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Hoover Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hoover Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 268 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hoover Elementary faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly below the Oakland Unified and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14.5% of Hoover Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.66% for Oakland Unified and 48.81% for California. Hoover Elementary also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 52.9% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While the nearby schools, such as Prescott Elementary, Emerson Elementary, and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures compared to the state, they generally outperform Hoover Elementary. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Emerson Elementary had 48.51% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 14.5% at Hoover Elementary. Despite the relatively high spending per student and student-teacher ratio at Hoover Elementary, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages, suggesting that simply increasing funding and resources may not be enough to improve student outcomes.

281

Students ?

25.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,715

Per pupil spending ?

96.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

890 Brockhurst St.
Oakland, CA 94608-4318

(510) 879-2170

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Hoover Elementary usually attend:

High:

McClymonds High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.1%

African American:

23.1%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg29%

California avg41%

5,670^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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	9.3	5670 of 5857	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	5718 of 5869	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	5741 of 5859	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	5644 of 5883	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	5666 of 5789	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	5623 of 5662	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.3	5661 of 5692	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	5567 of 5614	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	5547 of 5611	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.0	4990 of 5530	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	5016 of 5390	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	4630 of 5377	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.3	4281 of 5314	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	4848 of 5193	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.5	4681 of 5113	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.6	4890 of 5113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	4279 of 4818	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.1	3960 of 4822	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	4136 of 4809	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	430 of 569	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	429 of 593	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	466 of 661	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	405 of 663	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	709 of 747	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	622 of 700	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.6	2864 of 3162	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	2962 of 3245	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	3130 of 3311	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3023 of 3275	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	3185 of 3246	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	5216 of 5597	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	5512 of 5612	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	5377 of 5609	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	5491 of 5635	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	5424 of 5492	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	5383 of 5413	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	4943 of 5107	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	4901 of 5107	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	4969 of 5087	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4826 of 5084	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	4392 of 4963	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	4804 of 4830	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5225 of 5460	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5374 of 5517	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5238 of 5363	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4949 of 5264	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	5025 of 5173	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	5051 of 5084	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	5551 of 5628	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	5371 of 5643	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	5599 of 5638	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	5315 of 5663	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	5307 of 5510	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	5415 of 5431	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)24th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics15%-22 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-34 vs state

Science5%-28 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hoover Elementary	Public	K-5	890 Brockhurst St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2170	281	11	25.5	96.8%	24 (8.5%)	65 (23.1%)	152 (54.1%)	7 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.3%)	9.3	5670^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.2	5718^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	48	4.8		4.8	16.7	16.2	10.0				14.5	19.3	12.5	11.9				15.1	84.8	87.0	91.3	89.1	87.0	89.1	$26,715	$4,906	$21,809
Yu Ming Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Chestnut St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Yu Ming Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 452-2063	959	49	19.6	33.9%	53 (5.5%)	79 (8.2%)	84 (8.8%)	525 (54.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (22.5%)	97	151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		98.7	39^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.3%	112	67.6	77.1	70.6	81.0	74.7	85.1	87.7	93.3	94.3	84.3	82.5	86.7	86.5	92.3	96.7	94.3	88.1							$14,847	$262	$14,585
KIPP Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Market St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	KIPP Bridge Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 929-0437	520	25	20.6	90.2%	49 (9.4%)	294 (56.5%)	121 (23.3%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.3%)	25 (4.8%)	27.4	4180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27.5	4154^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	26	22.5	15.3	18.5	28.9	36.0	40.0	23.8	53.5	48.3	38.7	43.5	29.2	21.6	12.5	35.1	30.5	28.0	85.9	88.7	95.8	88.7	88.7	90.1	$40,860	$3,042	$37,818
Anna Yates Elementary	Public	K-8	4727 San Pablo	Emeryville	94608	Alameda County	Emery Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 601-4916	428	23	18.2	71.3%	50 (11.7%)	161 (37.6%)	113 (26.4%)	38 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	62 (14.5%)	32.3	3774^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.6%		33.8	3618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.4%	156	20.5	23.1	21.8	35.3	41.5	36.6	27.5	47.7	46.2	38.9	36.4	47.2	23.8	7.8	25.5	2.5	24.1	90.6	94.3		92.5	92.5	92.5	$22,280	$796	$21,484
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	4803 Lawton Ave.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2115	354	18	19.6	74.3%	95 (26.8%)	103 (29.1%)	78 (22.0%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (16.7%)	48.3	2682^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		27.4	4164^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	1482	26.2		26.2	70.8	22.2	51.2				48.5	62.5	15.2	31.0				36.8	81.1	85.1	90.5	83.8	83.8	86.5	$26,925	$4,961	$21,964
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	960 Tenth St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2182	296	17	17.4	98.6%	62 (20.9%)	143 (48.3%)	45 (15.2%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.4%)	5.8	5818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		8.8	5738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	80	8.7		8.7	3.4	9.1	15.2				8.7	5.2	6.1	6.7				5.9	74.0	80.8	86.3	82.2	78.1	82.2	$27,800	$4,565	$23,235
Piedmont Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	4314 Piedmont Ave.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3146	310	14	22.1	80.6%	22 (7.1%)	134 (43.2%)	76 (24.5%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (19.0%)	29.1	4033^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.8	4121^st of 5869 public elementary schools	29.8%	88	20.0		20.0	39.1	30.0	22.5				31.0	41.3	38.5	7.1				29.1	85.9	90.6	89.4	87.1	89.4	89.4	$27,545	$4,451	$23,094
Beach Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Lake Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2666	323	17	18.8	4.3%	153 (47.4%)	5 (1.5%)	32 (9.9%)	60 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (22.6%)	98.7	27^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		99.2	10^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.8%	17	84.8		84.8	80.4	89.8	91.3				87.2	93.5	95.9	87.0				92.2							$22,002	$1,136	$20,866
Prescott Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Campbell St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2183	135	6	22.5	94.8%	8 (5.9%)	77 (57.0%)	34 (25.2%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.6%)	9.9	5641^st of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		14.4	5363^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	278	11.8		11.8	0.0	8.3	29.4				12.8	5.9	16.7	11.1				10.6	65.6	81.3	81.3	78.1	78.1	81.3	$35,080	$5,951	$29,129
Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6200 San Pablo Ave.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 658-2900	515	23	22.0	86.4%	12 (2.3%)	302 (58.6%)	135 (26.2%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.5%)	22.7	4617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.2%		24.5	4417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	200	6.0	0.0	3.8	19.4	32.8	18.2	41.7	33.3	31.4	29.1	29.0	29.1	13.0	27.1	12.8	11.1	21.6							$20,876	$2,436	$18,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoover Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hoover Elementary?

Students at Hoover Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 23% African American, 10% Two or more races, 9% White, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Hoover Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

Is Hoover Elementary a good school?

Hoover Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hoover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hoover Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : McClymonds High

How many students attend Hoover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Hoover Elementary.

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