How does Hoover Middle compare to other middle schools in Lakewood?

Hoover Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 37.9/100, placing it at the 37th percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 952 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Hoover Middle?

14.0% of students at Hoover Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Hoover Middle improving or declining?

Hoover Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 3.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Hoover Middle?

20.3% of students at Hoover Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Hoover Middle

Middle School

Long Beach Unified LakewoodLos Angeles County90712

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

513 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

68%

Teachers

24 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-11.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+8.6 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

7.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 42 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic54.2%

White3.7%

Asian9.0%

Black24.4%

Other8.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Hoover Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	14.0%
Met Standard	21.3%
Below Standard	64.8%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "35% proficient" for Hoover Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.0% of students exceeded standard while 21.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.4 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.4 points below the Long Beach Unified district average of 23.4%. The 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 19.9% exceeded — 6.0 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 3.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math increased year-over-year. 7.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.3%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

14.0%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

35.2%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-3.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

20.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

8.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

952

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	168	13.7%	29.2%	25.6%	31.6%	42.9%
7th	157	12.1%	29.3%	23.6%	35.0%	41.4%
8th	152	13.8%	29.6%	29.6%	27.0%	43.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	166	15.7%	15.1%	24.7%	44.6%	30.7%
7th	157	13.4%	15.9%	22.3%	48.4%	29.3%
8th	152	15.1%	8.6%	27.0%	49.3%	23.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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Middle

Hoover Middle

37.937th pctile

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High School

Lakewood High

55.463rd pctile

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86.199th pctile

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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.