Summary:
ZIP code 67501 has nine schools: four elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school and one alternative school, with eight in Hutchinson Public Schools and one in Nickerson. Because the schools serve different grade spans, all-grades results are not perfectly like-for-like. Across the schools, average proficiency is below the state figure in all three subjects: 31% in ELA versus 46% statewide, 23% in math versus 41%, and 28% in science versus 38%. The largest average shortfall is in math, at 18 points.
Reno Valley Middle School is the strongest overall in the 2025–2026 results, leading in ELA at 40%, math at 40% and science at 50%; it is also the only school above the state in science. Its grade 8 results reinforce its lead: compared with Hutchinson Middle School 8, Reno Valley is ahead by 18 points in ELA, 33 in math and 21 in science. Among elementary schools, Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen leads in ELA and math, while McCandless Elementary leads in science. At the lower end, Central State Academy has the lowest ELA and math results, at 13% and 3%; Hutchinson Middle School 7 has a reported 0% in science.
Recent changes vary by subject and school. The nine-school ELA average rose by about 1 point from the prior year, while math slipped by less than 1 point; science improved by 4 points among the six schools with results in both years. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Hutchinson High School rose from 19 to 43, and Reno Valley’s rose from 46 to 61, while Allen’s went from 26 to 21. Other measures add context: Hutchinson High’s graduation rate was 92% compared with 90% statewide, but its chronic absenteeism was 34% versus 18% statewide. Reno Valley’s student-teacher ratio is 7.9:1, while Allen’s is 13.3:1; these figures and lunch rates describe school context but do not explain achievement.
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