Hurricane School

Hurricane School is a reasonably sized elementary campus in HURRICANE, Utah, part of Washington District. The school enrolls 611 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Washington District runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 37,102 students. Hurricane School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Hurricane School records that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Hurricane School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 43.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Washington County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,632 per year, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,356 students), Hurricane School is one campus in the mix.

Valley Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hurricane School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 40.5%.

Hurricane School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 656 students in 2018 compared to 611 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 84% to 75%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.