Urbandale High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,301 students
Hoover High School
4800 Aurora Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
Grades
9–12
High
Students
898
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Des Moines Independent Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 331 Iowa high schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa high schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Hoover High School
Hoover High School is a public high school in Des Moines, Iowa, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Des Moines Independent Comm School District. The school is located in a midsize city in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 898 students were enrolled, with about 20.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Iowa high school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 331 Iowa high schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 898 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.6 to 1
- AP courses offered
- 3
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Des Moines Independent Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 190897000543
Schools near Hoover High School
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Johnston Middle School
Public · Grades 8–9 · 1,161 students
Roosevelt High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 2,051 students
North High School
Public · Grades 9–12 · 1,428 students
Great Oaks High School and Career Center
Charter · Grades 9–12 · 72 students
Dowling Catholic High School
Private · Grades 9–12 · 1,354 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.