Hoover Math and Science Academy, Schaumburg IL

Original Research by School Decision on Hoover Math and Science Academy

Hoover Math and Science Academy is a regular public elementary school in Schaumburg, serving kindergarten through sixth grade. It sits in a mixed-use suburb northwest of Chicago anchored by corporate campuses, retail (Woodfield Mall), and residential neighborhoods. The school's enrollment is small to mid-sized for its grade band, with a student body that is diverse racially and ethnically: a plurality are white or Asian, with substantial shares of Hispanic and Black students as well.

The school's test results paint a picture of uneven performance across grades and subjects. In English language arts, proficiency is strong in third and fourth grades, and notably strong in sixth grade. Fifth-grade proficiency in ELA is solid. Math results are more variable. Fourth graders show strong proficiency, but fifth graders show notably lower proficiency, with sixth graders recovering somewhat. Third-grade math proficiency is moderate. Science was tested only in fifth grade, where just over half of students reached proficiency. Because Hoover serves only through sixth grade, no state test results are available for seventh or eighth grade. The school's overall proficiency rate, aggregated across tested subjects and grades, places it in the top quartile among districts in Cook County.

The school's name suggests an emphasis on math and science, yet the actual curriculum data presented does not specify what that focus looks like in practice or whether it is available to all grades. The district recently adopted new math materials (Origo Stepping Stones for K-7 and Imagine IM for grades 7-8) and launched a new literacy plan centered on foundational reading skills and universal dyslexia screening in kindergarten, both taking effect in the 2024-25 school year. These district-wide shifts will shape instruction at Hoover as well, though no school-specific detail is available about how these changes are being implemented here.

Schaumburg itself is undergoing significant change. The long-established commercial landscape (major office parks, Woodfield Mall, the Renaissance Convention Center) is now complemented by large-scale mixed-use redevelopment, particularly the 90 North District on the former Motorola campus, which is introducing new apartment buildings, parks, and a walkable "Main Street"-style district. The median home value in the area is moderate for the Chicago region, and the housing market shows modest activity; the market has shifted from a seller's advantage toward more balanced supply and demand. Rent is also moderate. The Schaumburg area is served by Metra rail at the Schaumburg station a short distance from Hoover, and the village has invested in bicycle trails and a park system. The civic anchor is the Schaumburg Township District Library, one of Illinois's largest, located in the Olde Schaumburg Centre near Town Square.

The school's performance data does not include free-or-reduced-price lunch rates, chronic absenteeism, or special education and English learner enrollment; these figures are not provided. A parent may want to ask the school directly about the share of students with an IEP, English learner support availability, and any whole-school interventions for students not meeting benchmarks, particularly in fifth-grade math where proficiency drops notably. Graduation rate does not apply to an elementary school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 57% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 59% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 47 pts above county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 51% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 57% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 54% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 478%

School 78% · District 67% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 67% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 692%

School 92% · District 76% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 49 pts above county median

Science

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 48% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

This schoolSchaumburg CCSD 54, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.