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Hutchinson Elementary School

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Hutchinson Elementary School ranks 783 rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

783^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Hutchinson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, serving 310 students in grades K-5 as part of the Laurel Highlands School District. While the district is ranked 341 out of 606 in Pennsylvania, Hutchinson Elementary has consistently performed in the bottom half of the state's elementary schools over the past decade, ranking between 783-1097 out of over 1,500 schools.

Hutchinson Elementary's academic performance on PSSA tests is below the state and district averages in both Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. However, the school performs better in 3rd and 4th grade PSSA tests compared to 5th grade, indicating potential issues with student learning progression. Interestingly, the school's performance on PSSA Science tests is relatively stronger, with 4th-grade students scoring above the state and district averages. Despite the school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the state average, its academic outcomes remain below par, suggesting that simply increasing resources may not be the sole solution to improving student performance.

When compared to nearby schools, Hutchinson Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than Marshall Elementary and Hatfield Elementary, which are also part of the Laurel Highlands School District. However, Hutchinson outperforms other nearby schools, such as Clark Elementary and A.L. Wilson Elementary, as well as schools in the Uniontown Area School District, which have even lower academic performance.

308

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,560

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

213 Mountain View Road
Uniontown, PA 15401-9405

(724) 437-6208

District: Laurel Highlands School District

Students who attend Hutchinson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Laurel Highlands Middle School
High:	Laurel Highlands Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

Two or more races:

8.4%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

Pennsylvania avg45%

783^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Laurel Highlands School District

341^st of 606Laurel Highlands School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	783 of 1511	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	881 of 1526	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	941 of 1534	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	911 of 1534	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	1010 of 1433	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	1052 of 1544	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1035 of 1530	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.8	1097 of 1547	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.2	1055 of 1554	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.7	1082 of 1474	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.7	1083 of 1467	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	1136 of 1519	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.6	1090 of 1599	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.0	1103 of 1597	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.7	1177 of 1579	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.3	1216 of 1549	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	1262 of 1551	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.9	1163 of 1555	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.0	1042 of 1545	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	20.1	1102 of 1299	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.6	1088 of 1308	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	50.0	758 of 1302	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	611 of 1030	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	770 of 1084	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	764 of 1043	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	658 of 1466	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	909 of 1488	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	647 of 1369	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	763 of 1432	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	722 of 1414	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	905 of 1475	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	815 of 1495	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	721 of 1201	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	893 of 1229	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	954 of 1236	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)41st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Math44%+3 vs state

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Sunday, November 26, 2017

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Schools Near Hutchinson Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	K-5	213 Mountain View Road	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-6208	308	25	12.1	39.3%	256 (83.1%)	21 (6.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.4%)	52.5	783^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	48.2%		48.6	881^st of 1526 public elementary schools	42.3%	98	55.1	63.4	17.3				44.4	55.2	63.4	36.5				51.0	$20,560	$1,697	$18,863
Hatfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	370 Derrick Ave	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-7371	342	24	14.2	34.2%	280 (81.9%)	16 (4.7%)	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	27 (7.9%)	47.6	858^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.2%		55.1	788^th of 1526 public elementary schools	48.4%	70	46.0	55.3	36.2				45.7	42.6	51.8	41.4				45.1	$18,156	$1,216	$16,940
Ben Franklin School	Public	K-8	351 Morgantown St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 439-5020	502	32	15.5	96.8%	334 (66.5%)	84 (16.7%)	36 (7.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	34 (6.8%)	44.8	900^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.4%		46.4	920^th of 1526 public elementary schools	39.7%	20	33.4	43.2	30.0	42.3	16.9	16.6	27.9	57.1	43.2	22.0	57.8	42.9	46.2	45.5	$18,123	$1,871	$16,252
A L Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Al Wilson Drive	Fairchance	15436	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 564-7434	341	27	12.7	104.7%	307 (90.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.2%)	24.3	1144^th of 1511 public elementary schools	24.3%		32.5	1085^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.9%	59	26.6	33.3	19.6				25.8	29.7	50.0	31.4				35.1	$15,822	$2,660	$13,162
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	K-5	303 Connellsville St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-3581	283	22	12.7	94.3%	119 (42.0%)	110 (38.9%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	37 (13.1%)	10	1350^th of 1511 public elementary schools	10.7%		12.6	1321^st of 1526 public elementary schools	13.4%	29	10.5	12.9	3.7				9.7	26.3	31.6	7.4				23.3	$20,607	$4,269	$16,338
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Water St	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 437-9600	282	22	12.6	58.5%	210 (74.5%)	33 (11.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.5%)	24 (8.5%)	45.3	894^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.8%		30.5	1103^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	27.7%	209	54.0	40.5	29.7				41.4	59.4	29.7	48.6				45.9	$19,816	$1,976	$17,840
Marshall Elementary School	Public	K-5	335 Park Street	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Laurel Highlands School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-5851	300	25	12.1	54.3%	269 (89.7%)	8 (2.7%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	72.1	439^th of 1511 public elementary schools	70.9%		62.1	663^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	56.6%	224	68.7	42.9	59.0				59.5	75.0	50.0	56.4				63.5	$19,443	$1,491	$17,952
Smithfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	23 Liberty St	Smithfield	15479	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 569-9570	220	16	13.7	104.1%	217 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	52.3	788^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.8%		64	616^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.6%	172	45.3	42.8	74.3				54.3	59.5	34.3	38.4				44.9	$19,016	$3,496	$15,520
Menallen School	Public	K-6	8 Pedro Drive	Uniontown	15401	Fayette County	Uniontown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 438-4160	318	25	12.6	99.7%	255 (80.2%)	15 (4.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.9%)	53.3	773^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	48.8%		54.4	808^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.1%	35	53.7	50.0	42.9	26.5			43.5	58.6	66.7	35.3	44.1			51.1	$19,248	$2,747	$16,501
George J Plava Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 Puritan Rd	Mc Clellandtown	15458	Fayette County	Albert Gallatin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(724) 737-5424	314	25	12.5	98.7%	278 (88.5%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	29	1096^th of 1511 public elementary schools	27.5%		23.8	1163^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	23.8%	67	36.9	28.8	19.2				27.4	68.4	30.7	25.0				38.7	$15,481	$2,683	$12,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Hutchinson Elementary School

Is Hutchinson Elementary School a good school?

Hutchinson Elementary School ranks 783^rd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hutchinson Elementary School?

Students at Hutchinson Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Hutchinson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hutchinson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Laurel Highlands Middle School
High : Laurel Highlands Senior High School

How many students attend Hutchinson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Hutchinson Elementary School.

What district is Hutchinson Elementary School in?

Laurel Highlands School District

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