Summary:
Hurley School District in Wisconsin serves roughly 544 students across just two schools: Hurley High, which covers grades 6–12 with 309 students, and Hurley Elementary, which covers PK–5 with 235 students. There is no standalone middle school, so the high school also serves middle-grade students. The district ranks 164th of 432 Wisconsin districts — the 62nd percentile — and both schools hold 3 stars.
Both schools are trending upward in state rankings. Hurley High climbed from the 38th percentile two years ago to the 62nd, while Hurley Elementary moved from the 50th to the 60th. Science and social studies are repeated strengths: 8th grade science at the high school reached 68.57% proficient against 51.86% statewide, and 4th grade social studies at the elementary school hit 87.18% versus 65.51% statewide. The high school posts a 100.0% graduation rate (state: 92.0%) and a 0.3% dropout rate (state: 1.1%). Attendance beats the state at both schools, with elementary chronic absenteeism at 9.0% compared with 17.3% statewide.
Two academic concerns stand out. At Hurley High, ACT English Language Arts proficiency is 35.0% versus 48.47% statewide, even as ACT math (52.5% vs 42.93%) and science (52.5% vs 43.2%) exceed the state. Middle-grade results are uneven: 8th grade ELA and math jumped sharply, but 7th grade ELA fell from 72.73% to 60.53% and 7th grade math from 60.61% to 47.37%. At Hurley Elementary, 3rd grade math dropped from 69.23% to 48.57%, now below the state's 54.75%, though 4th and 5th grade math held or improved. Operationally, the elementary school has 40.0% free/reduced lunch, $15,417 per-student spending, and a 15.5 student–teacher ratio; the high school has 26.86%, $14,884, and 12.9.
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