📍 4800 Aurora Ave, Des Moines, Polk County, 50310
Hoover High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Des Moines, Polk County. The school has 991 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Qynne Kelly. It is part of the Des Moines Independent Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hoover High School enrolls 991 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 312 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 23% |
| White | 207 | 21% |
| Asian | 172 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
774 of the school's 991 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 689 qualify for free lunch and 85 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hoover High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 IA-30, state senate district 18, state house district 36.
Hoover High School is one of 59 schools in Des Moines Independent Comm School District, based in Des Moines, Iowa. The district serves 30,048 students district-wide and employs 2,077 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 991 students, Hoover High School is larger than the district average of about 509 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize