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Schools in Zip Code 25526

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Schools

3,826

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedHurricane High School4^th of 107 West Virginia high schools

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Biggest riser

Mountain View Elementary School up 72 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Lakeside Elementary School 10.7 students per teacher

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 25526 in Hurricane, West Virginia, is served by 7 schools within the highly-ranked Putnam County Schools district, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, educating a total of 3,615 students.

This area offers an exceptional educational ecosystem, with every school exceeding state averages in most subjects. The standout performer is West Teays Elementary School, ranked #4 in the state (99th percentile) with remarkable proficiency rates: 81.1% in Math, 78.8% in ELA, and 75% in Science—more than double the state average. Hurricane Middle School follows closely, ranked #4 statewide (98th percentile), with strong Math proficiency across all grades and 7th grade ELA at 67.3%. Hurricane High School boasts a 97.7% graduation rate and 70.2% ELA proficiency in 11th grade, ranking #5 in the state. Among elementary schools, Mountain View Elementary School and Hurricane Town Elementary School both rank in the 87th percentile, while Lakeside Elementary School (78th percentile) and Conner Street Elementary School (63rd percentile) lag behind their peers, particularly in ELA where Conner Street's 4th grade proficiency is 44.2%—23 points below the district average.

Several patterns warrant attention. A dramatic 5th grade Math dip of ~30 points occurs at Mountain View and Hurricane Town, while West Teays shows the opposite trend (increasing from 75% to 86.8%). Science scores present mixed results: West Teays improved 15.6 points to 75%, but Hurricane High School declined 9.4 points to 36.7%. Interestingly, spending shows no clear correlation with performance—Lakeside spends the most ($14,442/student) yet ranks lower than West Teays, which spends $11,700/student. Lakeside does maintain the best student-teacher ratio at 10.7:1. The feeder pattern from West Teays through Hurricane Middle to Hurricane High creates a compounding advantage, with students arriving at each level already performing above state norms. Overall, this zip code represents one of West Virginia's premier educational communities, with the primary improvement opportunities being 5th grade Math transitions, ELA at Conner Street and Lakeside, and high school Science.

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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 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 11th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
Hurricane High School	Public	9-12	3350 Teays Valley Rd	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County	Putnam County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 562-9851	1,141	78	14.6	32.1%	1,024 (89.7%)	34 (3.0%)	21 (1.8%)	16 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (3.9%)	98.2	4^th of 107 public high schools	96.3%		98.9	4^th of 111 public high schools	96.4%								40.0								70.2				36.7	$9,882	$612	$9,269
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
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
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
Calvary Baptist Academy	Private, Baptist	K-12	3655 Teays Valley Rd	Hurricane	25526	Putnam County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(304) 757-6768	211	16	13.5		205 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 25526

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hurricane	0.25 mi	7	26^th
Culloden	3.41 mi	1	18^th
Scott Depot	5.05 mi	1	14^th
Winfield	7.66 mi	4	17^th
Milton	7.98 mi	2	54^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the West Virginia Department of Education.

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