Hoover Middle School
630 Hillcrest Rd
Waterloo IA, 50701, Black Hawk County
Phone: 319-433-2830
Ranking: 
(457 out of 696, bottom 34%)*
(457 out of 696, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Waterloo Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 51 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 48 | 47 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 772 | 768 | 793 | 830 | 819 | 812 | 733 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 260 | 33.7% | 261 | 34.0% | 247 | 31.1% | 274 | 33.0% | 260 | 31.7% | 309 | 38.1% | 264 | 36.0% |
| Grade 7: | 250 | 32.4% | 249 | 32.4% | 274 | 34.6% | 263 | 31.7% | 299 | 36.5% | 260 | 32.0% | 239 | 32.6% |
| Grade 8: | 262 | 33.9% | 258 | 33.6% | 272 | 34.3% | 293 | 35.3% | 260 | 31.7% | 243 | 29.9% | 230 | 31.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 388 | 50.3% | 397 | 51.7% | 409 | 51.6% | 426 | 51.3% | 408 | 49.8% | 396 | 48.8% | 356 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 384 | 49.7% | 371 | 48.3% | 384 | 48.4% | 404 | 48.7% | 411 | 50.2% | 408 | 50.2% | 373 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 25 | 3.2% | 19 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.5% | 19 | 2.3% | 18 | 2.2% | 21 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.0% |
| Hispanic: | 51 | 6.6% | 43 | 5.6% | 42 | 5.3% | 53 | 6.4% | 60 | 7.3% | 59 | 7.3% | 47 | 6.4% |
| Black: | 100 | 13.0% | 91 | 11.8% | 96 | 12.1% | 82 | 9.9% | 60 | 7.3% | 100 | 12.3% | 90 | 12.3% |
| White: | 557 | 72.2% | 572 | 74.5% | 590 | 74.4% | 632 | 76.1% | 636 | 77.7% | 625 | 77.0% | 574 | 78.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 4.4% | 35 | 4.6% | 39 | 4.9% | 37 | 4.5% | 38 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 323 | 41.8% | 283 | 36.8% | 286 | 36.1% | 268 | 32.3% | 214 | 26.1% | 222 | 27.3% | 200 | 27.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 8.7% | 78 | 10.2% | 95 | 12.0% | 120 | 14.5% | 98 | 12.0% | 80 | 9.9% | 63 | 8.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.28 | 14.55 | 16.49 | 17.29 | 15.37 | 16.90 | 15.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.92% | 52.53% | 71.48% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.52% | 54.49% | 73.04% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.27% | 47.79% | 64.44% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.10% | 51.31% | 65.78% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.66% | 66.00% | 78.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.11% | 61.70% | 78.31% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.31% | 55.02% | 67.39% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 56.40% | 68.56% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.20% | 48.56% | 74.62% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.82% | 59.38% | 74.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.15% | 50.29% | 66.08% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.51% | 55.69% | 66.34% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.5% | 47.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.5% | 52.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% | 16.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% | 83.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,247.0 | $45,299.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,717.0 | $36,721.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,130.0 | $47,015.0 |
* Hoover Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.