Herbert Hoover High

Summary:

Herbert Hoover High is a public high school in Glendale, California, serving 1,430 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Glendale Unified School District, which is ranked 364 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

While Herbert Hoover High has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, its academic performance is generally below the district and state averages. Only 43.63% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 60.29% for the Glendale Unified School District and 55.73% for the state of California. In mathematics, the performance is even lower, with only 23.38% of 11th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 39.39% for the district and 27.9% for the state. The school's performance on science assessments is also below the district and state averages. Additionally, Herbert Hoover High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 9.6% in 2017-2018 to 36.8% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, nearby Crescenta Valley High, another school in the Glendale Unified School District, consistently outperforms Herbert Hoover High across various metrics, including academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. Meanwhile, Glendale High, also in the Glendale Unified School District, has a similar performance profile to Herbert Hoover High, with lower academic achievement compared to Crescenta Valley High. The nearby continuation schools, such as Daily (Allan F.) High and Monterey High, have significantly lower academic performance and higher dropout rates compared to Herbert Hoover High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 651 Glenwood Rd.
       Glendale, CA  91202-1552


(818) 242-6801

District: Glendale Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
886th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,864 Help


Feeder schools for Herbert Hoover High:

Elementary:    Balboa Elementary
    Benjamin Franklin Elementary
    Columbus Elementary
    Mark Keppel Elementary
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Middle:    Eleanor J. Toll Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.4 Help
Number of students:  1,538

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.3%
Hispanic:
21.5%
Asian:
8.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  56.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Herbert Hoover High ranks better than 61.9% of high schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked high schools in the Glendale Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.17. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Herbert Hoover High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (67.3%), Hispanic (21.5%), Asian (8.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 56.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Herbert Hoover High is 21.4. 2 high schools in the Glendale Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Herbert Hoover High employs 71.7 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Herbert Hoover High is $7,864, which is the 2nd highest among 5 high schools in the Glendale Unified School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Herbert Hoover High:

SchoolDigger ranks Herbert Hoover High 886th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Herbert Hoover High in the ranking list.)

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Glendale Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Glendale Unified 364th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Herbert Hoover High

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Rank History for all students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.28 232nd 1653 86.0%
2005 75.28 158th 1901 91.7%
2006 75.35 195th 1968 90.1%
2007 75.27 188th 2063 90.9%
2008 67.21 320th 2117 84.9%
2009 70.34 250th 2238 88.8%
2010 68.39 323rd 2281 85.8%
2011 67.08 350th 2367 85.2%
2012 65.56 403rd 2354 82.9%
2013 61.87 488th 2426 79.9%
2015 73.85 473rd 1994 76.3%
2016 78.06 405th 2039 80.1%
2017 59.17 813th 2021 59.8%
2018 82.57 359th 2017 82.2%
2019 64.83 641st 2133 69.9%
2021 62.48 436th 1290 66.2%
2022 60.68 706th 2123 66.7%
2023 55.80 738th 2348 68.6%
2024 49.17 886th 2323 61.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.18 135th 938 85.6%
2019 69.34 122nd 941 87.0%
2021 67.46 84th 467 82.0%
2022 51.85 303rd 1044 71.0%
2023 45.44 342nd 1323 74.1%
2024 37.83 537th 1350 60.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 36.82 774th 1547 50.0%
2024 47.63 550th 1534 64.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.35 204th 1862 89.0%
2019 64.40 567th 1937 70.7%
2021 75.41 227th 1126 79.8%
2022 67.82 484th 1943 75.1%
2023 57.34 692nd 2247 69.2%
2024 52.53 794th 2235 64.5%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 72.17 52nd 290 82.1%
2023 19.01 354th 417 15.1%
2024 36.38 296th 451 34.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.70 339th 1760 80.7%
2019 66.09 536th 1833 70.8%
2021 64.48 335th 1054 68.2%
2022 64.67 543rd 1858 70.8%
2023 56.77 668th 2118 68.5%
2024 60.04 602nd 2098 71.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.33 212th 1052 79.8%
2019 59.41 290th 1117 74.0%
2021 54.40 180th 555 67.6%
2022 57.47 301st 1161 74.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.34 359th 1834 80.4%
2019 56.57 726th 1880 61.4%
2021 53.73 470th 1122 58.1%
2022 52.00 788th 1916 58.9%
2023 51.49 773rd 2207 65.0%
2024 36.80 1131st 2172 47.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.11 200th 581 65.6%
2019 37.66 406th 582 30.2%
2022 29.93 434th 581 25.3%
2024 52.02 379th 712 46.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.78 231st 1742 86.7%
2019 66.54 498th 1814 72.5%
2022 71.93 395th 1861 78.8%
2023 63.91 533rd 2142 75.1%
2024 59.20 618th 2125 70.9%
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Rank History for White students at Herbert Hoover High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.90 584th 1173 50.2%
2019 34.36 825th 1222 32.5%
2022 27.48 880th 1204 26.9%
2023 28.31 960th 1434 33.1%
2024 19.52 1073rd 1406 23.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Herbert Hoover High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1051 14 363 509 5 n/a n/a 0 1942
1989 1065 17 357 523 1 n/a n/a 0 1963
1990 1059 22 389 528 5 n/a n/a 0 2003
1991 1089 29 390 562 3 n/a n/a 0 2073
1992 1133 37 381 537 2 n/a n/a 0 2090
1993 1621 52 494 752 2 n/a n/a 0 2921
1994 1603 43 509 678 3 n/a n/a 0 2836
1995 1715 39 551 678 6 n/a n/a 0 2989
1996 1715 39 551 678 6 n/a n/a 0 2989
1997 1786 31 555 731 2 n/a n/a 0 3105
1998 1858 37 564 702 3 n/a n/a 0 3164
1999 1831 27 495 671 5 n/a n/a 0 3029
2000 1724 29 427 653 5 n/a n/a 0 2838
2001 1703 24 391 651 4 n/a n/a 0 2773
2002 1648 30 401 621 4 n/a n/a 1 2705
2003 1648 30 401 621 4 n/a n/a 1 2705
2004 1601 30 417 613 3 n/a n/a 6 2670
2005 1494 27 417 613 4 n/a n/a 13 2568
2006 1410 36 369 588 3 n/a n/a 17 2423
2007 1387 26 378 584 3 n/a n/a 23 2401
2008 1311 31 358 555 5 n/a n/a 0 2260
2009 1244 46 318 496 4 2 18 0 2128
2010 1203 29 305 527 3 1 29 0 2097
2011 1174 31 301 511 3 2 18 0 2040
2012 1116 33 299 482 4 1 12 0 1947
2013 1082 30 278 443 5 0 11 0 1849
2014 1034 31 240 438 4 0 11 0 1758
2015 1010 28 229 438 3 0 11 0 1719
2016 922 31 235 432 3 0 17 0 1640
2017 942 31 229 417 0 1 17 0 1637
2018 976 28 232 388 1 1 11 0 1637
2019 977 35 205 364 3 3 18 0 1605
2020 962 23 195 370 3 2 25 0 1580
2021 929 19 166 374 3 2 25 0 1518
2022 866 19 153 345 2 1 26 0 1412
2023 916 16 137 330 2 2 27 0 1430
2024 1035 14 127 330 3 0 26 3 1538

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Herbert Hoover High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1942 77.2 25.1 n/a
1989 1963 82.7 23.7 n/a
1990 2003 83.6 23.9 n/a
1991 2073 88.2 23.5 n/a
1992 2090 89.6 23.3 39
1993 2921 118.1 24.7 36.7
1994 2836 114.7 24.7 44.7
1995 2989 112.3 26.6 51
1996 2989 112.3 26.6 51
1997 3105 119.3 26.0 52.5
1998 3164 127.2 24.9 52.6
1999 3029 114.9 26.4 52.2
2000 2838 120.3 23.6 52.6
2001 2773 116.1 23.9 51.4
2002 2705 116.8 23.2 47.7
2003 2705 116.8 23.2 47.7
2004 2670 107.7 24.8 46.5
2005 2568 112.4 22.8 44.4
2006 2423 107.4 22.6 44.2
2007 2401 109.8 21.9 46.3
2008 2260 120.9 18.7 49.5
2009 2128 102.6 19.0 53.2
2010 2097 89.6 23.4 53.1
2011 2040 n/a n/a 55.7
2012 1947 85.5 22.7 56.5
2013 1849 79.3 23.3 69.7
2014 1758 68.0 25.8 58.8
2015 1719 70.0 24.5 66.6
2016 1640 64.0 25.6 65.4
2017 1637 69.6 23.5 63.2
2018 1637 68.1 24.0 64.6
2019 1605 69.3 23.1 67.3
2020 1580 n/a n/a 64.5
2021 1518 68.4 22.1 59.4
2022 1412 77.2 18.2 52.3
2023 1430 67.4 21.2 53.4
2024 1538 71.7 21.4 56.2

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 High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1942 77.2 25.1 n/a
1989 1963 82.7 23.7 n/a
1990 2003 83.6 23.9 n/a
1991 2073 88.2 23.5 n/a
1992 2090 89.6 23.3 39
1993 2921 118.1 24.7 36.7
1994 2836 114.7 24.7 44.7
1995 2989 112.3 26.6 51
1996 2989 112.3 26.6 51
1997 3105 119.3 26.0 52.5
1998 3164 127.2 24.9 52.6
1999 3029 114.9 26.4 52.2
2000 2838 120.3 23.6 52.6
2001 2773 116.1 23.9 51.4
2002 2705 116.8 23.2 47.7
2003 2705 116.8 23.2 47.7
2004 2670 107.7 24.8 46.5
2005 2568 112.4 22.8 44.4
2006 2423 107.4 22.6 44.2
2007 2401 109.8 21.9 46.3
2008 2260 120.9 18.7 49.5
2009 2128 102.6 19.0 53.2
2010 2097 89.6 23.4 53.1
2011 2040 n/a n/a 55.7
2012 1947 85.5 22.7 56.5
2013 1849 79.3 23.3 69.7
2014 1758 68.0 25.8 58.8
2015 1719 70.0 24.5 66.6
2016 1640 64.0 25.6 65.4
2017 1637 69.6 23.5 63.2
2018 1637 68.1 24.0 64.6
2019 1605 69.3 23.1 67.3
2020 1580 n/a n/a 64.5
2021 1518 68.4 22.1 59.4
2022 1412 77.2 18.2 52.3
2023 1430 67.4 21.2 53.4
2024 1538 71.7 21.4 56.2

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 High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,864

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Herbert Hoover High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 641st of 2133 High schoolsRanks 738th of 2348 High schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Herbert Hoover High)51.850.8
 1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Glendale Unified)60.263.2
 3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Herbert Hoover High)32.928.2
 4.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Glendale Unified)44.340
 4.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Herbert Hoover High)27.726
 1.7%
   12th Grade Science (Glendale Unified)31.240.5
 9.3%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.8
 1.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students16051430
 10.9%
African American3516
 54.3%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian205137
 33.2%
Hispanic364330
 9.3%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White977916
 6.2%
Two or More Races1827
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.3%53.4%
 13.9%


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Herbert Hoover High ranks 886th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Herbert Hoover High are 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Herbert Hoover High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Balboa Elementary
Elementary : Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Columbus Elementary
Elementary : Mark Keppel Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Edison Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Middle : Eleanor J. Toll Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,538 students attended Herbert Hoover High.


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