Hutchinson Middle School 7

Located at 210 E Avenue A, in Hutchinson, Kansas, Hutchinson Middle School 7 is a close-knit middle school that educates 284 students (grades 7 through 8), run under Hutchinson Public Schools. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.

Hutchinson Public Schools comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 3,957 students; Hutchinson Middle School 7 is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hutchinson Middle School 7 logs that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest looks like 25% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Reno County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Reno County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hutchinson Middle School 7 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.6%, the actual is 24.5%, a residual of -4.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Reno County shows median household income runs about $60,645, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Reno County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,909 students), Hutchinson Middle School 7 is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Faris Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hutchinson Middle School 7 at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 24.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hutchinson Middle School 7 has contracted 7%, going from 305 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 65% to 60%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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