Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510294001219
John L. Hurt Elementary
315 Prospect Rd, Hurt, VA 24563 · (434) 630-1812 · Pittsylvania County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
225 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
89.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
87.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 90.0% |
| 2022-23 | 89.0% | 83.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
87.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Virginia's top 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 John L. Hurt Elementary
John L. Hurt Elementary's state test result (87.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John L. Hurt Elementary this school | 257 | 87.5% | 87.3% |
| Nottoway Elementary Sedley | 235 | 91.5% | 82.4% |
| Chatham Elementary Chatham | 236 | 86.0% | 72.9% |
| Brosville Elementary Danville | 219 | 88.6% | 67.9% |
| Phenix Elementary Phenix | 226 | 90.7% | 78.9% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Mckenney | 281 | 93.6% | 75.1% |
Matched among Virginia elementary 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 John L. Hurt Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Pittsylvania County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #107 of 1,101 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #204 of 1,111 ▼ 119 | #4 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #107 of 1,111 ▼ 27 | #3 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #1,031 of 1,176 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #450 of 1,105 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #807 of 1,106 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #391 of 1,157 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #596 of 759 | #8 of 8 |
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
257
+21 (+9%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 257 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 88% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 88% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 82% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 21 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 24 | 11.3:1 | 72% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 77% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 66% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 39% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John L. Hurt Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (272 to 257); teachers down 21% (24 to 19).
About John L. Hurt Elementary
Federal records list John L. Hurt Elementary as an elementary school in Hurt, Virginia. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 257 students. Elementary schools in Virginia have about 499 students on average; enrollment here is 48% lower.
John L. Hurt Elementary is part of Pittsylvania County Public Schools, where 18 schools serve 7,830 students.
More than half of enrollment at John L. Hurt Elementary is White: 68%. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The diversity index for John L. Hurt Elementary is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
John L. Hurt Elementary reported 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.5:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is close to this figure. There are 225 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Pittsylvania County is similar, at 85%.
BeatsExpectations places John L. Hurt Elementary in the top 10% of Virginia schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 23.0 points above it (87.3% actual, 64.3% predicted).
In Pittsylvania County, home to about 59,856 people, median household income comes to about $54,085, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Pittsylvania County's 22 public schools enroll about 7,830 students and include John L. Hurt Elementary.
The closest school to John L. Hurt Elementary is Altavista High, located about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 87.3% is above the 74.3% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 257 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 236. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to John L. Hurt Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pittsylvania County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,856
Census ACS
Median income
$54,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,830 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pittsylvania County Public Schools
- Tunstall HighHigh · 800 students
- Twin Springs ElementaryElementary · 618 students
- Chatham HighHigh · 609 students
- Tunstall MiddleMiddle · 609 students
- Dan River HighHigh · 583 students
- Gretna HighHigh · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Altavista High1.1 mi · 606
- Altavista Elementary2.8 mi · 497
- Gretna Elementary10.6 mi · 493
- Huddleston Elementary10.8 mi · 221
- Gretna High11.0 mi · 507
- Gretna Middle11.0 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About John L. Hurt ElementaryHow many students attend John L. Hurt Elementary?
John L. Hurt Elementary enrolls approximately 257 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does John L. Hurt Elementary serve?
John L. Hurt Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does John L. Hurt Elementary have?
John L. Hurt Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John L. Hurt Elementary?
At John L. Hurt Elementary, the student body is approximately 68% White, 3% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is John L. Hurt Elementary public or private?
John L. Hurt Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pittsylvania County Public Schools.
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