📍 701 Charter St., Redwood City, San Mateo County, 94063
Hoover Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Redwood City, San Mateo County. The school has 648 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Guadalupe Guzman. It is part of the Redwood City Elementary school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
Hoover Elementary enrolls 648 students across grades K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% White and <1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 617 | 95% |
| White | 12 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
521 of the school's 648 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hoover Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Hoover Elementary is one of 12 schools in Redwood City Elementary, based in Redwood City, California. The district serves 6,394 students district-wide and employs 286 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 648 students, Hoover Elementary is larger than the district average of about 533 students per school.