Herbert Hoover High School | |
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Address | |
4800 Aurora Avenue , Iowa 50310 United States | |
Coordinates | 41°38′11″N 93°41′00″W / 41.636311°N 93.683443°W |
Information | |
Type | Public School |
Motto | "Citizenship, Opportunity, Diversity, Excellence" |
Established | 1967 |
Oversight | Des Moines Independent Community School District International Baccalaureate |
Superintendent | Thomas Ahart |
Principal | Qynne Kelly |
Staff | 46.20 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 991 (2022-23)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 21.45[1] |
Campus | Urban (NW Des Moines) |
Color(s) | Green and Gold |
Athletics conference | Iowa Alliance Conference |
Mascot | Huskies |
Rivals | Johnston Dragons North Polar Bears Roosevelt Roughriders Urbandale J-Hawks |
Newspaper | Hoover Challenger |
Website | Des Moines Hoover |
Herbert Hoover High School, usually referred to simply as Hoover High School or Hoover, is a public secondary school located on the Northwest side of Des Moines, Iowa.
It is one of five secondary schools under the district of the Des Moines Independent Community School District, and was named after Iowa native and the 31st United States president Herbert Hoover. The school's athletic teams are called the Huskies and compete in the Iowa Alliance Conference. In 2017, Hoover High reached half a century of existence.