Enrollment
124
Elementary
DISTRICT 108 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HURLEY R-I·NCES 291539000700
HURLEY ELEM.
86 HOLT SPRING RD, HURLEY, MO 65675 · (417) 369-3271 · Stone County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL124 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
81 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HURLEY ELEM.→HURLEY HIGH
Based on grade levels within HURLEY R-I. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
46.6%
MO avg 49.5% . -14.9pp since 2023
Math
37.4%
MO avg 48.7% . -44.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 45 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
124
+37 (+43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 11.5:1
% White
98%
was 99%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HURLEY ELEM.
HURLEY ELEM., a very small primary school in HURLEY, Missouri, run under HURLEY R-I, educates 124 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 315 students per school, that is 61% smaller than typical.
HURLEY R-I comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 215 students; HURLEY ELEM. is among them.
Demographically, HURLEY ELEM. reports that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.
On the income-and-resources front, HURLEY ELEM. records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, HURLEY ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.1%; this one delivers 56.2%.
Around the school, Stone County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,520, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Stone County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,406 students), HURLEY ELEM. is one campus in the mix.
HURLEY HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HURLEY ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HURLEY ELEM. at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.7%.
HURLEY ELEM. operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. HURLEY ELEM.'s enrollment has expanded 43% since 2018, when it stood at 87 (now 124). Class-load math has rose: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.
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Stone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,048
Census ACS
Median income
$63,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,406 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- HURLEY HIGH0.0 mi · 91
- CRANE HIGH4.5 mi · 237
- CRANE ELEM.4.5 mi · 336
- CLEVER ELEM.6.9 mi · 871
- CLEVER HIGH7.5 mi · 397
- GALENA HIGH8.5 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About HURLEY ELEM.How large is HURLEY ELEM.?
HURLEY ELEM. enrolls approximately 124 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does HURLEY ELEM. serve?
HURLEY ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HURLEY ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HURLEY ELEM. is approximately 13.6:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HURLEY ELEM.?
At HURLEY ELEM., the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is HURLEY ELEM. public or private?
HURLEY ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by HURLEY R-I.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.