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Hurley Elementary/Middle

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Hurley Elementary/Middle is a public school serving grades PK-7 with 357 students in Hurley, Virginia, which is part of the Buchanan County Public Schools district. The school stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, particularly in math and reading, as well as its ability to support economically disadvantaged and disabled students.

Hurley Elementary/Middle has a significantly higher percentage of white students (96.92%) compared to the state average, which may impact the diversity of the learning environment. Academically, the school outperforms state and district averages in math and reading, but lags behind in science and Virginia Studies. Its low-income and disabled students perform exceptionally well, ranking among the top third of Virginia elementary schools in those categories. However, the school's white student population performs below the state average.

With 92-94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Hurley Elementary/Middle serves a highly economically disadvantaged population. This is a key factor in the school's performance and resource needs. The school's per-student spending has fluctuated in recent years, which may also impact its ability to support student learning. Overall, Hurley Elementary/Middle appears to be a strong school that is effectively serving its most vulnerable students, but may need to address racial equity and ensure adequate funding to continue its success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-7

 6911 Hurley Road
       Hurley, VA  24620

(276) 566-8523

District: Buchanan County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
552nd of 1,114 Virginia Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,997 Help


Students who attend Hurley Elementary/Middle usually attend:

High:    Hurley High

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  357

Racial breakdown:

White:
96.9%
Two or more races:
1.7%
Hispanic:
0.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.4% Help


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Compare Details Hurley Elementary/Middle ranks better than 50.4% of elementary schools in Virginia. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Buchanan County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.36. (See more...)
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Compare Details Hurley Elementary/Middle ranks better than 59.2% of middle schools in Virginia. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Hurley Elementary/Middle has the largest elementary school student body size in the Buchanan County Public Schools District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hurley Elementary/Middle is $6,997, which is the 2nd highest among 4 elementary schools in the Buchanan County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hurley Elementary/Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Hurley Elementary/Middle 552nd of 1114 Virginia public elementary schools. (See Hurley Elementary/Middle in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Hurley Elementary/Middle 170th of 417 Virginia public middle schools. (See Hurley Elementary/Middle in the ranking list.)

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Buchanan County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Buchanan County Public Schools 60th of 130 Virginia school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hurley Elementary/Middle

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 8.71 1038th 1062 2.3%
2006 15.84 1014th 1071 5.3%
2007 29.05 914th 1083 15.6%
2008 65.08 357th 1081 67.0%
2009 73.78 217th 1082 79.9%
2010 63.72 382nd 1113 65.7%
2011 53.84 560th 1117 49.9%
2012 36.12 854th 1117 23.5%
2013 12.68 1072nd 1120 4.3%
2014 16.45 1039th 1110 6.4%
2015 47.32 675th 1100 38.6%
2016 36.55 810th 1096 26.1%
2017 35.51 825th 1099 24.9%
2018 26.47 906th 1097 17.4%
2019 33.32 835th 1105 24.4%
2021 41.25 700th 1103 36.5%
2022 23.21 898th 1109 19.0%
2023 36.65 766th 1114 31.2%
2024 55.36 552nd 1114 50.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 65.58 332nd 1036 68.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.12 753rd 1100 31.5%
2024 52.31 579th 1098 47.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 56.31 157th 324 51.5%
2024 67.46 106th 355 70.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.70 773rd 1093 29.3%
2024 61.16 454th 1101 58.8%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.48 917th 984 6.8%
2024 34.55 729th 979 25.5%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Hurley Elementary/Middle

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Rank History for all middle school students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 15.17 373rd 383 2.6%
2007 50.95 189th 387 51.2%
2008 79.81 20th 391 94.9%
2009 80.65 14th 390 96.4%
2010 57.37 154th 408 62.3%
2011 62.69 113th 413 72.6%
2012 49.29 212th 413 48.7%
2013 26.28 342nd 416 17.8%
2014 20.56 352nd 416 15.4%
2015 35.91 281st 412 31.8%
2016 44.13 249th 409 39.1%
2017 55.83 167th 415 59.8%
2018 45.20 241st 413 41.6%
2019 39.60 281st 424 33.7%
2021 34.63 271st 419 35.3%
2022 34.76 277th 415 33.3%
2023 29.43 321st 422 23.9%
2024 61.00 170th 417 59.2%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 64.51 130th 402 67.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 42.18 256th 411 37.7%
2024 69.22 116th 407 71.5%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 81.51 34th 281 87.9%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.15 345th 409 15.6%
2024 54.95 189th 407 53.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Hurley Elementary/Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools VA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 9.90 389th 402 3.2%
2024 39.18 267th 396 32.6%
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Data source: test scores: Virginia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Virginia Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Hurley Elementary/Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 544 544
1990 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 537 537
1991 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 523 523
1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 537 537
1993 482 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 482
1994 447 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1995 406 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1996 406 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1997 365 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1998 312 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 312
1999 312 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 312
2000 277 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a -4 273
2001 478 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 478
2002 550 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 550
2003 550 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 550
2004 503 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 503
2005 423 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2006 422 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 422
2007 400 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 400
2008 424 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 424
2009 406 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 406
2010 418 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 419
2011 405 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 406
2012 410 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 412
2013 386 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 388
2014 383 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 384
2015 417 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 419
2016 398 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 399
2017 406 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 408
2018 380 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 382
2019 424 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 426
2020 391 2 0 2 0 0 7 0 402
2021 370 1 0 2 0 0 5 0 378
2022 356 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 365
2023 346 2 0 3 0 0 6 0 357

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hurley Elementary/Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 544 32.7 16.6 n/a
1990 537 34.1 15.7 n/a
1991 523 35.5 14.7 n/a
1992 537 36.2 14.8 n/a
1993 482 35.5 13.6 n/a
1994 447 28.4 n/a 62
1995 406 n/a 0.0 61.6
1996 406 n/a 0.0 61.6
1997 365 n/a 0.0 64.4
1998 312 n/a 0.0 63.8
1999 312 30.0 10.4 83
2000 273 n/a 0.0 85.9
2001 478 37.0 12.9 84.9
2002 550 45.0 12.2 77.6
2003 550 45.0 12.2 77.6
2004 503 42.0 12.0 87.7
2005 424 38.0 11.2 83.3
2006 422 40.0 10.6 86
2007 400 40.8 9.8 85.8
2008 424 33.3 12.7 80.4
2009 406 33.3 12.2 76.6
2010 419 32.2 12.9 80.4
2011 406 29.0 14.0 79.8
2012 412 31.0 13.2 76.5
2013 388 29.0 13.3 74.7
2014 384 30.9 12.3 82.3
2015 419 31.0 13.5 81.9
2016 399 30.0 13.3 82.2
2017 408 29.8 13.6 85.5
2018 382 30.0 12.7 88.2
2019 426 29.8 14.2 84.7
2020 402 28.9 13.8 83.6
2021 378 29.5 12.7 n/a
2022 365 27.5 13.2 92.1
2023 357 30.0 11.9 94.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hurley Elementary/Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 544 32.7 16.6 n/a
1990 537 34.1 15.7 n/a
1991 523 35.5 14.7 n/a
1992 537 36.2 14.8 n/a
1993 482 35.5 13.6 n/a
1994 447 28.4 n/a 62
1995 406 n/a 0.0 61.6
1996 406 n/a 0.0 61.6
1997 365 n/a 0.0 64.4
1998 312 n/a 0.0 63.8
1999 312 30.0 10.4 83
2000 273 n/a 0.0 85.9
2001 478 37.0 12.9 84.9
2002 550 45.0 12.2 77.6
2003 550 45.0 12.2 77.6
2004 503 42.0 12.0 87.7
2005 424 38.0 11.2 83.3
2006 422 40.0 10.6 86
2007 400 40.8 9.8 85.8
2008 424 33.3 12.7 80.4
2009 406 33.3 12.2 76.6
2010 419 32.2 12.9 80.4
2011 406 29.0 14.0 79.8
2012 412 31.0 13.2 76.5
2013 388 29.0 13.3 74.7
2014 384 30.9 12.3 82.3
2015 419 31.0 13.5 81.9
2016 399 30.0 13.3 82.2
2017 408 29.8 13.6 85.5
2018 382 30.0 12.7 88.2
2019 426 29.8 14.2 84.7
2020 402 28.9 13.8 83.6
2021 378 29.5 12.7 n/a
2022 365 27.5 13.2 92.1
2023 357 30.0 11.9 94.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hurley Elementary/Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $694 (11.2%) $5,494 (88.8%) $6,187
2020 $1,414 (19.3%) $5,895 (80.7%) $7,309
2021 $1,285 (18.4%) $5,711 (81.6%) $6,997

Data source: Virginia Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hurley Elementary/Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 835th of 1105 Elementary schoolsRanks 766th of 1114 Elementary schools
 6.8%
Ranks 281st of 424 Middle schoolsRanks 321st of 422 Middle schools
 9.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Hurley Elementary/Middle)8061.1
 18.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Buchanan County Public Schools)7863
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8269.1
 12.9%
3rd Grade English Reading (Hurley Elementary/Middle)7461.1
 12.9%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Buchanan County Public Schools)6561
 4%
   3rd Grade English Reading (Virginia)7166.1
 4.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Hurley Elementary/Middle)8165.9
 15.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Buchanan County Public Schools)8263.9
 18.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8369.7
 13.3%
4th Grade English Reading (Hurley Elementary/Middle)7475.6
 1.6%
   4th Grade English Reading (Buchanan County Public Schools)6973.4
 4.4%
   4th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7572.7
 2.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hurley Elementary/Middle)6461.8
 2.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Buchanan County Public Schools)8062.4
 17.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)8167
 14%
5th Grade Science (Hurley Elementary/Middle)6163.6
 2.6%
   5th Grade Science (Buchanan County Public Schools)7965.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Science (Virginia)7966
 13%
5th Grade English Reading (Hurley Elementary/Middle)6370.4
 7.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Buchanan County Public Schools)6864.6
 3.4%
   5th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7871.4
 6.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hurley Elementary/Middle)7451.1
 22.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Buchanan County Public Schools)7157.3
 13.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7857.8
 20.2%
6th Grade English Reading (Hurley Elementary/Middle)8060
 20%
   6th Grade English Reading (Buchanan County Public Schools)7464.3
 9.7%
   6th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7770.4
 6.6%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hurley Elementary/Middle)7548
 27%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Buchanan County Public Schools)7648.2
 27.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Virginia)7851.4
 26.6%
7th Grade English Reading (Hurley Elementary/Middle)7760
 17%
   7th Grade English Reading (Buchanan County Public Schools)7458.9
 15.2%
   7th Grade English Reading (Virginia)7970.3
 8.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students426357
 16.2%
African American22
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic03
Pacific Islander00
White424346
 18.4%
Two or More Races06
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.7%94.4%
 9.7%

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In the 2022-23 school year, 357 students attended Hurley Elementary/Middle.

Students at Hurley Elementary/Middle are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

Hurley Elementary/Middle ranks 552nd of 1114 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Hurley Elementary/Middle usually go on to attend:

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