The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Math. The lowest is 60% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hurricane Town Elementary
Hurricane Town Elementary sits on Harbour Lane in the Putnam County school district, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school. It draws from Hurricane, a suburban community perched roughly between Charleston and Huntington along Interstate 64. The town grew up around a railroad line in the 1870s as a trading hub for tobacco farmers and other agricultural producers, and today it carries a suburban feel where most residents own their homes. Retail corridors, parks, and recreation amenities shape daily life here, and publicly reported descriptions highlight a family-oriented residential character with convenient access to two of West Virginia's larger employment and cultural centers.
The school serves a modest enrollment for its grade band. Its student body is overwhelmingly white, with only a handful of students identifying as Asian, Black, Hispanic, or two or more races. The prekindergarten and kindergarten cohorts are healthy in size, and the largest single grade is fifth. Economic disadvantage data through free or reduced-price lunch counts was not available, nor were individualized education program rates or English learner figures, so a parent seeking to understand the socioeconomic mix or special-population supports would need to ask the school directly.
Academic results from the most recent state assessments tell a mostly strong story with one clear soft spot. Third graders posted high proficiency in both math and English language arts, with the math result especially strong. Fifth grade followed suit, with solid proficiency in math, English language arts, and science. Fourth grade is where the numbers dip. Math proficiency there was moderate, and English language arts proficiency fell below the levels posted by the grades on either side of it. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly whether a cohort effect, staffing change, or curriculum transition played a role. Sixth, seventh, and eighth grade rows appear in the data set but carry no results, which is expected because the school does not serve those grades. No trend data across multiple years was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or a stable pattern.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Discipline data, course access details, staffing figures, and attendance rates were not provided, leaving a gap for families who weigh those factors heavily. Title I status was also not reported. Program offerings were not included in the available data, so parents interested in gifted services, intervention programs, extracurriculars, or special programming should contact the school or district directly.
Housing in the 25526 zip code sits above the West Virginia state benchmark but well below the national figure, with a price-to-income ratio that suggests moderate affordability for the area. Mortgage rates recently hovered in the mid-sixes, and the estimated monthly mortgage on a typical home in this zip code reflects that rate environment. Rental data was not available. The broader economic context shows a national unemployment rate holding steady, and real median household income has been on a gradual upward path over the past several years.
Putnam County Schools, the parent district, did not surface any recently reported policy, curriculum, or funding changes of lasting impact in the available search, so there is little to relay about district-level shifts that might affect this school in the near term.
For a family weighing Hurricane Town Elementary, the academic picture is generally solid across the tested grades, with a standout third-grade cohort and strong fifth-grade performance. The fourth-grade dip in English language arts is the one result that warrants a direct question to school leadership. The setting offers suburban convenience with reasonable housing costs relative to the state, and the school's regular public structure means it follows the standard Putnam County curriculum framework. What the data does not cover is as important as what it does: families will want to fill in the gaps on economic diversity, special education services, discipline practices, and enrichment programming through their own conversations with the school.
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