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Hoover (Herbert) Middle

Q: Is Hoover (Herbert) Middle a good school?

Hoover (Herbert) Middle ranks 564 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 80% of California middle schools

Summary

Hoover (Herbert) Middle is a public middle school serving about 960 students in grades 6-8 within the diverse San Francisco Unified school district, consistently ranking in the top 20% of all California schools.

The school stands out for its strong and balanced support for all students, with particularly high achievement among English Learners and students from low-income families, while maintaining one of the lowest chronic absenteeism rates in the city at just 11.5%. This effective approach leads to solid academic results that exceed both district and state averages in English and Math. Notably, Hoover achieves these outcomes while serving a student population where nearly two-thirds qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a pattern that differs from some nearby schools like Everett Middle or Lick (James) Middle, which have similar economic demographics but significantly lower academic rankings.

Compared to other schools, Hoover also operates very efficiently, spending less per student than several peers while achieving better results. Its performance has been stable and consistent for nearly a decade, showing reliable quality across all three grade levels. While schools like Roosevelt Middle or Giannini (A.P.) Middle may rank slightly higher, Hoover's combination of strong academic support for a diverse student body, excellent attendance, and cost-effective operation makes it a compelling and successful choice for families.

963

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,096

Per pupil spending ?

63.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2290 14th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94116-1841

(415) 759-2783

District: San Francisco Unified

Students who attend Hoover (Herbert) Middle usually attend:

High:	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer
	Asawa (Ruth) SF School of the Arts A Public School
	Balboa High
	Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High
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	Galileo High
	Jordan (June) School for Equity
	Lincoln (Abraham) High
	Lowell High
	Marshall (Thurgood) High
	Mission High
	O'Connell (John) High
	S.F. International High
	Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High
	Washington (George) High

Feeder schools for Hoover (Herbert) Middle:

Elementary:	Monroe Elementary
	Moscone (George R.) Elementary
	Serra (Junipero) Elementary
	Ulloa Elementary
	More...
	West Portal Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

54.2%

Hispanic:

29.7%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg48%

California avg41%

564^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Middle Schools in the San Francisco Unified

679^th of 1,543San Francisco Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	564 of 2761	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	555 of 2783	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	547 of 2781	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	556 of 2740	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	490 of 2715	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	484 of 2480	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.9	415 of 2508	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	79.6	455 of 2497	81.8%	★★★★☆
2015	80.8	411 of 2477	83.4%	★★★★☆
2013	64.8	752 of 2379	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.3	797 of 2259	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	828 of 2236	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.0	526 of 2179	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.1	372 of 2063	82.0%	★★★★☆
2008	77.5	327 of 2005	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	260 of 1999	87.0%	★★★★☆
2006	85.2	202 of 1804	88.8%	★★★★☆
2005	88.9	136 of 1777	92.3%	★★★★★
2004	85.5	190 of 1769	89.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	470 of 739	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	483 of 743	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	460 of 715	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	483 of 733	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	432 of 745	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	410 of 700	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.2	293 of 1531	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.7	355 of 1491	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	480 of 1369	64.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.9	236 of 1478	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	212 of 1521	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	205 of 1540	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	216 of 1442	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	312 of 1364	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	533 of 2533	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	566 of 2551	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	452 of 2531	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	576 of 2509	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	452 of 2380	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	514 of 2262	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1169 of 2395	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	1165 of 2388	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	1166 of 2374	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	1035 of 2359	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	1248 of 2213	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	1429 of 2072	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	450 of 2542	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	344 of 2579	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	290 of 2531	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	260 of 2458	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	214 of 2369	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.9	235 of 2230	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	552 of 2534	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	500 of 2552	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	573 of 2538	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	455 of 2527	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	455 of 2407	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	421 of 2273	81.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	348 of 726	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	389 of 701	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	398 of 677	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.2	362 of 665	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	359 of 554	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	292 of 1566	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	557 of 1552	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	422 of 1531	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	112 of 1520	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	148 of 1537	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	78.5	262 of 1543	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	177 of 1555	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	412 of 1602	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	312 of 1496	79.1%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics50%+13 vs state

Science41%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 16, 2023

This school enables bullies! They try to downplay incidents when bullying is reported and do little to nothing to stop it. They are more concerned with the school and administration looking bad than the children's safety. A child was jumped and one of the kids slashed the boys leg with a knife. Parents outside of this incident were never notified and I doubt police were ever called. Things are covered up and swept under the rug by the principal and vice principals. Kids have no respect for the teachers and staff. Kids were texting and calling their parents when things would happen at the school so the administration implemented a no cellphone policy to try to avoid parents finding things out before they’re able to do any damage control. Theft at this school is also not being taken seriously. The kids can't use the school lockers and are forced to carry their belongings around all day and when they want to put their things down, their stuff is stolen. As a parent I deeply regret enrolling my child here. Avoid this school and the whole school district if possible. Close Quote

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hoover (Herbert) Middle	Public	6-8	2290 14th Ave.	San Francisco	94116	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2783	963	42	23.1	63.2%	72 (7.5%)	21 (2.2%)	286 (29.7%)	522 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (6.4%)	76	564^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%		76.6	555^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.1%	9		40.9	40.9		59.1	57.4	60.4	58.9		48.2	51.4	51.0	50.2	$21,096	$2,298	$18,798
Aptos Middle	Public	6-8	105 Aptos Ave.	San Francisco	94127	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4520	911	44	20.7	58.7%	110 (12.1%)	58 (6.4%)	223 (24.5%)	406 (44.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (12.4%)	79.2	489^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.3%		80.6	466^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.3%	23		55.1	55.1		56.6	57.4	63.5	59.1		48.0	50.5	56.0	51.5	$20,478	$1,473	$19,005
Giannini (A.P.) Middle	Public	6-8	3151 Ortega St.	San Francisco	94122	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 759-2770	1,183	50	23.5	39.6%	210 (17.8%)	33 (2.8%)	141 (11.9%)	601 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	193 (16.3%)	94	179^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.5%		94.5	170^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.9%	9		63.8	63.8		73.2	80.3	78.5	77.3		63.2	71.4	59.5	64.8	$21,480	$1,851	$19,629
Lick (James) Middle	Public	6-8	1220 Noe St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 695-5675	479	29	16.4	61.8%	46 (9.6%)	32 (6.7%)	353 (73.7%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.9%)	16.8	2362^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.5%		15.7	2449^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.0%	87		12.5	12.5		30.7	13.9	26.4	23.6		20.9	10.8	13.0	14.9	$25,921	$2,573	$23,348
Denman (James) Middle	Public	6-8	241 Oneida Ave.	San Francisco	94112	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 469-4535	807	44	18.1	64.8%	61 (7.6%)	39 (4.8%)	430 (53.3%)	207 (25.7%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	63 (7.8%)	28.2	1892^nd of 2761 public middle schools	31.5%		29.4	1839^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.9%	53		17.4	17.4		29.1	36.7	31.2	32.3		20.6	28.1	23.5	24.0	$22,644	$2,664	$19,980
Everett Middle	Public	6-8	450 Church St.	San Francisco	94114	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 241-6344	401	26	15.3	68.1%	32 (8.0%)	23 (5.7%)	302 (75.3%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (7.5%)	10.3	2602^nd of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		11.9	2594^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.8%	8		12.5	12.5		19.3	8.1	12.8	12.9		10.8	4.2	10.0	8.4	$28,449	$3,211	$25,238
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	460 Arguello Blvd.	San Francisco	94118	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8446	657	38	17.1	45.4%	126 (19.2%)	34 (5.2%)	69 (10.5%)	332 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	93 (14.2%)	93.9	183^rd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%		92.9	210^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.5%	27		60.6	60.6		78.1	79.6	72.6	76.8		66.8	69.2	59.6	65.3	$22,873	$2,714	$20,159
Presidio Middle	Public	6-8	450 30th Ave.	San Francisco	94121	San Francisco County	San Francisco Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 750-8435	992	48	20.7	40.1%	217 (21.9%)	32 (3.2%)	167 (16.8%)	381 (38.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	188 (19.0%)	87.3	329^th of 2761 public middle schools	88.1%		85.6	374^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.6%	45		50.8	50.8		68.4	73.0	64.2	68.5		59.1	62.8	51.8	57.9	$21,529	$1,957	$19,572
Gateway Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1512 Golden Gate Ave.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	Gateway Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 922-1001	247	15	16.6	54.3%	61 (24.7%)	46 (18.6%)	87 (35.2%)	23 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.5%)	54.3	1065^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.4%		51.5	1123^rd of 2783 public middle schools	59.6%	58		30.5	30.5		46.8	54.8	45.3	49.0		30.7	40.5	33.7	35.3	$20,739	$196	$20,543
KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1430 Scott St. Third Fl.	San Francisco	94115	San Francisco County	KIPP San Francisco Bay Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(415) 440-4306	267	14	18.9	92.9%	13 (4.9%)	68 (25.5%)	166 (62.2%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	45.1	1326^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.0%		43.3	1362^nd of 2783 public middle schools	51.1%	36	10.0	22.7	19.8	20.0	28.9	50.0	48.5	40.4	25.0	25.6	40.7	32.8	32.6	$42,686	$3,172	$39,514

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoover (Herbert) Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hoover (Herbert) Middle?

Students at Hoover (Herbert) Middle are 54% Asian, 30% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Hoover (Herbert) Middle a good school?

Hoover (Herbert) Middle ranks 564^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Hoover (Herbert) Middle attend?

Students who attend Hoover (Herbert) Middle usually go on to attend Academy (The)- SF @McAteer

How many students attend Hoover (Herbert) Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 963 students attended Hoover (Herbert) Middle.

What district is Hoover (Herbert) Middle in?

San Francisco Unified

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