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Herbert Hoover Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

445 East Charleston Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94306 · (650) 320-8106 · Part of Palo Alto Unified School District

Palo Alto’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of California school districts

Directions
Students
389
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
7%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Herbert Hoover Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 58 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 10.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Palo Alto kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Palo Alto kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Herbert Hoover ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency92%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts87%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

445 East Charleston Rd., Palo Alto

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten53
Grade 166
Grade 264
Grade 369
Grade 469
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
352’20
372’21
386’22
386’23
389’24

Up 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 77%White 8%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Herbert Hoover Elementary from Palo Alto families.

Other schools in Palo Alto Unified School District

The district →
Ohlone Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
464 students22:1
Escondido Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stanford
A
432 students18:1
Fairmeadow Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
425 students20:1
Duveneck Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A+
376 students21:1
Addison Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Palo Alto
A
366 students20:1
Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Stanford
A+
350 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Palo Alto’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.