📍 1260 Superior Ave, Calumet City, Cook County, 60409
Hoover Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Calumet City, Cook County. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carmelita Cross. It is part of the Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hoover Elem School enrolls 556 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 1.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 406 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 136 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.8% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
322 of the school's 556 students (58%) 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 Elem School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-20, state senate district 17, state house district 34.
Hoover Elem School is one of 2 schools in Hoover-Schrum Memorial SD 157, based in Calumet City, Illinois. The district serves 845 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 556 students, Hoover Elem School is larger than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large