Herbert Hoover Middle School

Summary:

Herbert Hoover Middle School is a public middle school located in Edison, New Jersey, serving 961 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Edison Township School District.

Academically, Herbert Hoover Middle School faces some challenges, with its NJSLA test scores generally below the district and state averages across most subject areas and grade levels. For example, the school's proficiency rates in NJSLA English Language Arts ranged from 54.1% to 59.6%, compared to the district's 66.9% to 73.4% and the state's 52.9% to 53.9%. In NJSLA Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, ranging from 2.1% to 32.9%, compared to the district's 8.2% to 52.4% and the state's 19.4% to 36.2%. However, the school performed better in NJSLA Algebra I and Geometry, with proficiency rates ranging from 59.3% to 95.8%, often exceeding the district and state averages.

Within the Edison Township School District, John Adams Middle School and Woodrow Wilson Middle School significantly outperform Herbert Hoover Middle School in academic metrics, ranking among the top 10% and 20% of New Jersey middle schools, respectively. In contrast, schools outside the district, such as Woodbridge Middle School and the William C. McGinnis Middle School in Perth Amboy, perform significantly worse than Herbert Hoover Middle School across most academic measures.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 174 Jackson Avenue
       Edison, NJ  08837


(732) 452-2940

District: Edison Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
350th of 743 New Jersey Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,148 Help


Students who attend Herbert Hoover Middle School usually attend:

High:    Edison High School

Feeder schools for Herbert Hoover Middle School:

Elementary:    Benjamin Franklin Elementary School
    James Monroe Elementary School
    Lincoln Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  961

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
40.4%
Hispanic:
24.5%
White:
18.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.6% Help


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Compare Details Herbert Hoover Middle School ranks better than 52.9% of middle schools in New Jersey. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Edison Township School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.14. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Herbert Hoover Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (40.4%), Hispanic (24.5%), White (18.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Herbert Hoover Middle School is 12.5, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Edison Township School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Herbert Hoover Middle School is $7,148, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Edison Township School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Herbert Hoover Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Herbert Hoover Middle School 350th of 743 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Herbert Hoover Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Edison Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Edison Township School District 193rd of 613 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Herbert Hoover Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 65.58 253rd 574 55.9%
2004 60.93 306th 588 48.0%
2005 61.48 311th 599 48.1%
2006 60.01 332nd 615 46.0%
2007 67.42 255th 631 59.6%
2008 68.76 238th 640 62.8%
2009 74.32 181st 664 72.7%
2010 74.13 190th 677 71.9%
2011 68.33 246th 684 64.0%
2012 67.12 280th 677 58.6%
2013 67.10 269th 704 61.8%
2014 66.03 286th 717 60.1%
2015 58.58 276th 713 61.3%
2016 59.01 277th 713 61.2%
2017 62.71 258th 712 63.8%
2018 63.68 248th 716 65.4%
2019 60.96 284th 745 61.9%
2021 54.91 252nd 652 61.3%
2022 54.34 308th 745 58.7%
2023 52.78 324th 748 56.7%
2024 49.14 350th 743 52.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 55.83 85th 288 70.5%
2024 42.55 155th 320 51.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.94 228th 471 51.6%
2019 45.26 229th 492 53.5%
2021 44.66 199th 401 50.4%
2022 31.41 360th 535 32.7%
2023 27.72 387th 505 23.4%
2024 27.03 393rd 510 22.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.30 113th 522 78.4%
2019 56.72 185th 541 65.8%
2021 54.77 143rd 467 69.4%
2022 52.09 203rd 549 63.0%
2023 52.11 216th 568 62.0%
2024 43.79 313th 584 46.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.00 203rd 680 70.1%
2019 60.50 285th 703 59.5%
2021 52.18 258th 625 58.7%
2022 51.61 324th 726 55.4%
2023 54.91 293rd 720 59.3%
2024 51.98 323rd 717 55.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.65 262nd 675 61.2%
2019 59.67 276th 697 60.4%
2021 57.56 221st 635 65.2%
2022 55.21 280th 730 61.6%
2023 53.69 304th 718 57.7%
2024 49.05 333rd 719 53.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.39 116th 200 42.0%
2019 47.49 118th 199 40.7%
2021 35.12 95th 147 35.4%
2022 35.78 136th 200 32.0%
2023 36.19 143rd 201 28.9%
2024 32.39 150th 200 25.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.77 71st 326 78.2%
2019 53.68 126th 326 61.3%
2021 49.28 117th 291 59.8%
2022 54.00 126th 356 64.6%
2023 57.73 114th 361 68.4%
2024 42.59 178th 352 49.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.97 195th 504 61.3%
2019 45.56 288th 524 45.0%
2021 45.02 231st 480 51.9%
2022 46.83 272nd 591 54.0%
2023 37.07 357th 587 39.2%
2024 35.04 378th 589 35.8%
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Rank History for White students at Herbert Hoover Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.39 374th 497 24.7%
2019 32.63 368th 504 27.0%
2021 30.61 330th 435 24.1%
2022 22.45 428th 512 16.4%
2023 26.70 394th 509 22.6%
2024 16.22 456th 510 10.6%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Herbert Hoover Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 365 11 36 12 1 n/a n/a 0 425
1989 418 21 51 17 0 n/a n/a 0 507
1990 417 49 71 30 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1991 479 58 98 31 2 n/a n/a 0 668
1992 524 56 107 18 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1993 545 58 112 33 0 n/a n/a 0 748
1994 530 67 123 53 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1995 485 108 155 59 0 n/a n/a 0 807
1996 485 108 155 59 0 n/a n/a 0 807
1998 417 87 164 44 1 n/a n/a 0 713
1999 393 72 166 63 1 n/a n/a 0 695
2000 434 78 153 64 1 n/a n/a 0 730
2001 433 67 151 66 1 n/a n/a 0 718
2002 440 70 171 89 0 n/a n/a 0 770
2003 440 70 171 89 0 n/a n/a 0 770
2004 429 68 208 103 0 n/a n/a 0 808
2005 404 76 218 104 0 n/a n/a 0 802
2006 403 91 235 106 4 n/a n/a 0 839
2007 414 93 230 101 2 n/a n/a 0 840
2008 412 102 240 105 2 n/a n/a 0 861
2009 357 104 261 102 0 0 0 0 824
2010 344 100 271 117 0 0 0 0 832
2011 313 97 284 128 1 3 1 0 827
2012 301 91 264 138 1 4 1 0 800
2013 286 98 290 136 1 5 3 0 819
2014 298 90 302 131 0 4 4 0 829
2015 282 117 287 141 0 3 7 0 837
2016 258 109 289 151 0 4 10 0 821
2017 242 91 306 161 1 3 10 0 814
2018 213 103 320 167 1 1 21 0 826
2019 215 121 358 191 2 1 24 0 912
2020 197 145 376 218 2 3 27 0 968
2021 193 129 390 218 1 6 29 0 966
2022 175 119 368 216 0 8 24 1 911
2023 178 127 388 235 0 5 28 0 961

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Herbert Hoover Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 425 32.0 13.2 n/a
1989 507 34.0 14.9 n/a
1990 567 34.0 16.6 4.8
1991 668 41.0 16.2 3.9
1992 705 44.0 16.0 6.1
1993 748 44.0 17.0 4.7
1994 773 49.0 15.8 7.9
1995 807 53.9 15.0 9
1996 807 53.9 15.0 9
1998 713 54.8 13.0 6.9
1999 695 60.0 11.6 8.1
2000 730 61.8 11.8 14.7
2001 718 62.1 11.6 15.7
2002 770 74.4 10.3 9.9
2003 770 74.4 10.3 9.9
2004 808 72.4 11.2 13.2
2005 802 77.0 10.4 n/a
2006 839 82.6 10.2 12.6
2007 840 85.0 9.9 13.7
2008 861 66.0 13.0 15.6
2009 824 83.3 9.1 0
2010 832 89.0 9.3 20
2011 827 80.0 10.3 23
2012 800 77.4 10.3 24
2013 819 78.4 10.4 24.2
2014 829 76.6 10.8 29.9
2015 837 77.0 10.8 31.5
2016 821 77.0 10.6 29.5
2017 814 76.8 10.5 28.3
2018 826 75.8 10.8 32.6
2019 912 76.8 11.8 14.7
2020 968 77.8 12.4 26.7
2021 966 79.6 12.1 22.8
2022 911 76.1 11.9 25.1
2023 961 76.6 12.5 31.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Herbert Hoover Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 425 32.0 13.2 n/a
1989 507 34.0 14.9 n/a
1990 567 34.0 16.6 4.8
1991 668 41.0 16.2 3.9
1992 705 44.0 16.0 6.1
1993 748 44.0 17.0 4.7
1994 773 49.0 15.8 7.9
1995 807 53.9 15.0 9
1996 807 53.9 15.0 9
1998 713 54.8 13.0 6.9
1999 695 60.0 11.6 8.1
2000 730 61.8 11.8 14.7
2001 718 62.1 11.6 15.7
2002 770 74.4 10.3 9.9
2003 770 74.4 10.3 9.9
2004 808 72.4 11.2 13.2
2005 802 77.0 10.4 n/a
2006 839 82.6 10.2 12.6
2007 840 85.0 9.9 13.7
2008 861 66.0 13.0 15.6
2009 824 83.3 9.1 0
2010 832 89.0 9.3 20
2011 827 80.0 10.3 23
2012 800 77.4 10.3 24
2013 819 78.4 10.4 24.2
2014 829 76.6 10.8 29.9
2015 837 77.0 10.8 31.5
2016 821 77.0 10.6 29.5
2017 814 76.8 10.5 28.3
2018 826 75.8 10.8 32.6
2019 912 76.8 11.8 14.7
2020 968 77.8 12.4 26.7
2021 966 79.6 12.1 22.8
2022 911 76.1 11.9 25.1
2023 961 76.6 12.5 31.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Herbert Hoover Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $238 (3.3%) $6,910 (96.7%) $7,148

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 284th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 324th of 748 Middle schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Herbert Hoover Middle School)67.347.6
 19.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Edison Township School District)76.266.2
 10%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Herbert Hoover Middle School)41.629.7
 11.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Edison Township School District)61.353.3
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Herbert Hoover Middle School)73.966.6
 7.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Edison Township School District)81.478.9
 2.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Herbert Hoover Middle School)4025.9
 14.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Edison Township School District)55.437.4
 18%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
7th Grade Algebra I (Herbert Hoover Middle School)10091.4
 8.6%
   7th Grade Algebra I (Edison Township School District)10096.2
 3.8%
   7th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)9589.4
 5.6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Herbert Hoover Middle School)72.764
 8.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Edison Township School District)79.172.5
 6.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Herbert Hoover Middle School)8.40.9
 7.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Edison Township School District)17.65.2
 12.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%
8th Grade Algebra I (Herbert Hoover Middle School)91.339.9
 51.4%
   8th Grade Algebra I (Edison Township School District)90.953.5
 37.4%
   8th Grade Algebra I (New Jersey)75.166
 9.1%
8th Grade Geometry (Herbert Hoover Middle School)96.298
 1.8%
   8th Grade Geometry (Edison Township School District)99.697
 2.6%
   8th Grade Geometry (New Jersey)93.480.8
 12.6%
End of Course Algebra I (Herbert Hoover Middle School)93.854.4
 39.4%
   End of Course Algebra I (Edison Township School District)71.654.5
 17.1%
   End of Course Algebra I (New Jersey)43.335.1
 8.2%
End of Course Geometry (Herbert Hoover Middle School)96.298
 1.8%
   End of Course Geometry (Edison Township School District)60.676.4
 15.8%
   End of Course Geometry (New Jersey)32.251.2
 19%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students912961
 5.4%
African American121127
 5%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian358388
 8.4%
Hispanic191235
 23%
Pacific Islander15
 400%
White215178
 17.2%
Two or More Races2428
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients14.7%31.6%
 16.9%


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Students at Herbert Hoover Middle School are 40% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% African American, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 961 students attended Herbert Hoover Middle School.

Students who attend Herbert Hoover Middle School usually go on to attend Edison High School

Herbert Hoover Middle School ranks 350th of 743 New Jersey middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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