Summary:
Zip code 54534 — the Hurley, Wisconsin area — has exactly one elementary school: Hurley Elementary, a PK–5 building with 235 students and the only elementary in the Hurley School District. Because it is the district's sole elementary, the district-level test scores in the state file are identical to the school's own scores, so there is no separate district average to compare against.
Where the school shines is fourth grade. In 2025-26, fourth graders beat the state in all four tested subjects — social studies 87.18% vs. 65.51%, science 61.54% vs. 53.46%, math 58.97% vs. 52.87%, and ELA 56.41% vs. 53.87%. Third-grade ELA is also strong at 62.86% against the state's 52.08%. The softer spots are fifth grade, where ELA (51.85% vs. 53.63%) and math (48.15% vs. 51.81%) came in slightly below the state, and third-grade math, which dropped from 69.23% to 48.57% in one year. With roughly 35–40 students per grade, a handful of students can swing these percentages by double digits, so year-to-year movement at this school is worth watching rather than reacting to. Both fifth-grade subjects improved sharply from the prior year.
Attendance is the standout: chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, roughly half the state's 17.3% rate and below the district's 13.0%. Staffing is small-scale, with 15.5 students per teacher, and spending is $15,417 per student. The school has held a 3-star rating in all three reported years while climbing from 530th of 1,061 (50th percentile) to 412th of 1,039 (60th percentile) statewide. Overall, Hurley Elementary has moved from about the state median into the top 40% of Wisconsin elementary schools.
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