SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the IA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 44%Projected 35%

Hoover High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the IA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the IA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 42%IA 73%

English proficiency

School 51%IA 74%

Science proficiency

School 40%IA 67%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

78%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

9%

Students in at least one AP course. 7 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

14%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes14%
AP courses offered7
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

3%
1%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

1%
1%

Gold marks the IA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C-

40.90 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C+

3.97 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

C-

22.80 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$67,274

IA average $80,609

Median home value

$201,099

IA average $212,785

Median rent

$1,178 /mo

IA average $989

Unemployment rate

6.2%

IA average 3.7%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 83.9%IA 93.1%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

21:1

IA average 14:1

Teachers

50

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$82,797

All teachers in Des Moines Independent Comm School District.

Student to counselor ratio IA average 326:1330:1
Support staff7
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff3

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%IA 100%

Experienced teachers

School 90%IA 91%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days155
Out-of-school suspension days1
Total days missed to suspension360
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$8157 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$6.39

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

23%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

17%

Black

30%

Latino

24%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged78%
Students with disabilities14%
English as a second language29%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory1%

High schools nearest to Hoover High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Urbandale High School

  • Actual: 74%
  • Projected: 63%
  • Distance: 1.6 mi
Roosevelt High School

  • Actual: 62%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 3.0 mi
North High School

  • Actual: 41%
  • Projected: 35%
  • Distance: 3.4 mi
Ruby Van Meter

  • Actual: 1%
  • Projected: 21%
  • Distance: 3.4 mi
Walnut Creek Campus

  • Actual: 27%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 3.8 mi
Virtual Campus

  • Actual: 38%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 4.2 mi
Saydel High School

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 4.3 mi
Johnston Senior High School

  • Actual: 81%
  • Projected: 76%
  • Distance: 4.9 mi
Valley High School

  • Actual: 64%
  • Projected: 66%
  • Distance: 4.9 mi
East High School

  • Actual: 40%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 5.1 mi