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Hoover Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

24^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Hoover Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving 283 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the highly-ranked Mt. Lebanon School District, which is ranked 12th out of 606 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hoover Elementary School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania, ranking within the top 10% of all elementary schools in the state for several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, Hoover Elementary School ranked 24th out of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly strong in Math, with 3rd and 4th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the district and state averages. Hoover's performance is also strong across different student subgroups, including gender, race, and socioeconomic status.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as Chartiers Valley Intermediate School and Eisenhower Elementary School, Hoover Elementary School maintains a significant academic advantage, particularly in Math and Science. The school's consistent high performance, low student-teacher ratio, and effective educational practices contribute to its exceptional ranking as one of the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania.

285

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,362

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37 Robb Hollow Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15243-1799

(412) 276-7411

District: Mt Lebanon School District

Students who attend Hoover Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Mt Lebanon Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

Asian:

18.9%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2014 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (85% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg77%

Pennsylvania avg45%

24^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Mt Lebanon School District

12^th of 606Mt Lebanon School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	24 of 1511	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	69 of 1526	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	138 of 1534	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	123 of 1534	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	81 of 1433	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	32 of 1544	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	9 of 1530	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	89.0	70 of 1547	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	89.4	65 of 1554	95.8%	★★★★★
2014	86.7	47 of 1467	96.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.3	93 of 1519	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	84.7	66 of 1599	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	75.4	326 of 1597	79.6%	★★★★☆
2010	78.0	256 of 1579	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	83.3	105 of 1549	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.9	50 of 1551	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	15 of 1555	99.0%	★★★★★
2006	88.2	29 of 1545	98.1%	★★★★★
2005	82.0	141 of 1299	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	87.8	99 of 1308	92.4%	★★★★★
2003	88.9	87 of 1302	93.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	17 of 151	88.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	62 of 1466	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.7	167 of 1488	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2023	92.4	31 of 1414	97.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	15 of 1475	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	11 of 1495	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	46 of 1201	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	116 of 1229	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	185 of 1236	85.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)98th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math88%+46 vs state

English Language Arts82%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	37 Robb Hollow Rd	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 276-7411	285	19	14.6	18.6%	205 (71.9%)	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.2%)	54 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	95.5	24^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.4%		91	69^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.5%	45	93.7	95.2	74.4		87.5	83.3	83.4	78.7		81.7	$18,362	$53	$18,309
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Moffett St	Pittsburgh	15243	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2167	310	23	13.4	13.2%	260 (83.9%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.6%)	22 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	96.3	17^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.9%		88.6	116^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.4%	99	92.8	89.6	82.8		88.3	80.7	87.5	86.2		84.6	$18,327	$53	$18,274
Markham Elementary School	Public	K-5	165 Crescent Dr	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2152	296	21	14.1	10.5%	259 (87.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.7%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	94.5	43^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	97.2%		91.1	64^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.8%	21	90.2	76.3	84.6		83.6	80.4	83.7	84.6		82.9	$18,279	$53	$18,226
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	735 Washington Rd	Pittsburgh	15228	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 344-2142	416	34	12.3	23.8%	318 (76.4%)	20 (4.8%)	31 (7.5%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.2%)	84.5	205^th of 1511 public elementary schools	86.4%		85.4	186^th of 1526 public elementary schools	87.8%	19	67.2	78.6	67.6		70.5	62.5	69.7	73.8		69.0	$18,212	$53	$18,159
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	2 Ralston Pl	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 344-2147	414	28	14.9	20.5%	337 (81.4%)	13 (3.1%)	22 (5.3%)	25 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	92.3	72^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	95.2%		89.7	101^st of 1526 public elementary schools	93.4%	29	76.7	78.7	77.6		77.7	76.7	82.6	86.6		81.9	$18,327	$53	$18,274
Chartiers Valley Intrmd School	Public	3-5	2030 Swallow Hill Rd	Pittsburgh	15220	Allegheny County	Chartiers Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-2233	801	50	15.9	39.5%	590 (73.7%)	25 (3.1%)	23 (2.9%)	105 (13.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.1%)	67.5	518^th of 1511 public elementary schools	65.7%		64.6	597^th of 1526 public elementary schools	60.9%	79	71.3	55.5	65.0		63.9	54.0	48.4	51.7		51.3	$21,638	$404	$21,234
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-4	100 Warwick Dr	Pittsburgh	15241	Allegheny County	Upper St. Clair School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 833-1600	524	34	15.5	11.5%	421 (80.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	53 (10.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.9%)	96.2	19^th of 1511 public elementary schools	98.7%		95.2	5^th of 1526 public elementary schools	99.7%	14	87.5	88.2			87.9	87.5	94.2			90.8	$25,638	$368	$25,270
Foster Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Vermont Ave	Pittsburgh	15234	Allegheny County	Mt Lebanon School District	No	No	No	No	(412) 344-2162	304	21	14.3	12.2%	233 (76.6%)	6 (2.0%)	13 (4.3%)	30 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.3%)	90.8	104^th of 1511 public elementary schools	93.1%		91.8	48^th of 1526 public elementary schools	96.9%	56	80.9	86.0	70.2		79.4	71.5	84.0	70.2		75.0	$18,350	$53	$18,297
Dormont Elementary School	Public	K-5	3200 Annapolis Ave	Pittsburgh	15216	Allegheny County	Keystone Oaks School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 571-6152	380	35	10.9	33.4%	300 (78.9%)	23 (6.1%)	37 (9.7%)	10 (2.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	89.6	128^th of 1511 public elementary schools	91.5%		88.8	115^th of 1526 public elementary schools	92.5%	13	86.4	72.9	83.3		79.6	61.3	74.3	88.9		75.6	$23,377	$730	$22,646
Carnegie Elementary School	Public	K-6	301 Franklin Ave	Carnegie	15106	Allegheny County	Carlynton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(412) 429-2500	408	38	10.7	98.3%	221 (54.2%)	48 (11.8%)	28 (6.9%)	61 (15.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.0%)	35.9	1016^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.8%		46.7	915^th of 1526 public elementary schools	40.0%	101	47.1	44.7	51.8	18.7	41.7	35.3	22.2	33.9	37.3	32.3	$21,964	$1,564	$20,400

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoover Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hoover Elementary School?

Students at Hoover Elementary School are 72% White, 19% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

How many students attend Hoover Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Hoover Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Hoover Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hoover Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Middle School
High : Mt Lebanon Senior High School

Is Hoover Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Hoover Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 24^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Hoover Elementary School in?

Mt Lebanon School District

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