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Herbert Hoover High

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Herbert Hoover High ranks 1158 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1158^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 46% of California high schools

Summary

Herbert Hoover High is a large public high school serving approximately 2,040 students in grades 9-12 within the Fresno Unified School District, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school presents a mixed academic picture with notable strengths and challenges. It excels in English Language Arts, outperforming the state average and district peers like Bullard High and McLane High, and achieves an impressive graduation rate above 90%. However, proficiency in mathematics and science is significantly below state averages, representing a key area for improvement. The school has shown remarkable recent growth, jumping 17 percentile points in statewide rankings in a single year. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, which is high at 37%, though the school still manages to maintain its strong graduation outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, Herbert Hoover occupies a middle ground. It significantly outperforms some local charter schools like Carter G. Woodson Public Charter but lags behind more advantaged or selective schools such as University High and Clovis West High. The school spends more per student than most Fresno Unified peers, which may reflect the high level of student need or specific support programs aimed at sustaining its graduation success despite academic and attendance hurdles.

2,040

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,313

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5550 North First St.
Fresno, CA 93710-6201

(559) 451-4000

District: Fresno Unified

Feeder schools for Herbert Hoover High:

Elementary:	Centennial Elementary
	Eaton Elementary
	Holland Elementary
	McCardle Elementary
	More...
	Pyle Elementary
	Robinson Elementary
	Thomas Elementary
	Viking Elementary
	Vinland Elementary
	Wolters Elementary
Middle:	Ahwahnee Middle
	Tioga Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.3%

Asian:

13.1%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

California avg41%

1,158^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12High Schools in the Fresno Unified

1061^st of 1,543Fresno 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	44.4	1158 of 2162	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1535 of 2159	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1347 of 2170	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1465 of 2123	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	913 of 1290	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1222 of 2133	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1224 of 2017	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.2	1223 of 2021	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.3	1218 of 2039	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.8	1231 of 1994	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.6	1300 of 2426	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.5	1307 of 2354	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.0	1256 of 2367	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.0	1254 of 2281	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.9	1162 of 2238	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.5	923 of 2117	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.7	907 of 2063	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	35.4	973 of 1968	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	30.3	1043 of 1901	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	27.5	998 of 1653	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	335 of 523	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.2	334 of 517	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	338 of 521	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	397 of 522	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	385 of 592	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	410 of 582	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	533 of 585	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	559 of 573	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	550 of 591	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	546 of 581	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	520 of 582	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	487 of 581	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.7	1077 of 1161	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	484 of 555	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	457 of 1117	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	587 of 1052	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.5	553 of 1085	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	704 of 1064	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	637 of 1044	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	273 of 467	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	251 of 941	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	38.8	476 of 938	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1066 of 1906	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	1486 of 1915	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1185 of 1915	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1486 of 1858	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	902 of 1054	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1287 of 1833	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1221 of 1760	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	931 of 1900	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	1327 of 1902	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1222 of 1917	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1264 of 1861	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	935 of 1814	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1089 of 1742	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	979 of 2013	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.3	1443 of 2026	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1164 of 2030	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1321 of 1943	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	779 of 1126	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	1039 of 1937	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	1095 of 1862	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1090 of 1942	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1332 of 1948	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1327 of 1963	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1227 of 1916	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	749 of 1122	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	996 of 1880	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	1074 of 1834	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	3.9	557 of 574	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	469 of 541	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	492 of 515	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	927 of 1252	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	899 of 1216	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	952 of 1197	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	746 of 1155	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1014 of 1173	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	932 of 1193	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	1089 of 1204	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	964 of 1222	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	941 of 1173	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)9th percentile-38 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Herbert Hoover High	Public	9-12	5550 North First St.	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4000	2,040	109	18.7	83.5%	183 (9.0%)	204 (10.0%)	1,292 (63.3%)	267 (13.1%)	18 (0.9%)	9 (0.4%)	59 (2.9%)	44.4	1158^th of 2162 public high schools	46.4%		28.3	1535^th of 2159 public high schools	28.9%	377			20.6	13.6	20.3			57.1	57.1			15.1	15.1	$20,313	$2,550	$17,763
Fresno Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1318 East Shaw Ave. Ste. 420	Fresno	93710	Fresno County	Fresno Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(559) 497-3850	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
University High	Public, Charter	9-12	2611 East Matoian M/S UH134	Fresno	93740	Fresno County	University High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 278-8263	498	20	24.8	21.3%	128 (25.7%)	14 (2.8%)	143 (28.7%)	170 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.6%)	99.1	11^th of 2162 public high schools	99.5%		99.5	4^th of 2159 public high schools	99.8%	7			86.7		86.7			97.5	97.5			75.8	75.8	$15,228	$661	$14,567
Bullard High	Public	9-12	5445 North Palm Ave.	Fresno	93704	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4320	2,485	116	21.3	64.9%	536 (21.6%)	235 (9.5%)	1,421 (57.2%)	148 (6.0%)	15 (0.6%)	15 (0.6%)	107 (4.3%)	42.8	1193^rd of 2162 public high schools	44.8%		44.3	1141^st of 2159 public high schools	47.2%	52			18.9		18.8			52.3	52.3			18.1	18.1	$18,822	$2,324	$16,498
Aspen Ridge Public	Public, Charter	7-12	3821 North Clark St.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Aspen Ridge Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 374-0080	246	17	14.7	81.3%	12 (4.9%)	26 (10.6%)	193 (78.5%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	59.3	841^st of 2162 public high schools	61.1%		32.1	1446^th of 2159 public high schools	33.0%	605	16.7	29.0			21.4	37.7	30.3	70.6	38.2	23.0	13.6	17.7	18.1	$16,727	$1,482	$15,245
Erma Duncan Polytechnical High	Public	9-12	4330 East Garland Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 248-7080	1,186	63	18.7	86.6%	43 (3.6%)	36 (3.0%)	947 (79.8%)	135 (11.4%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.3%)	61	798^th of 2162 public high schools	63.1%		57.2	829^th of 2159 public high schools	61.6%	31			34.8		34.8			58.0	58.0			24.8	24.8	$18,327	$2,307	$16,020
Carter G. Woodson Public Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3333 North Bond Ave.	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 229-3529	364	22	16.3	93.7%	39 (10.7%)	64 (17.6%)	234 (64.3%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (2.2%)	14.4	1824^th of 2162 public high schools	15.6%		16.6	1772^nd of 2159 public high schools	17.9%	52	3.5			8.5	7.1	0.0	17.2	11.0	11.5	18.2	3.5	0.0	2.3	$20,393	$876	$19,517
Florence E. Rata	Public	9-12	1373 West Mesa Ave.	Fresno	93711	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 451-4585	35	8	4.2	88.6%	6 (17.1%)	3 (8.6%)	23 (65.7%)	3 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$183,296	$21,085	$162,211
Crescent View West Public Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	1901 East Shields Ave. Ste. 10	Fresno	93726	Fresno County	Crescent View West Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 222-8439	1,703	63	27.0	90.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26.4	1563^rd of 2162 public high schools	27.7%		26.1	1570^th of 2159 public high schools	27.3%	7				26.7	26.7			36.0	36.0			5.7	5.7	$120,718	$85	$120,633
Clovis West High	Public	9-12	1070 East Teague Ave.	Fresno	93720	Fresno County	Clovis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 327-2000	2,184	106	20.5	47.8%	628 (28.8%)	112 (5.1%)	1,114 (51.0%)	200 (9.2%)	13 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	107 (4.9%)	93.8	126^th of 2162 public high schools	94.2%		94.4	120^th of 2159 public high schools	94.4%	6			59.1		59.1			83.3	83.3			53.6	53.6	$14,019	$711	$13,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert Hoover High

How many students attend Herbert Hoover High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,040 students attended Herbert Hoover High.

What district is Herbert Hoover High in?

Fresno Unified

What is the racial makeup of Herbert Hoover High?

Students at Herbert Hoover High are 63% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% African American, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Herbert Hoover High?

Herbert Hoover High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Centennial Elementary
Elementary : Eaton Elementary
Elementary : Holland Elementary
Elementary : McCardle Elementary
Elementary : Pyle Elementary
Elementary : Robinson Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Elementary
Elementary : Viking Elementary
Elementary : Vinland Elementary
Elementary : Wolters Elementary
Middle : Ahwahnee Middle
Middle : Tioga Middle

Is Herbert Hoover High a good school?

Herbert Hoover High ranks 1158^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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