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About this school
Hoover Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Calumet City, Illinois that is part of Hoover-schrum Sch Dist 157.
It serves 496 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
Its teachers have had 30 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 18, 2025
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Hoover Elementary School
$15,292
raised using DonorsChoose
30
projects
funded
15
teachers
funded
179
donors
1
project
for
basic supplies
2
projects for
technology
10
projects for
books
Hoover Elementary School has received support from
89 individuals from Illinois and
90 individuals out-of-state.