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What's the one class at HURRICANE MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
821
Middle
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 429
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 540120000927
Hurricane Middle School
518 Midland Trl, Hurricane, WV 25526 · (304) 562-0549 · Putnam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 272 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 271 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 278 | 34% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 23% · 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
EDFacts (federal) 2020-21 . % Proficient (SY 20-21)English Language Arts
50.0%
WV avg 39.7%
Math
44.0%
WV avg 27.8%
What this means: On the EDFacts (federal), West Virginia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all West Virginia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 28.
Source: EDFacts (federal). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hurricane Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In West Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #5 of 109 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #14 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 821 | #2 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #50 of 103 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #43 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #20 of 84 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
821
-48 (-6%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 821 | 62 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 63 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 849 | 62.5 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 869 | 63 | 13.8:1 | 37% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 1,013 | 62.5 | 16.2:1 | 42% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 942 | 62 | 15.2:1 | 42% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | 58 | 14.9:1 | 29% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 828 | 59 | 14.0:1 | 32% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hurricane Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,013 to 821); teachers down 1% (62.5 to 62).
About Hurricane Middle School
Hurricane Middle School is a large middle-grades school. Its address is in Hurricane, West Virginia. The school has 821 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in West Virginia average about 429 students, which makes this school 91% bigger than average.
Enrollment across the 23 schools in Putnam County Schools totals 8,518 students.
By race and ethnicity, Hurricane Middle School is 91% White. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Hispanic. In Putnam County overall, the White share is about 94%. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Hurricane Middle School are from different groups.
On staff are 62 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. The 13.3:1 average for middle schools in West Virginia is close to this figure.
In the wider Putnam County area, median household income comes to about $79,527, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Putnam County's 23 public schools enroll about 8,518 students and include Hurricane Middle School.
Hurricane Middle School is about 0.5 miles from Conner Street Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
A 6% drop took enrollment from 869 in 2020-21 to 821 in 2024-25.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,177
Census ACS
Median income
$79,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Putnam County Schools
- Hurricane High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Winfield High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- Winfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 552 students
- Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- West Teays Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Hurricane
- Hurricane High SchoolHigh · 1,141 students
- Mountain View Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
- West Teays Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Conner Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Hurricane Town Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolElementary · 182 students
Other Hurricane Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hurricane Middle. Hurricane Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Hurricane MiddleHURRICANE, UT · 780 students
Nearby schools
- Conner Street Elementary School0.5 mi · 292
- Hurricane Town Elementary School0.7 mi · 269
- Hurricane High School1.0 mi · 1,141
- Lakeside Elementary School1.3 mi · 182
- Culloden Elementary School2.4 mi · 194
- West Teays Elementary School2.8 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Hurricane Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hurricane Middle School?
Hurricane Middle School enrolls approximately 821 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hurricane Middle School serve?
Hurricane Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hurricane Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hurricane Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hurricane Middle School?
Student demographics at Hurricane Middle School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Hurricane Middle School public or private?
Hurricane Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Putnam County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.