Black: | 270 | 27.8% | 272 | 26.4% | 306 | 28.7% | 296 | 27.5% | 320 | 28.4% | 371 | 33.3% | 399 | 33.5% |
| White: | 345 | 35.5% | 377 | 36.6% | 409 | 38.4% | 439 | 40.8% | 488 | 43.3% | 545 | 48.9% | 618 | 51.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 54 | 5.6% | 59 | 5.7% | 52 | 4.9% | 71 | 6.6% | 66 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 571 | 58.8% | 663 | 64.4% | 648 | 60.8% | 604 | 56.2% | 566 | 50.2% | 473 | 42.4% | 545 | 45.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 68 | 7.0% | 66 | 6.4% | 81 | 7.6% | 92 | 8.6% | 108 | 9.6% | 115 | 10.3% | 113 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.52 | 16.39 | 16.49 | 16.54 | 16.30 | 16.00 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.06% | 59.21% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.60% | 61.77% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.59% | 66.88% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.13% | 71.73% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 55.9% | 51.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 44.1% | 48.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.9% | 14.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.1% | 85.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,891.0 | $47,263.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,472.0 | $36,034.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,221.0 | $49,134.0 |
* Hoover High 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.