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Hoover Elementary

Public Grades K-8

5498^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hoover Elementary is a K-8 school serving 675 students in the Redwood City Elementary district, located in a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Hoover is facing significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 6% of all California schools with very low test scores, particularly in math (12% proficient) and science (7% proficient). The school's performance has declined sharply over the past several years, and it struggles especially to support its special education students. While chronic student absenteeism has improved since the pandemic, these gains have not translated into better academic outcomes, suggesting deeper issues with instruction or curriculum.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal that Hoover's struggles are not solely due to serving a high-poverty community. For instance, Garfield Elementary and KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory serve similarly disadvantaged populations but achieve better results. Furthermore, there is a wide performance gap within Hoover's own district, with schools like Orion Alternative ranking in the top 16% of the state. This indicates that factors like instructional quality, leadership, and how resources are used are likely contributing to Hoover's underperformance.

675

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,893

Per pupil spending ?

96.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Charter St.
Redwood City, CA 94063-2960

(650) 482-2408

District: Redwood City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.7%

White:

1.6%

Pacific Islander:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg43%

California avg41%

Elementary school

5,498^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,365^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Redwood City Elementary

725^th of 1,543Redwood City Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	5498 of 5857	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	5487 of 5869	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	5336 of 5859	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	5120 of 5883	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	4425 of 5789	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3607 of 5662	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.1	4422 of 5692	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	4293 of 5614	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	4399 of 5611	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.3	4256 of 5530	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	4424 of 5390	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	4384 of 5377	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	4250 of 5314	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	3902 of 5193	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.6	3994 of 5113	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	4265 of 5113	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	4088 of 4818	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.0	3962 of 4822	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.4	3906 of 4809	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1916 of 2227	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	2000 of 2585	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1096 of 2128	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.6	2515 of 3162	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	2148 of 3245	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	1968 of 3311	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	1335 of 3275	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	1213 of 3246	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	5120 of 5597	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4814 of 5612	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	5037 of 5609	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	4679 of 5635	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	4525 of 5492	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3665 of 5413	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	4662 of 5107	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4583 of 5107	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4488 of 5087	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4196 of 5084	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3372 of 4963	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2598 of 4830	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	378 of 429	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	5029 of 5460	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5040 of 5517	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4787 of 5363	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	4240 of 5264	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3353 of 5173	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	2417 of 5084	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	5367 of 5628	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	5529 of 5643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5151 of 5638	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5074 of 5663	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3805 of 5510	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	3302 of 5431	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	2701 of 2847	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	2583 of 2635	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2255 of 2420	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2365 of 2761	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	2553 of 2783	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1965 of 2781	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1949 of 2740	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1501 of 2715	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	1185 of 2480	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	1148 of 2508	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.8	1365 of 2497	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.2	1469 of 2477	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.1	1457 of 2379	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	1285 of 2259	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.2	1695 of 2236	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	1701 of 2179	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	1657 of 2063	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	1473 of 2005	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.7	1367 of 1999	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.0	1242 of 1804	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.6	1323 of 1777	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.3	1538 of 1769	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	1316 of 1478	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	827 of 1521	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	655 of 1540	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	585 of 1442	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	570 of 1364	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	2059 of 2533	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2253 of 2551	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	1747 of 2531	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1838 of 2509	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1250 of 2380	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	1046 of 2262	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	1988 of 2395	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2122 of 2388	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1360 of 2374	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1433 of 2359	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	1028 of 2213	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	681 of 2072	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	414 of 477	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	2087 of 2542	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	2342 of 2579	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1561 of 2531	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	1471 of 2458	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	943 of 2369	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	680 of 2230	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2280 of 2534	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2467 of 2552	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1811 of 2538	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1735 of 2527	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1486 of 2407	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1191 of 2273	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+14 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

Female (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science7%-26 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 (2025)
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-8	701 Charter St.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2408	675	33	20.4	96.7%	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	646 (95.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	12.1	5498^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.9	5487^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.5%	11	7.3	6.2	6.8	10.8	15.9	16.5	30.1	26.0	43.6	23.8	22.4	23.9	8.6	7.9	7.5	6.2	12.3	96.6						$20,893	$18,218	$2,675
KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory	Public, Charter	K-8	2950 Fair Oaks Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	KIPP Excelencia Community Preparatory District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 465-5477	711	37	19.1	91.0%	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.1%)	672 (94.5%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	25.8	4331^st of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		33.2	3659^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	672	14.7	21.8	18.5	37.1	24.3	20.8	30.5	41.1	43.0	33.3	46.0	33.8	17.6	20.2	33.3	37.9	30.9	70.7	81.7	81.7	80.5	74.4	81.7
Connect Community Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	635 Oakside Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Connect Community Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2426	143	8	17.8	88.1%	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (95.8%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.8	5816^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		7.6	5789^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	27	7.7	10.0	8.7	7.1	8.3	12.0	13.0	14.3	35.0	15.7	0.0	0.0	3.9	4.4	9.5	30.0	8.6
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Middlefield Rd.	Menlo Park	94025	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2405	280	14	20.1	94.6%	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10.9	5576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.8%		5.9	5842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	0.5%	266	12.2		12.2	4.4	13.3	39.0				18.2	8.7	8.9	7.3				8.3	90.0	96.0	96.0	94.0	96.0		$28,086	$25,054	$3,032
Rocketship Redwood City	Public, Charter	K-5	909 Roosevelt Ave	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Rocketship Redwood City District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(877) 806-0920	275	9	32.3	87.6%	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	260 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	32.6	3757^th of 5857 public elementary schools	35.9%		17.5	5075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	1318	17.5		17.5	18.9	37.5	35.0				31.2	30.8	40.8	35.0				35.9	96.9	96.9
Taft Elementary	Public	K-5	903 Tenth Ave.	Redwood City	94063	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2416	357	17	21.0	93.8%	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	337 (94.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	12.3	5481^st of 5857 public elementary schools	6.4%		14.5	5359^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	122	9.1		9.1	20.8	26.1	17.3				20.7	15.7	17.0	13.2				14.9							$25,426	$21,562	$3,864
Orion Alternative	Public	K-5	555 Avenue Del Ora	Redwood City	94062	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2412	512	24	21.7	27.7%	117 (22.9%)	8 (1.6%)	147 (28.7%)	112 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	124 (24.2%)	84	962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.6%		69.3	1623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	72.3%	661	52.4		52.4	69.4	58.8	69.8				67.1	79.6	55.9	50.8				61.6							$21,206	$19,158	$2,048
Adelante Selby Spanish Immersion	Public	K-5	170 Selby Ln.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2415	582	23	25.3	60.1%	80 (13.7%)	3 (0.5%)	474 (81.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	53.4	2400^th of 5857 public elementary schools	59.0%		46.2	2782^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	52.6%	382	35.5		35.5	50.6	42.0	54.8				48.7	57.5	27.7	32.3				40.1	96.0			96.8	98.4		$21,373	$18,960	$2,413
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	2223 Vera Ave.	Redwood City	94061	San Mateo County	Redwood City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 482-2413	382	20	19.1	69.1%	63 (16.5%)	1 (0.3%)	277 (72.5%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	24 (6.3%)	20	4828^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.6%		17.1	5108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.0%	280	11.1		11.1	24.6	38.1	21.7				28.0	25.0	30.2	12.5				22.1	97.4			97.4			$22,934	$19,840	$3,094
Encinal Elementary	Public	K-5	195 Encinal Ave.	Atherton	94027	San Mateo County	Menlo Park City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 326-5164	604	39	15.4	15.6%	219 (36.3%)	4 (0.7%)	175 (29.0%)	110 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.4%)	91.9	558^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.5%		94.3	404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.1%	154	55.5		55.5	64.6	80.4	77.8				74.4	69.8	80.6	71.3				74.1	98.0						$14,552	$14,334	$218

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Hoover Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of California elementary schools.

What district is Hoover Elementary in?

Redwood City Elementary

How many students attend Hoover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 675 students attended Hoover Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hoover Elementary?

Students at Hoover Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

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