Summary:
ZIP code 55350 covers Hutchinson, Minnesota, where 11 schools serve about 3,034 students across elementary, middle, high school, and alternative settings — nine of them run by Hutchinson Public School District, plus two charter schools, New Discoveries Montessori Academy and New Century Academy.
The district's comprehensive schools are the academic anchors. Hutchinson Middle is the strongest overall performer, ranking 65th of 546 schools (88th percentile, 4 stars) in 2025–2026, with math at 54.1% and reading at 62.0% — both above state and district averages. Hutchinson Tiger Elementary posts the ZIP's highest math proficiency at 72.8%, well above the state's 44.9%, while Hutchinson Park Elementary remains a consistent 4-star school at the 77th percentile even though its science score fell from 45.95% to 32.2%. Hutchinson Senior High improved sharply, from the 51st to the 83rd percentile, with a 90.8% graduation rate, 3.0% dropout rate, and science at 54.2% — but math lags at 32.3%, below both district and state.
Smaller alternative and charter settings show concentrated need. New Century Academy is the lowest-ranked high school at the 12th percentile (1 star), with math at 2.6%, reading at 16.3%, a 68.1% graduation rate, and a 13.6% dropout rate. Hutchinson Middle School A.L.C. sits at the 8th percentile, Crow River Area Learning Center at the 10th percentile, and New Discoveries Montessori Academy has bright spots — 4th-grade reading at 54.2% and 6th-grade reading at 64.7% — though it is below state overall. These schools also serve the highest shares of students from low-income families, with free/reduced lunch rates from roughly 55% to 70%, versus about 26–27% at Hutchinson Middle and Senior High.
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