Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200762002084
Hutchinson Middle School 7
210 E Avenue A, Hutchinson, KS 67501 · (620) 615-4700 · Reno County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Kansas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
199 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 278 | 98% |
| Grade 8 | 6 | 2% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hutchinson Middle School 7→Hutchinson High School
Based on grade levels within Hutchinson Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
31.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.6% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 21.3% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hutchinson Middle School 7
Hutchinson Middle School 7's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Middle School 7 this school | 284 | 70.1% | 24.5% |
| Hutchinson Middle School 8 Hutchinson | 264 | 75.8% | 17.9% |
| Parsons Middle School Parsons | 273 | 68.5% | 24.4% |
| Roosevelt Middle Coffeyville | 262 | 74.0% | 21.1% |
| Pauline South Intermediate Wakarusa | 277 | 69.0% | 29.0% |
| Santa Fe 5/6 Center Newton | 440 | 64.8% | 26.7% |
Matched among Kansas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hutchinson Middle School 7 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Reno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #138 of 192 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #118 of 192 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #159 of 192 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #142 of 225 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #45 of 161 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #54 of 161 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #44 of 195 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #67 of 98 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-41 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 284 | 23.1 | 12.3:1 | 70% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 25.7 | 10.8:1 | 76% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 26.5 | 11.9:1 | 69% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 69% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 27.5 | 11.1:1 | 69% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hutchinson Middle School 7.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (305 to 284); teachers down 16% (27.5 to 23.1).
About Hutchinson Middle School 7
Hutchinson Middle School 7 is the name of a small middle school in Hutchinson, Kansas. It educates 284 students in grades 7 through 8. The school's enrollment is 29% smaller than the 402 average for middle schools in Kansas.
Hutchinson Middle School 7 is one of the 10 schools that make up Hutchinson Public Schools (3,957 students in total).
Hutchinson Middle School 7 is 60% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 5% Black. Among people living in Reno County, the White share is about 85%. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 23.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.3:1. That is close to the 12.7:1 average for middle schools in Kansas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 70%. For comparison, public schools in Reno County average 55%.
Hutchinson Middle School 7 is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 36% of Kansas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 28.6% for Hutchinson Middle School 7. The school posts 24.5%, 4.1 points below the prediction.
Reno County has these Census figures: the median household income is $60,645, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Reno County is home to 33 public schools and about 8,909 public school students.
The school nearest to Hutchinson Middle School 7 is Faris Elementary, at a distance of about 0.8 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hutchinson Middle School 7 is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
The school enrolled 284 students in 2024-25, 41 fewer than the 325 it had in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Reno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,553
Census ACS
Median income
$60,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
8,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hutchinson Public Schools
- Hutchinson High SchoolHigh · 1,214 students
- Morgan ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- McCandless ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Wiley ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Graber ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Hutchinson Virtual SchoolCombined · 300 students
Other schools in Hutchinson
- Hutchinson High SchoolHigh · 1,214 students
- Prairie Hills MiddleMiddle · 532 students
- Plum Creek ElementaryElementary · 448 students
- Union Valley ElemElementary · 435 students
- Morgan ElementaryElementary · 388 students
- McCandless ElementaryElementary · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Faris Elementary0.8 mi · 279
- Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen1.1 mi · 249
- McCandless Elementary1.1 mi · 346
- Hutchinson High School1.3 mi · 1,214
- Hutchinson Middle School 81.3 mi · 264
- Hutchinson Virtual School1.4 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Hutchinson Middle School 7How many students attend Hutchinson Middle School 7?
Hutchinson Middle School 7 enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 07-08.
Is Hutchinson Middle School 7 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hutchinson Middle School 7 is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Hutchinson Middle School 7 have?
Hutchinson Middle School 7 employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Hutchinson Middle School 7?
Student demographics at Hutchinson Middle School 7 are roughly 60% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Hutchinson Middle School 7 in?
Hutchinson Middle School 7 is part of Hutchinson Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.