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Hurricane Town Elementary School

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Hurricane Town Elementary School ranks 45 th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

45^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 355 West Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of West Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Hurricane Town Elementary School in Hurricane, WV, serves 269 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the highly-ranked Putnam County Schools district, which ranks 2nd out of 54 districts statewide. The school itself ranks 45th out of 355 elementary schools in West Virginia (87th percentile, 4 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year, showing steady improvement from a low point in 2018-2019 when it ranked 123rd.

The most remarkable strength of Hurricane Town is its exceptional work with special education students. The school ranks 4th out of 158 schools statewide for this subgroup (97th percentile, 5 stars) — an extraordinary achievement that has grown consistently since 2018-2019. The school also excels with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 36th out of 314 schools (89th percentile). In math, 4th graders shine with 83.7% proficiency (compared to 49.2% statewide), and 3rd graders are strong at 72.4%. However, 5th grade is a concern: math proficiency drops to 50% (below the district's 61%), and science scores have been volatile, swinging from 59.5% last year to 42.9% this year. This pattern suggests the school's early-to-middle elementary instruction is highly effective, but 5th grade may need additional support.

Compared to nearby schools, Hurricane Town sits in the middle of a competitive pack. It significantly outperforms Conner Street Elementary (just 0.86 miles away, ranked 130th) by 85 positions, and it edges out Mountain View Elementary (46th) and Lakeside Elementary (78th). However, West Teays Elementary (4th) and Scott Teays Elementary (32nd) outperform it. Notably, Hurricane Town achieves these results while spending just $10,143 per student — 13-42% less than several district peers — and maintaining a 15.8:1 student-teacher ratio. This efficiency, combined with its special education success, makes it a model worth watching.

269

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,674

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Harbour Ln
Hurricane, WV 25526-9663

(304) 562-3610

District: Putnam County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.7%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (64% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of West Virginia elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg60%

West Virginia avg44%

45^th of 355

West Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Putnam County Schools

2^nd of 55Putnam County Schools among West Virginia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.9	45 of 355	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	31 of 355	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	59 of 368	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	87 of 368	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	43 of 375	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	116 of 380	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	123 of 383	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.3	82 of 392	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	63 of 399	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	59 of 402	85.3%	★★★★☆
2015	55.2	167 of 408	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.5	95 of 422	77.5%	★★★★☆
2013	84.3	27 of 428	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	86.9	27 of 426	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	82.4	34 of 426	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	81.9	35 of 427	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	76.7	60 of 420	85.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	50.2	77 of 187	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	36.2	54 of 75	28.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	72.9	18 of 154	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	41 of 146	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	46.9	44 of 98	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	43 of 300	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	33 of 302	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	73 of 316	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	103 of 317	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.7	63 of 325	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	100 of 322	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	129 of 339	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	77 of 366	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	73.8	58 of 381	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	37 of 315	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	24 of 328	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	73.0	54 of 336	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	71 of 333	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	50 of 347	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	81 of 335	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	153 of 368	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.2	131 of 382	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	80.7	32 of 303	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.1	25 of 305	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	38 of 325	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	68 of 322	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	28 of 330	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	58.5	113 of 333	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	95 of 338	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	76 of 364	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.6	59 of 382	84.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	4 of 165	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	16 of 180	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	51.9	68 of 185	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	61 of 258	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	57.0	96 of 377	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	56 of 353	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	40 of 353	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	61 of 367	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	90 of 366	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	50 of 373	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	117 of 376	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	124 of 373	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	76 of 374	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	75.0	65 of 382	83.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2017)59th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)55th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2017)28th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics68%+29 vs state

English Language Arts67%+19 vs state

Science43%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)				WV Assessment Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hurricane Town Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Harbour Ln	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 562-3610	269	17	15.8	43.4%	252 (93.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	80.9	45^th of 355 public elementary schools	87.3%		85	31^st of 355 public elementary schools	91.3%	14	72.4	83.7	50.0	68.4	55.2	79.1	61.9	66.7	42.9	$10,674	$603	$10,070
Conner Street Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	445 Conner St	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 562-3635	292	21	14.2	50.6%	273 (93.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	58.5	130^th of 355 public elementary schools	63.4%		62.4	109^th of 355 public elementary schools	69.3%	21	68.3	55.8	52.4	58.5	53.7	44.2	52.4	49.6	31.0	$12,119	$1,128	$10,990
Lakeside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2554 U.S. Rout 60	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 562-3630	182	17	10.7	57.9%	180 (98.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.9	78^th of 355 public elementary schools	78.0%		72.1	68^th of 355 public elementary schools	80.8%	10	57.1	71.4	64.7	64.4	39.3	46.4	76.5	50.7	52.9	$16,330	$2,669	$13,662
Culloden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19799 US Route 60	Culloden	25510	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7301	194	18	10.7	38.1%	183 (94.3%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	85.9	34^th of 355 public elementary schools	90.4%		91.2	16^th of 355 public elementary schools	95.5%	18	69.2	63.6	66.7	67.0	61.5	68.2	70.0	65.9	50.0	$11,333	$819	$10,514
West Teays Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3676 Teays Valley Road	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-6711	453	32	14.2	20.2%	402 (88.7%)	10 (2.2%)	8 (1.8%)	18 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	96.8	4^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.2	4^th of 355 public elementary schools	98.9%		80.9	75.0	86.8	81.1	67.7	80.9	86.8	78.8	75.0	$10,671	$492	$10,179
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3967 Teays Valley Rd	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-5667	457	31	14.9	40.0%	380 (83.2%)	36 (7.9%)	11 (2.4%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.2%)	80.9	46^th of 355 public elementary schools	87.0%		60.9	118^th of 355 public elementary schools	66.8%	72	70.5	74.2	45.2	62.5	70.5	78.8	65.8	71.5	39.7	$10,494	$538	$9,956
Milton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	802 Newman's Branch Rd	Milton	25541	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7303	509	36	14.1	46.6%	474 (93.1%)	5 (1.0%)	8 (1.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)	64.4	101^st of 355 public elementary schools	71.5%		58.8	130^th of 355 public elementary schools	63.4%	29	54.2	63.8	61.2	59.2	41.0	56.5	59.2	50.8	38.8	$13,433	$1,080	$12,353
Scott Teays Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6153 Teays Valley Rd	Scott Depot	25560	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 757-7279	435	22	20.0	26.4%	392 (90.1%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	86.4	32^nd of 355 public elementary schools	91.0%		94.8	9^th of 355 public elementary schools	97.5%	23	77.8	75.5	69.6	73.7	59.3	69.8	65.8	65.1	41.8	$8,380	$553	$7,827
Eastbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2092 Bills Creek Rd	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-9835	255	16	15.7	38.9%	242 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	75.7	60^th of 355 public elementary schools	83.1%		65.7	101^st of 355 public elementary schools	71.5%	41	62.0	61.9	60.5	61.5	48.0	61.9	72.1	60.0	44.2	$10,675	$921	$9,754
Anne Bailey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Winfield Rd	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 722-0230	221	23	9.8	79.7%	185 (83.7%)	13 (5.9%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	50.3	174^th of 355 public elementary schools	51.0%		40.5	222^nd of 355 public elementary schools	37.5%	48	55.6	54.6	48.2	52.2	27.8	54.6	59.3	49.3	29.6	$12,079	$2,318	$9,762

Frequently Asked Questions about Hurricane Town Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hurricane Town Elementary School?

Students at Hurricane Town Elementary School are 94% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Hurricane Town Elementary School a good school?

Hurricane Town Elementary School ranks 45^th of 355 West Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Hurricane Town Elementary School in?

Putnam County Schools

How many students attend Hurricane Town Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Hurricane Town Elementary School.

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