Herbert Hoover Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.3% |
| Met Standard | 11.8% |
| Below Standard | 82.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Herbert Hoover Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.3% of students exceeded standard while 11.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.9 points below the Desert Sands Unified district average of 15.2%. The 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 9.6% exceeded — 4.3 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 0.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 31.9%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 0.0% | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| 4th | 59 | 13.6% | 11.9% | 25.4% |
| 5th | 45 | 4.4% | 15.6% | 20.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 43 | 0.0% | 13.9% | 13.9% |
| 4th | 59 | 6.8% | 13.6% | 20.3% |
| 5th | 49 | 6.1% | 2.0% | 8.2% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 34.5