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Enrollment
780
Combined
DISTRICT 692 · STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114000702
Hurricane Middle
395 N 200 W, HURRICANE, UT 84737 · (435) 635-4634 · Washington County
GRADES PK–09COMBINED31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
246 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 392 | 50% |
| Grade 9 | 388 | 50% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 32.9% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 →
Schools most like Hurricane Middle
Hurricane Middle's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Middle this school | 780 | 31.5% | 42.7% |
| Vista School IVINS | 1,114 | 36.3% | 52.2% |
| Snow Canyon Middle ST GEORGE | 796 | 34.8% | 45.5% |
| Hurricane High HURRICANE | 1,177 | 27.4% | 43.3% |
| Quest Academy WEST HAVEN | 1,009 | 22.4% | 55.7% |
| Career Tech High School SAINT GEORGE | 592 | 23.1% | 60.5% |
Matched among Utah K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hurricane Middle ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #20 of 31 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #20 of 29 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #19 of 29 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #12 of 53 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #32 of 34 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #29 of 34 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.5% | #16 of 41 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #11 of 15 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
780
-20 (-2%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 780 | 33.8 | 23.1:1 | 32% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 34.5 | 23.1:1 | 38% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 864 | 34.5 | 25.1:1 | 33% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 800 | N/A | N/A | 42% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | N/A | N/A | 44% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 49% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 23 | 26.1:1 | 55% (328) |
| 2000-01 | 768 | 35 | 21.9:1 | 46% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 20 | 25.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hurricane Middle.
About Hurricane Middle
This page covers Hurricane Middle, a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in HURRICANE, Utah. The school covers pre-K through 9 and reported 780 students in 2024-25.
Washington District runs Hurricane Middle along with 53 other schools, enrolling 37,102 students in total.
The student body at Hurricane Middle is 78% White. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. The average for combined schools in Utah is 19.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 32% of students at Hurricane Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hurricane Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (42.7%) and its predicted rate (44.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools.
In the wider Washington County area, median household income comes to about $80,632, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hurricane Middle shares Washington County with 64 other public schools.
Hurricane Middle's nearest public school is Hurricane High (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. On average proficiency, Hurricane Middle is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Hurricane Middle is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 800 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 780.
This page is set up for the Hurricane Middle community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington District
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
Other schools in HURRICANE
- Hurricane HighCombined · 1,177 students
- Hurricane IntermediateElementary · 723 students
- Valley AcademyCombined · 642 students
- Hurricane SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Three Falls SchoolElementary · 533 students
Other Hurricane Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hurricane Middle. Hurricane Middle is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hurricane Middle SchoolHurricane, WV · 821 students
Nearby schools
- Hurricane High0.6 mi · 1,177
- Valley Academy0.6 mi · 642
- Hurricane School0.6 mi · 611
- Three Falls School1.3 mi · 533
- LaVerkin School1.8 mi · 447
- Hurricane Intermediate2.0 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About Hurricane MiddleHow many students attend Hurricane Middle?
Hurricane Middle enrolls approximately 780 students in grades PK-09.
What age range does Hurricane Middle serve?
Hurricane Middle serves students from grade PK through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at Hurricane Middle?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Hurricane Middle.
How diverse is Hurricane Middle?
Hurricane Middle reports a student body of 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hurricane Middle in?
Hurricane Middle is part of Washington District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.