Hoover High School
1000 Buccaneer Dr
Birmingham AL, 35244, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-439-1200
Ranking: 
(12 out of 359, top 3%)*
(12 out of 359, top 3%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Hoover City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 195 | 195 | 189 | 159 | 144 | 167 | 148 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,770 | 2,645 | 2,592 | 1,885 | 1,816 | 1,814 | 1,777 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 791 | 28.6% | 732 | 27.7% | 694 | 26.8% | 16 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% |
| Grade 10: | 680 | 24.5% | 665 | 25.1% | 659 | 25.4% | 646 | 34.3% | 628 | 34.6% | 619 | 34.1% | 616 | 34.7% |
| Grade 11: | 666 | 24.0% | 636 | 24.0% | 612 | 23.6% | 635 | 33.7% | 599 | 33.0% | 627 | 34.6% | 575 | 32.4% |
| Grade 12: | 633 | 22.9% | 612 | 23.1% | 627 | 24.2% | 588 | 31.2% | 584 | 32.2% | 562 | 31.0% | 583 | 32.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,413 | 51.0% | 1,346 | 50.9% | 1,298 | 50.1% | 940 | 49.9% | 903 | 49.7% | 913 | 50.3% | 865 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 1,357 | 49.0% | 1,299 | 49.1% | 1,294 | 49.9% | 945 | 50.1% | 905 | 49.8% | 893 | 49.2% | 908 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 183 | 6.6% | 170 | 6.4% | 189 | 7.3% | 115 | 6.1% | 131 | 7.2% | 118 | 6.5% | 132 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic: | 128 | 4.6% | 119 | 4.5% | 112 | 4.3% | 86 | 4.6% | 72 | 4.0% | 61 | 3.4% | 65 | 3.7% |
| Black: | 754 | 27.2% | 713 | 27.0% | 651 | 25.1% | 457 | 24.2% | 409 | 22.5% | 396 | 21.8% | 325 | 18.3% |
| White: | 1,623 | 58.6% | 1,578 | 59.7% | 1,627 | 62.8% | 1,225 | 65.0% | 1,202 | 66.2% | 1,237 | 68.2% | 1,253 | 70.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 76 | 2.7% | 59 | 2.2% | 13 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 538 | 19.4% | 445 | 16.8% | 383 | 14.8% | 267 | 14.2% | 214 | 11.8% | 164 | 9.0% | 138 | 7.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 164 | 5.9% | 137 | 5.2% | 127 | 4.9% | 71 | 3.8% | 73 | 4.0% | 59 | 3.3% | 52 | 2.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.19 | 13.56 | 13.75 | 11.88 | 12.65 | 10.80 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 63.6% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 62.5% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.1% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.02% | 69.55% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.22% | 64.87% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 78.9% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.3% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.68% | 81.58% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86.63% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.4% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 70.1% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.3% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.45% | 81.57% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.27% | 79.22% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.1% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 69.4% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 77.25% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.69% | 75.84% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88.64% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.64% | 96.85% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.72% | 97.56% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.81% | 97.08% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.16% | 98.97% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 93.6% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 91.6% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.92% | 90.47% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.32% | 86.52% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.81% | 92.7% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.54% | 90.27% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.08% | 87.99% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.04% | 88.43% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 92.5% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.7% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.19% | 95.4% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.53% | 93.65% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.15% | 96.55% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.21% | 94.62% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.07% | 94.09% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.97% | 96.69% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 95.8% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 94% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.09% | 92.57% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.15% | 93.73% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.31% | 93.22% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.34% | 93.98% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.73% | 92.39% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.28% | 93.7% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.6% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 94.5% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.98% | 93.82% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.23% | 91.36% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.59% | 91.05% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.8% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 90% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 89% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.97% | 87.64% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.22% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.78% | 91.11% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.19% | 89.76% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.72% | 88.33% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.41% | 89.47% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.47% | 99.57% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.65% | 99.68% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.33% | 99.58% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.5% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 98% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.89% | 96.18% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.76% | 98.47% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.45% | 98.87% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.72% | 97.74% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.32% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.69% | 95.7% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 99.1% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.6% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 99.2% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.44% | 96.53% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.29% | 99.13% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.72% | 98.87% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.42% | 98.6% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.07% | 98.5% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.17% | 99.26% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.1% | 98.4% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.9% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.53% | 95.82% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.58% | 98.26% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.27% | 99.37% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.95% | 98.82% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.72% | 98.18% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.18% | 97.8% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.5% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.7% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.9% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.07% | 96.42% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.22% | 98.48% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.45% | 98.99% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.8% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 97.7% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.5% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.53% | 95.46% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.16% | 96.95% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.72% | 98.36% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.84% | 97.2% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.75% | 96.04% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.85% | 96.74% | 89.74% |
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* Hoover High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.