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Plum Creek Elementary

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Plum Creek Elementary ranks 262 nd of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 657 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Plum Creek Elementary serves 448 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade in Hutchinson, Kansas, and is part of the Buhler district. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger placed the school at the 60th statewide percentile and gave it 3 stars, compared with the district’s 47th percentile and 2 stars. The most important finding is that students’ proficiency rates were higher than both the state and district rates in ELA, math, and science.

Math is the school’s strongest comparison: 53% of students were proficient, versus 41% statewide, 45% in the district, and a 34% average among nearby schools; Plum Creek ranked second among 11 schools. ELA was also strong at 54%, compared with 46% statewide, 48% in the district, and a 41% nearby-school average; it also ranked second. Science was less distinctive: 40% were proficient, just above the state and district rates of 38% and below the nearby-school average of 42%, placing the school fifth among 11.

ELA and math have improved since 2022–23: ELA rose 14 percentage points to 54%, and math rose 7 points to 53%. Science edged down 1 point overall to 40%, but varied sharply year to year, from 36% to 56% before its latest result. Nearby, only Nickerson Elementary and Buhler Grade School rank higher overall on SchoolDigger. Plum Creek is also the largest of the 11 schools and has the highest student-teacher ratio, 15.6, while its free/reduced-lunch rate of 35% is the lowest; these are context, not explanations for results. SchoolDigger’s ranking for students receiving special education services is notably high at the 96th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 60th. Its ranking for female students is notably lower at the 36th percentile, down from the 75th in 2020–21.

448

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,434

Per pupil spending ?

35.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

901 East 43rd Avenue
Hutchinson, KS 67502

(620) 662-5535

District: Buhler

Students who attend Plum Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Prairie Hills Middle
High:	Buhler High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

Hispanic:

10.9%

African American:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2017 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kansas average (49% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kansas median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2017

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

Kansas avg42%

262^nd of 657

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 14 pts since 2017

From top 26% (2017) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Buhler

142^nd of 268Buhler among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	262 of 657	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.8	203 of 656	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	339 of 653	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	282 of 660	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	173 of 668	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	229 of 670	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	347 of 667	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.0	297 of 656	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.2	169 of 659	74.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	58.7	67 of 214	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	70 of 193	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	373 of 585	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.4	150 of 591	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	259 of 591	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	219 of 574	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	60.3	79 of 260	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	102 of 546	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	59.5	183 of 533	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	283 of 546	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	330 of 541	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.7	92 of 512	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	137 of 494	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	242 of 509	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	205 of 512	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	147 of 594	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	277 of 605	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	344 of 586	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	286 of 575	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	14 of 318	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	76.9	42 of 313	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	111 of 306	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	63 of 296	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	67 of 214	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	70 of 193	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	301 of 576	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.2	241 of 576	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	381 of 579	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	354 of 584	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.5	192 of 596	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	270 of 587	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	375 of 592	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	339 of 574	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)96th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2021)69th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%+8 vs state

Mathematics53%+12 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KAP English Language Arts (2026)					KAP Mathematics (2026)					KAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Plum Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 East 43rd Avenue	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	No	(620) 662-5535	448	29	15.6	35.5%	381 (85.0%)	9 (2.0%)	49 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	58.6	262^nd of 657 public elementary schools	60.1%		66.8	203^rd of 656 public elementary schools	69.1%	59	50.9	60.6	49.2		53.9	57.9	57.7	42.9		52.9	40.3	40.3	$12,434	$793	$11,641
Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	100 W 27th	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5200	388	30	12.9	55.7%	256 (66.0%)	6 (1.5%)	87 (22.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.5%)	28.2	506^th of 657 public elementary schools	23.0%		32.7	471^st of 656 public elementary schools	28.2%	35	37.9	44.2	28.6	41.3	37.4	13.8	34.9	25.0	58.7	31.5	19.6	19.6	$16,336	$2,503	$13,834
Union Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2501 E 30th	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 662-4891	435	29	15.2	40.5%	371 (85.3%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	55.8	281^st of 657 public elementary schools	57.2%		53.3	304^th of 656 public elementary schools	53.7%	23	72.5	46.3	45.8		53.7	56.9	37.3	51.7		47.7	41.7	41.7	$12,754	$1,346	$11,408
Graber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 N Cleveland	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5050	311	22	14.3	76.5%	165 (53.1%)	13 (4.2%)	92 (29.6%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.9%)	20.1	553^rd of 657 public elementary schools	15.8%		17.7	564^th of 656 public elementary schools	14.0%	11	41.5	25.0	35.7	25.5	31.6	36.6	9.1	35.7	21.3	25.3	33.3	33.3	$14,628	$2,102	$12,526
Wiley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	900 W 21st	Hutchinson	67502	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5250	322	21	15.5	61.2%	233 (72.4%)	12 (3.7%)	55 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	24.6	523^rd of 657 public elementary schools	20.4%		24.7	511^th of 656 public elementary schools	22.1%	12	41.7	20.0	48.9	27.4	34.9	25.0	10.0	51.1	29.4	29.6	29.8	29.8	$15,827	$2,323	$13,504
Faris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	301 East 10th	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5000	279	23	12.2	89.6%	153 (54.8%)	15 (5.4%)	79 (28.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.7%)	13	593^rd of 657 public elementary schools	9.7%		18.3	557^th of 656 public elementary schools	15.1%	36	23.8	26.2	33.3	40.6	30.1	7.1	9.5	10.0	21.9	11.6	30.0	30.0	$17,479	$3,245	$14,234
McCandless Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Baker	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 615-5150	346	29	11.7	93.6%	186 (53.8%)	15 (4.3%)	112 (32.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.4%)	13.4	584^th of 657 public elementary schools	11.1%		9.5	616^th of 656 public elementary schools	6.1%	32	18.0	28.6	38.6	25.5	27.3	16.0	4.8	25.0	19.1	16.4	36.4	36.4	$15,846	$2,856	$12,989
Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen	Public, Magnet	K-6	403 West 10th	Hutchinson	67501	Reno County	Hutchinson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(620) 615-4900	249	19	13.3	70.3%	130 (52.2%)	8 (3.2%)	83 (33.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	25.4	518^th of 657 public elementary schools	21.2%		31.1	482^nd of 656 public elementary schools	26.5%	36	43.9	37.2	32.0	39.5	38.8	23.8	30.2	25.0	43.2	30.8	25.0	25.0	$16,580	$2,065	$14,515
South Hutchinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	405 South Poplar	South Hutchinson	67505	Reno County	Nickerson	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 665-8441	326	29	11.2	58.3%	264 (81.0%)	5 (1.5%)	45 (13.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	39.7	418^th of 657 public elementary schools	36.4%		44.4	371^st of 656 public elementary schools	43.4%	47	33.3	50.0	45.7	44.4	43.6	33.3	42.9	31.4	36.1	36.2	51.4	51.4	$14,852	$498	$14,354
Buhler Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	808 N Main	Buhler	67522	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 543-2240	241	16	15.1	52.3%	203 (84.2%)	5 (2.1%)	32 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63	223^rd of 657 public elementary schools	66.1%		81	104^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.1%	119	46.9	50.0	56.0		50.5	50.0	47.6	60.0		51.5	68.0	68.0	$13,809	$1,403	$12,406

Frequently Asked Questions about Plum Creek Elementary

What district is Plum Creek Elementary in?

Buhler

How many students attend Plum Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Plum Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Plum Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Plum Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Prairie Hills Middle
High : Buhler High

What is the racial makeup of Plum Creek Elementary?

Students at Plum Creek Elementary are 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Plum Creek Elementary a good school?

Plum Creek Elementary ranks 262^nd of 657 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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