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Hurricane Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

4^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 161 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 98% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Hurricane Middle School, located in Hurricane, WV, is a public school serving 821 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Putnam County Schools district. This school is a consistent academic powerhouse, holding a 5-star rating and ranking #4 out of 161 middle schools in West Virginia—placing it in the top 2.5% statewide.

What truly sets Hurricane Middle apart is its combination of elite academics and remarkable efficiency. On the 2025-2026 WV Assessment, students posted a 60.4% proficiency rate in Math and 61.5% in English Language Arts—dramatically outpacing state averages by 21 and 14 points, respectively. The school achieves these results while spending just $10,975 per student, the lowest among all comparable schools in the region (ranging from $11,261 to $14,440). This efficiency signals strong leadership and smart resource allocation. When compared to nearby schools, the difference is striking: Hurricane's math proficiency is nearly double that of Dunbar Middle School (33.7%) and significantly higher than Hayes Middle School (40.1%). Its closest rival, Winfield Middle School, edges out Hurricane in 6th-grade scores, but Hurricane surpasses Winfield in 7th and 8th-grade Math and 7th-grade ELA—suggesting a particularly effective model for student growth through the middle school years.

Perhaps most impressive is the school's commitment to equity. Hurricane ranks in the 97th percentile for its Low Socio-Economic Status students (#4 out of 155 schools statewide), demonstrating that economic background does not determine academic success here. The school also performs well above average for Special Education students, ranking in the 85th percentile. With excellence across all student groups—including the 99th percentile for Male Students and 97th percentile for Female Students—Hurricane Middle School proves that top-tier results and inclusive support can go hand in hand. For parents seeking a school that combines high achievement, fiscal responsibility, and genuine support for every learner, Hurricane Middle School stands out as a model institution not just in Putnam County, but across West Virginia.

821

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,609

Per pupil spending ?

36.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

518 Midland Trl
Hurricane, WV 25526-1630

(304) 562-9271

District: Putnam County Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Two or more races:

2.8%

African American:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the West Virginia average (59% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of West Virginia middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

West Virginia avg44%

4^th of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle 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	92.2	4 of 161	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	7 of 168	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.8	5 of 169	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	6 of 168	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	8 of 169	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	9 of 171	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.8	16 of 171	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	10 of 170	94.1%	★★★★★
2017	78.0	23 of 176	86.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.0	18 of 172	89.5%	★★★★★
2015	79.6	17 of 173	90.2%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	11 of 172	93.6%	★★★★★
2013	93.2	6 of 174	96.6%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	8 of 172	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	92.3	6 of 171	96.5%	★★★★★
2010	90.8	8 of 171	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	89.3	7 of 171	95.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	72.1	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	39.6	81 of 124	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	50.9	36 of 56	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	80.2	7 of 131	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.3	5 of 129	96.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	26.5	53 of 67	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	4 of 155	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	91.3	5 of 158	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	8 of 158	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	10 of 158	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	11 of 164	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	14 of 162	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	75.8	16 of 162	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	8 of 166	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	71.8	34 of 174	80.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	49.8	38 of 97	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	4 of 157	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.9	13 of 165	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	5 of 164	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	7 of 162	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	15 of 162	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.5	11 of 164	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	64.8	37 of 165	77.6%	★★★★☆
2017	49.8	92 of 176	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	3 of 156	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	8 of 160	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	5 of 165	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	4 of 158	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	6 of 161	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	6 of 164	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	15 of 161	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	10 of 164	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	78.5	15 of 176	91.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	1 of 31	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	3 of 29	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	86.2	1 of 34	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	61.8	24 of 107	77.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	18 of 125	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	21 of 127	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	18 of 128	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	21 of 132	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	35 of 130	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	4 of 142	97.2%	★★★★★
2017	60.0	28 of 174	83.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	91.3	5 of 161	96.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.5	7 of 168	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	4 of 169	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	6 of 168	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	7 of 168	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	8 of 170	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	18 of 168	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	10 of 167	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	77.3	27 of 176	84.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2022)85th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2017)61st percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2017)36th percentile-51 vs school

English Language Learner (2017)21st percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+14 vs state

Mathematics60%+21 vs state

Science47%+17 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 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hurricane Middle School	Public	6-8	518 Midland Trl	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 562-9271	821	62	13.2	36.7%	745 (90.7%)	22 (2.7%)	18 (2.2%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.8%)	92.2	4^th of 161 public middle schools	97.5%		91.6	7^th of 168 public middle schools	95.8%	3	56.8	60.1	64.4	60.4	56.0	67.3	60.8	61.5	46.6	$9,609	$815	$8,794
Milton Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Panther Trl	Milton	25541	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 743-7308	555	50	11.1	37.9%	534 (96.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	69.4	38^th of 161 public middle schools	76.4%		75.3	29^th of 168 public middle schools	82.7%	9	37.3	40.8	40.4	39.5	54.0	47.3	52.7	51.3	41.2	$10,908	$1,157	$9,752
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	331 Eleanor Circle	Eleanor	25070	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-2875	291	24	12.3	44.1%	282 (96.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	84.6	16^th of 161 public middle schools	90.1%		82.4	17^th of 168 public middle schools	89.9%	1	40.8	58.7	54.7	52.0	54.0	57.6	59.3	57.1	46.5	$11,877	$548	$11,330
Winfield Middle School	Public	6-8	11883 Winfield Rd	Winfield	25213	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 586-3072	552	44	12.6	30.2%	518 (93.8%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	91.8	5^th of 161 public middle schools	96.9%		92.5	5^th of 168 public middle schools	97.0%		67.8	61.6	59.4	63.0	65.9	63.2	58.9	62.7	37.1	$9,610	$709	$8,902
Hayes Middle School	Public	6-8	830 Strawberry Rd	Saint Albans	25177	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 722-0222	464	27	17.1	52.4%	424 (91.4%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	60.6	51^st of 161 public middle schools	68.3%		55.9	64^th of 168 public middle schools	61.9%	13	42.1	34.9	43.6	40.1	50.0	51.4	41.5	47.5	30.4	$7,038	$231	$6,807
Poca Middle School	Public	6-8	2884 Charleston Rd	Poca	25159	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 755-7343	277	22	12.8	53.0%	272 (98.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	76	26^th of 161 public middle schools	83.9%		83.1	16^th of 168 public middle schools	90.5%	10	19.4	60.2	53.3	46.0	54.2	58.0	53.3	55.2	50.0	$13,394	$902	$12,492
Andrew Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	5445 Big Tyler Rd	Charleston	25313	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 776-3310	488	31	15.7	47.4%	396 (81.1%)	24 (4.9%)	11 (2.3%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.2%)	76.4	24^th of 161 public middle schools	85.1%		71.2	33^rd of 168 public middle schools	80.4%	9	42.6	40.6	57.1	46.7	54.9	50.6	53.9	53.1	39.1	$7,122	$59	$7,063
Dunbar Middle School	Public	6-8	325 27th St	Dunbar	25064	Kanawha County	Kanawha County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 766-0363	325	28	11.6	63.6%	206 (63.4%)	68 (20.9%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.2%)	40	106^th of 161 public middle schools	34.2%		45.6	89^th of 168 public middle schools	47.0%	17	29.9	39.4	31.3	33.7	44.2	40.4	39.4	41.1	18.0	$9,400	$1,994	$7,406
Barboursville Middle School	Public	6-8	1400 Central Ave	Barboursville	25504	Cabell County	Cabell County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 733-3003	697	51	13.6	36.1%	631 (90.5%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.7%)	72.2	35^th of 161 public middle schools	78.3%		78.2	23^rd of 168 public middle schools	86.3%	12	41.4	48.3	34.0	40.9	58.2	56.1	51.9	55.3	33.2	$9,249	$593	$8,656
Guyan Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	5312 McClellan Hwy	Branchland	25506	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 824-3235	190	16	12.2	61.1%	188 (98.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10	157^th of 161 public middle schools	2.5%		12.6	161^st of 168 public middle schools	4.2%	4	20.4	15.5	15.4	17.1	32.7	24.1	27.3	28.4	9.4	$10,730	$1,832	$8,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Hurricane Middle School

Is Hurricane Middle School a good school?

Yes! Hurricane Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 4^th of 161 West Virginia middle schools.

How many students attend Hurricane Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 821 students attended Hurricane Middle School.

What district is Hurricane Middle School in?

Putnam County Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hurricane Middle School?

Students at Hurricane Middle School are 91% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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