Hoover Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.2% |
| Met Standard | 10.3% |
| Below Standard | 85.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "15% proficient" for Hoover Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.2% of students exceeded standard while 10.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 10.0 points below the Oakland Unified district average of 14.2%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 26.1% exceeded — 21.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 7.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 34.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 54 | 5.6% | 11.1% | 16.7% |
| 4th | 37 | 8.1% | 8.1% | 16.2% |
| 5th | 40 | 5.0% | 5.0% | 10.0% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 57 | 1.8% | 17.5% | 19.3% |
| 4th | 40 | 5.0% | 7.5% | 12.5% |
| 5th | 42 | 0.0% | 11.9% | 11.9% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.2