Summary:
Hurley, Wisconsin has two public schools, both in the Hurley School District: Hurley Elementary, serving grades PK–5 with 235 students, and Hurley High, serving grades 6–12 with 309 students — 544 students combined. Because there is no standalone middle school, grades 6–8 sit under Hurley High, which is why it reports 6th-, 7th-, and 8th-grade test results. The district ranks 164 of 432 in Wisconsin, at the 62nd percentile with 3 stars, and both schools share that rating.
Hurley High stands out for completion outcomes and upper-grade science and social studies. Its graduation rate is 100.0% and its dropout rate 0.3%, versus 92.0% and 1.1% statewide. Eighth-grade science is 68.57% proficient against the state's 51.86%, and 8th-grade social studies is 71.43% versus 64.63%. ACT math and science each sit at 52.5%, well above state. Hurley Elementary's standout is attendance: 9.0% chronic absenteeism, below the district's 13.0% and far below the state's 17.3%, alongside strong 4th-grade social studies (87.18% vs. 65.51%) and science (61.54% vs. 53.46%).
Watch items differ by school. Hurley High's ACT English Language Arts is 35% proficient against 48.47% statewide, and 7th-grade math slipped to 47.37% versus 55.67%. Hurley Elementary's math results are thinner: 3rd-grade math at 48.57% versus 54.75% and 5th-grade math at 48.15% versus 51.81%, with 5th-grade ELA improved to 51.85% but still slightly below state. The schools also differ in resources and need — the elementary school has higher free/reduced lunch participation (40.0% vs. 26.86%) and higher per-student spending ($15,417 vs. $14,884) — while the high school's 15.6% chronic absenteeism pulls the district average above the elementary school's rate.
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