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Herbert Hoover Middle

Q: Is Herbert Hoover Middle a good school?

Herbert Hoover Middle ranks 1731 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1731^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 37% of California middle schools

Summary

Herbert Hoover Middle is a public school serving about 910 students in grades 6 through 8 in the San Jose Unified district, consistently ranking in the lower third of California middle schools over the past decade.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science falling 15 to 18 points below both district and state averages. A major concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at 30.8% is notably higher than nearby schools. While the school's per-student spending is around the district average, its performance lags behind other schools in the area, including Willow Glen Middle in the same district, which serves a less economically disadvantaged population and has significantly higher test scores and better attendance.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal complex patterns; some charter schools with similar student demographics, like College Connection Academy, perform exceptionally well, while others struggle. The data suggests that a school's specific programs and approach, along with community factors, can lead to very different outcomes. For Herbert Hoover, addressing the high absenteeism rate and the large performance gaps between different student groups appear to be critical areas for improvement to help all students succeed.

910

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,026

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1635 Park Ave.
San Jose, CA 95126-2123

(408) 535-6274

District: San Jose Unified

Students who attend Herbert Hoover Middle usually attend:

High:

Abraham Lincoln High

Feeder schools for Herbert Hoover Middle:

Elementary:	Gardner Elementary
	Lowell Elementary
	Merritt Trace Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.1%

White:

9.5%

Asian:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,731^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the San Jose Unified

788^th of 1,543San Jose 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	32.6	1731 of 2761	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1714 of 2783	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1677 of 2781	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1686 of 2740	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	582 of 894	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1657 of 2715	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	1518 of 2480	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.0	1618 of 2508	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.4	1668 of 2497	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.6	1674 of 2477	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.6	1821 of 2379	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	1830 of 2259	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	1870 of 2236	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	1821 of 2179	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	1849 of 2063	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.3	1725 of 2005	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.1	1492 of 1999	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.7	1155 of 1804	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.1	1330 of 1777	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.4	1354 of 1769	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.8	147 of 637	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.3	417 of 643	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	243 of 600	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	540 of 733	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	635 of 745	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	454 of 700	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	40.2	754 of 1531	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	182 of 354	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	469 of 1491	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	609 of 1369	55.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	996 of 1478	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	953 of 1521	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1249 of 1540	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	217 of 363	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	665 of 1442	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.5	695 of 1364	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1671 of 2533	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1602 of 2551	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1578 of 2531	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1581 of 2509	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	501 of 738	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1597 of 2380	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1464 of 2262	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1680 of 2395	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1687 of 2388	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1655 of 2374	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1725 of 2359	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1484 of 2213	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1386 of 2072	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	2009 of 2542	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2156 of 2579	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1928 of 2531	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	2027 of 2458	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	497 of 721	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1878 of 2369	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1627 of 2230	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1572 of 2534	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1561 of 2552	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1520 of 2538	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1543 of 2527	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	463 of 763	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1438 of 2407	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1413 of 2273	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	304 of 726	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	395 of 665	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	363 of 554	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	384 of 462	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	889 of 1566	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1056 of 1552	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1110 of 1531	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	421 of 1520	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.4	603 of 1537	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.2	413 of 1543	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	315 of 1555	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	347 of 1602	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	443 of 1496	70.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)77th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile+35 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile+21 vs school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2022)26th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, August 9, 2010

My sister, sister-in-law, eldest daughter and eldest son went to this school and they loved it. Now I have both a 6th and 7th grader who want to go here too. My son already did the 6th grade here at Hoover last year and wants to finish his jr high school years at the same school. I loved the teachers and classes and if they want to go here, then I want them to go here. I believe the kids are the ones to decide. They will work harder to keep their grades up for what they want. Close Quote

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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 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
Herbert Hoover Middle	Public	6-8	1635 Park Ave.	San Jose	95126	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6274	910	49	18.5	63.0%	86 (9.5%)	28 (3.1%)	711 (78.1%)	44 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	32.6	1731^st of 2761 public middle schools	37.3%		32.8	1714^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.4%	17		26.5	26.5		27.7	45.4	31.7	34.9		24.5	28.5	18.7	23.7	$21,026	$855	$20,171
Buchser Middle	Public	6-8	1111 Bellomy St.	Santa Clara	95050	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3000	711	40	17.8	32.2%	144 (20.3%)	21 (3.0%)	356 (50.1%)	121 (17.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (8.9%)	65.7	769^th of 2761 public middle schools	72.1%		65.8	773^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.2%	4		36.4	36.4		51.5	60.4	54.5	55.2		39.9	45.8	37.6	41.0	$31,101	$1,348	$29,753
Muwekma Ohlone Middle	Public	6-8	850 North Second St.	San Jose	95112	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6267	587	33	17.9	68.7%	29 (4.9%)	4 (0.7%)	501 (85.3%)	33 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.9%)	19.4	2250^th of 2761 public middle schools	18.5%		20.4	2247^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.3%	3		18.1	18.1		20.2	22.4	34.7	25.9		12.4	14.9	19.0	15.5	$21,743	$1,303	$20,440
Monroe Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1055 South Monroe St.	San Jose	95128	Santa Clara County	Campbell Union	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 556-0360	677	36	18.8	59.1%	63 (9.3%)	26 (3.8%)	503 (74.3%)	52 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	19.7	2241^st of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%		27.2	1938^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.4%	303		22.1	22.1		26.9	23.0	23.4	24.4		16.1	17.6	15.3	16.3	$20,078	$911	$19,167
Downtown College Preparatory Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1402 Monterey Hwy.	San Jose	95110	Santa Clara County	Downtown College Preparatory Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 271-8120	231	9	26.1	81.4%	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	213 (92.2%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	10	2614^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%		16.4	2426^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.8%	188	18.2	6.3	9.3	26.3	17.3	20.3	23.0	20.5	9.1	8.6	6.9	6.6	7.7	$27,062	$3,412	$23,650
ACE Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	1155 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	ACE Inspire Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 295-6008	205	8	25.0	86.8%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	199 (97.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	19	2270^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.8%		14.3	2498^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	228	7.1	12.7	11.7	14.3	11.3	16.7	25.4	17.6	7.1	30.7	9.3	22.2	20.2	$17,992	$1,669	$16,323
Sunrise Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	1149 East Julian St.	San Jose	95116	Santa Clara County	Sunrise Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 659-4785	301	14	20.8	85.7%	11 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	266 (88.4%)	9 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	40.4	1485^th of 2761 public middle schools	46.2%		33.9	1676^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.8%	191	0.0	16.7	14.7		25.0	47.8	31.5	34.8	25.0	32.3	40.0	37.1	36.0	$17,051	$1,492	$15,559
Juan Cabrillo Middle	Public	6-8	2550 Cabrillo Ave.	Santa Clara	95051	Santa Clara County	Santa Clara Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 423-3700	796	46	17.2	26.1%	123 (15.5%)	14 (1.8%)	317 (39.8%)	275 (34.5%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.0%)	55 (6.9%)	75.9	565^th of 2761 public middle schools	79.5%		73.1	633^rd of 2783 public middle schools	77.3%	68		50.4	50.4		57.5	56.3	59.6	57.8		42.2	48.7	52.4	48.1	$29,611	$1,207	$28,404
Willow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	2105 Cottle Ave.	San Jose	95125	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6277	1,180	50	23.7	36.7%	363 (30.8%)	21 (1.8%)	593 (50.3%)	92 (7.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	105 (8.9%)	61.8	859^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.9%		62.2	837^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.9%	22		48.9	48.9		57.7	44.6	50.0	50.8		41.9	31.8	37.6	37.1	$20,340	$1,069	$19,271
Price Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	2650 New Jersey Ave.	San Jose	95124	Santa Clara County	Cambrian	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 377-2532	959	45	21.4	16.7%	297 (31.0%)	18 (1.9%)	302 (31.5%)	209 (21.8%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (13.1%)	89.5	286^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.6%		88.1	321^st of 2783 public middle schools	88.5%	35		56.8	56.8		70.5	73.2	67.1	70.1		58.6	58.4	59.8	58.9	$10,132	$1,381	$8,751

Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert Hoover Middle

Is Herbert Hoover Middle a good school?

Herbert Hoover Middle ranks 1731^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Herbert Hoover Middle attend?

Students who attend Herbert Hoover Middle usually go on to attend Abraham Lincoln High

What is the racial makeup of Herbert Hoover Middle?

Students at Herbert Hoover Middle are 78% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Herbert Hoover Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 910 students attended Herbert Hoover Middle.

What district is Herbert Hoover Middle in?

San Jose Unified

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