Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCHANAN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510051002052
Hurley Elementary/Middle
6911 Hurley Road, Hurley, VA 24620 · (276) 566-8523 · Buchanan County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Virginia public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
326 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 66%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 22% smaller than its 7th grade class (55).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
78.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +13.0pp since 2022
Math
71.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +14.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 14 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 →
Where Hurley Elementary/Middle ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #764 of 1,101 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #638 of 1,111 ▼ 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #379 of 1,111 ▲ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #943 of 1,176 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #114 of 1,105 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.8% | #1,095 of 1,106 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #61 of 1,157 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #281 of 759 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
323
-55 (-15%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 323 | 28.1 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 26 | 12.4:1 | 95% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 94% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 29 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 88% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 82% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 80% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 85% (406) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 35 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hurley Elementary/Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (382 to 323); teachers down 6% (30 to 28.1).
About Hurley Elementary/Middle
Hurley Elementary/Middle is one of the public schools in Hurley, Virginia. It is a small elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 7, and the school has 323 students. Against the 499-student average for elementary schools in Virginia, enrollment here is 35% lower.
Hurley Elementary/Middle belongs to Buchanan County Public Schools, a district of 8 schools and 2,316 students.
The large majority of students at Hurley Elementary/Middle, 96%, are White. The next largest groups are 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Hurley Elementary/Middle has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Hurley Elementary/Middle is 28.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.5:1. Among elementary schools in Virginia, the typical ratio is 13.8:1.
Measured against Virginia public elementary schools, Hurley Elementary/Middle receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 60.6% at Hurley Elementary/Middle; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.0%.
In Buchanan County (population about 19,415), median household income is about $42,886, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. A total of 10 public schools operate in Buchanan County, serving about 2,316 students.
Nearby, Hurley High is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. Hurley Elementary/Middle is 4th of 5 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 378 in 2020-21 and 323 in 2024-25, a 15% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,415
Census ACS
Median income
$42,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,316 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buchanan County Public Schools
- Riverview Elementary/MiddleElementary · 719 students
- Grundy HighHigh · 352 students
- Twin Valley Elementary/MiddleElementary · 240 students
- Council Elementary/MiddleElementary · 194 students
- Hurley HighHigh · 194 students
- Twin Valley HighHigh · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Hurley High0.3 mi · 194
- Grundy High7.8 mi · 352
- Riverview Elementary/Middle9.6 mi · 719
- Bradshaw Elementary School11.0 mi · 214
- Twin Valley High11.0 mi · 179
- River View High School11.1 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Hurley Elementary/MiddleHow large is Hurley Elementary/Middle?
Hurley Elementary/Middle enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-07.
What grades does Hurley Elementary/Middle serve?
Hurley Elementary/Middle serves grades PK-07.
How many teachers does Hurley Elementary/Middle have?
Hurley Elementary/Middle employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is Hurley Elementary/Middle?
Hurley Elementary/Middle reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Hurley Elementary/Middle?
Hurley Elementary/Middle is overseen by Buchanan County Public Schools in Buchanan County.
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