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Hutchinson Middle

Public Grades 6-8

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 519 Minnesota Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Minnesota middle schools

Summary

Hutchinson Middle is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Part of the Hutchinson Public School District, Hutchinson Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with a current 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year.

Hutchinson Middle excels academically, outperforming state and district averages on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA-III) in both math and reading. For the 2024-2025 school year, 58.57% of Hutchinson Middle students were proficient or better in math, compared to 55.06% for the district and 45.21% for the state. In reading, 58.08% of Hutchinson Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 54.78% for the district and 49.59% for the state. The school also performs well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 70 out of 415 Minnesota middle schools for White students, top 42 out of 175 for Hispanic students, and top 53 out of 432 for students of low socioeconomic status.

Hutchinson Middle's consistent high performance sets it apart from many other middle schools in the region. It outperforms nearby schools like Litchfield Middle School, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle, and GSL Junior High School on MCA-III math and reading proficiency rates. However, the school's performance for special education students is an area of focus, suggesting an opportunity for the school to improve support and outcomes for this student population.

535

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,255

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1365 S Grade Rd SW
Hutchinson, MN 55350-8888

(320) 587-2854

District: Hutchinson Public School District

Students who attend Hutchinson Middle usually attend:

High:

Hutchinson Senior High

Feeder schools for Hutchinson Middle:

Elementary:	Hutchinson Park Elementary
	Hutchinson West Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.5%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (58% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Minnesota middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg55%

Minnesota avg47%

49^th of 519

Minnesota public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Hutchinson Public School District

231^st of 446Hutchinson Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	84.7	49 of 519	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.8	62 of 545	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	51 of 529	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.0	55 of 520	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	56 of 521	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	44 of 533	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	38 of 518	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	82.8	57 of 523	89.1%	★★★★☆
2016	79.1	71 of 508	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	76.5	91 of 516	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	76.3	89 of 490	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	64 of 488	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	83.0	34 of 469	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	73.7	98 of 478	79.5%	★★★★☆
2010	65.9	157 of 454	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.5	66 of 230	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	60.8	177 of 409	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.2	165 of 403	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.7	131 of 406	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.2	212 of 396	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.3	195 of 387	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	57 of 450	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	50 of 474	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	52 of 455	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	53 of 467	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	41 of 443	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.6	50 of 439	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	31 of 436	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	42 of 175	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	55 of 186	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	44 of 178	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	56 of 188	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	20 of 156	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	41 of 171	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	53 of 163	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	53 of 432	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	51 of 473	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	53 of 459	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	97 of 404	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	23 of 399	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	14 of 415	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	83.8	20 of 401	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	48 of 452	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	67 of 479	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	62 of 464	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	68 of 476	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	78 of 437	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	38 of 454	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	40 of 438	90.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2022	91.5	7 of 131	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	91 of 265	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	119 of 307	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	103 of 298	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	107 of 288	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.8	15 of 260	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	61.4	95 of 282	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	80 of 253	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	70 of 415	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	64 of 440	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	61 of 436	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	63 of 438	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	74 of 422	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	54 of 428	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	32 of 428	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2022)95th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math59%+13 vs state

Reading58%+8 vs state

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Schools Near Hutchinson Middle

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math 7th Grade	MCA-III Math 8th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading 7th Grade	MCA-III Reading 8th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Hutchinson Middle	Public	6-8	1365 S Grade Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2854	535	35	15.2	26.2%	452 (84.5%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (10.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	84.7	49^th of 519 public middle schools	90.6%		82.8	62^nd of 545 public middle schools	88.6%	13		58.9	53.9	62.6	58.6		62.3	52.4	59.4	58.1	$10,255
Hutchinson Middle School A.L.C.	Public	6-8	1365 S Grade Rd SW	Hutchinson	55350	McLeod County	Hutchinson Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 587-2854	73	0		54.8%	44 (60.3%)	2 (2.7%)	21 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (6.8%)	6.2	498^th of 519 public middle schools	4.0%		8.6	511^th of 545 public middle schools	6.2%	13		5.3	5.6	0.0	4.2		15.8	16.7	25.0	18.1	$21,878
SWWC Alternative Learning Center Midlevel - Glencoe	Public	7-8	2391 Hennepin Ave N	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Region 6 and 8-SW/Wc Service Coop	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 360-1876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
GSL Junior High School	Public	7-8	1621 16th St E	Glencoe	55336	McLeod County	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 864-2456	224	14	16.3	27.7%	160 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (24.6%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	50.9	249^th of 519 public middle schools	52.0%		43.3	318^th of 545 public middle schools	41.7%	69			29.0	35.3	31.9			38.6	50.0	44.0	$8,253
Dassel-Cokato Middle	Public	5-8	4852 Reardon Ave SW Ste 1500	Cokato	55321	Wright County	Dassel-Cokato Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 286-4100	576	39	14.6	30.7%	530 (92.0%)	6 (1.0%)	22 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	90.7	29^th of 519 public middle schools	94.4%		95.8	14^th of 545 public middle schools	97.4%	15	53.6	53.5	54.5	73.1	58.6	62.4	74.6	62.5	64.7	65.9	$8,928
Litchfield Middle School	Public	5-8	340 E 10th St	Litchfield	55355	Meeker County	Litchfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 693-2441	494	32	15.6	35.0%	409 (82.8%)	4 (0.8%)	57 (11.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	69.5	138^th of 519 public middle schools	73.4%		73.8	115^th of 545 public middle schools	78.9%	23	32.4	30.6	64.2	55.1	45.4	55.6	58.2	45.8	49.2	52.3	$11,595
Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Middle	Public	5-8	8700 County Road 6 SW	Howard Lake	55349	Wright County	Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted	No	No	No	No	(320) 543-4660	393	19	20.5	30.3%	356 (90.6%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	58.3	201^st of 519 public middle schools	61.3%		61.8	187^th of 545 public middle schools	65.7%	14	22.7	34.0	34.0	35.4	31.5	54.6	51.6	44.3	58.3	52.2	$8,038

Frequently Asked Questions about Hutchinson Middle

What high school do graduates of Hutchinson Middle attend?

Students who attend Hutchinson Middle usually go on to attend Hutchinson Senior High

How many students attend Hutchinson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Hutchinson Middle.

What district is Hutchinson Middle in?

Hutchinson Public School District

What is the racial makeup of Hutchinson Middle?

Students at Hutchinson Middle are 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Hutchinson Middle a good school?

Yes. Hutchinson Middle ranks in the top 9.4% of Minnesota middle schools.

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