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Hoover High School
(515) 242-7300
- Physical Address:
- 4800 Aurora Ave
Des Moines, IA 50310
- Mailing Address:
- 4800 Aurora Ave
Des Moines, IA 50310
School Information
- District:
- Des Moines Independent Comm School District
- Type:
- Public (Regular school)
- Status:
- Operational
- County:
- Polk County
- Level:
- High
- Grade Span:
- 9 - 12
- Number of Students:
- 1128
Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10
Ethnicity in Hoover High School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| White |
43.26% |
68.30% |
85.70% |
| Black |
28.37% |
10.77% |
5.16% |
| Hispanic |
13.30% |
12.96% |
7.40% |
| Asian/Pacific |
8.24% |
4.10% |
2.03% |
| Others |
5.94% |
4.81% |
3.50% |
| American Indian |
0.89% |
0.51% |
0.92% |
Genders in Hoover High School
|
This School |
County Average |
State Average |
| Male |
51.86% |
51.09% |
51.69% |
| Female |
48.14% |
48.91% |
48.31% |
Student Enrollment Information
Enrollment by Ethnicity for Hoover High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| White |
618 |
545 |
488 |
| Black |
399 |
371 |
320 |
| Hispanic |
123 |
130 |
150 |
| Asian/Pacific |
44 |
62 |
93 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
67 |
| American Indian |
7 |
7 |
10 |
| Total |
1191 |
1115 |
1128 |
Enrollment by Gender for Hoover High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Male |
615 |
572 |
585 |
| Female |
576 |
543 |
543 |
| Total |
1191 |
1115 |
1128 |
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch
Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Hoover High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
1191 |
1115 |
1128 |
| # Eligible for free lunch |
545
(46%) |
473
(42%) |
566
(50%) |
| # Eligible for reduced lunch |
113
(9%) |
115
(10%) |
108
(10%) |
| # Eligible for both free and reduced lunch |
658
(55%) |
588
(53%) |
674
(60%) |
Student/Teacher Ratios
Student/Teacher Ratios for Hoover High School
| Year |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Total students |
1191 |
1115 |
1128 |
| Fulltime teachers |
69.2 |
69.6 |
69.2 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio |
17.20 |
16.00 |
16.30 |
| County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) |
15.12 |
14.55 |
14.54 |