Summary:
The 10 schools in Hutchinson Public Schools in Hutchinson, Kansas, include six elementary schools, two middle schools, a high school and an alternative school, serving students from elementary through high school. The central picture is that all 10 schools’ all-grades results were below state results in ELA, math and science: the school averages were 32% in ELA, 23% in math and 24% in science, compared with 46%, 41% and 38% statewide. The most important finding is that math has the largest average state gap, at 18 points.
Several schools stand out in particular subjects, while results vary considerably across the district. Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen led ELA at 39%, 7 points below the state; Hutchinson High School led math at 32%, 9 points below; and McCandless Elementary led science at 36%, just 2 points below. At the lower end, Hutchinson Virtual School had the lowest ELA and math results, 21% and 6%, while Hutchinson Middle School 7 reported 0% in science. Grade-level results show important exceptions: Morgan Elementary sixth-grade math was 59%, 17 points above the state, and Wiley Elementary fifth-grade math was 51%, 6 points above.
Recent changes were mixed: average ELA and math scores each rose about 1 point from the prior year, but state results rose more, widening the gaps. Science’s average among schools with results in both years fell 3 points, a little less than the state decline. SchoolDigger rankings also moved in different directions: Hutchinson High improved from 257th to 193rd, while Allen moved from 486th to 518th. Student–teacher ratios range from 11.6 to 15.5, and reported free/reduced-lunch rates from 56% at Morgan to 94% at McCandless; these are context figures, not a consistent guide to results. Attendance also offers no simple pattern: Hutchinson High had 34% chronic absenteeism yet led math, while the Virtual School reported 0% absenteeism alongside the lowest ELA and math scores.
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