📍 948 W 325 N, Hurricane, Washington County, 84737
Hurricane School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hurricane, Washington County. The school has 706 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hurricane School enrolls 706 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 559 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
277 of the school's 706 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 qualify for free lunch and 68 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hurricane School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 28, state house district 71.
Hurricane School is one of 55 schools in Washington District, based in St. George, Utah. The district serves 36,961 students district-wide and employs 1,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 706 students, Hurricane School is close to the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe