Hurricane High School

3350 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane WV, 25526 | Putnam County School District | 304-562-3991
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1265
  • type High
PROFICIENCY n/a n/a state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 8 in Hurricane
  • Ranked #0 of 860 in West Virginia
Proficiency Averages
n/aHurricane
n/aWest Virginia

Hurricane High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Putnam County School District" in Hurricane, WV. There are a total of 1,265 students and 75 teachers at Hurricane High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Hurricane High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of n/a, which is n/a the West Virginia average.

Hurricane High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1265
Teachers75
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment248
Taking some courses248
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses89
Passing no courses149

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Hurricane High School, there are a total of 248 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 248 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All43%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
Alln/a
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Hurricane High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictWest VirginiaNational
White 95.2% 94.3% 90.9% 51.1%
Black 1.9% 2.0% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.9% 1.0% 0.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.1% 1.4% 1.5% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.6% 1.1% 2.0% 3.1%

Hurricane demographics profile

StatisticHurricaneWest VirginiaNational
Population6,2251,792,147328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,6767491
Median age38.441.937.7
Male/Female ratio0.7:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)58%59%55%
Speak English97%98%79%
Speak Spanish3%1%13%

Education level achieved in Hurricane

IndexHurricaneWest VirginiaNational
Completed 8th grade85.4%80.9%84.3%
Completed high school85.3%78.6%83.0%
Completed some college57.7%44.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree35.8%26.3%38.5%
Completed bachelors25.0%19.6%30.3%
Completed masters12.5%7.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.3%2.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%0.8%1.3%
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Source: The Hurricane High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.