Lou Henry Hoover Elementary School

Lou Henry Hoover Elementary School is an elementary school in Whittier, California founded in 1938. Hoover Elementary School is located in uptown Whittier and is one of the eleven schools in the Whittier City School District.

The school has an enrollment of 418 students. Its principal is Kathy Schmierer.

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