Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 200762000536
McCandless Elementary
700 N Baker, Hutchinson, KS 67501 · (620) 615-5150 · Reno County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Kansas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
324 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
60%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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
13.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 | 25.0% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 20.2% |
% 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
19.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 McCandless Elementary
McCandless Elementary's state test result (19.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCandless Elementary this school | 346 | 93.6% | 19.9% |
| Faris Elementary Hutchinson | 279 | 89.6% | 21.9% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School Salina | 326 | 85.3% | 40.5% |
| Oaklawn Elem Wichita | 250 | 87.6% | 25.9% |
| Meadowlark Elementary Pittsburg | 403 | 82.1% | 33.6% |
| Oakdale Elem Salina | 282 | 85.8% | 21.7% |
Matched among Kansas elementary 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 McCandless Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Reno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #573 of 625 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #585 of 625 | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #582 of 625 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #292 of 714 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #90 of 539 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #157 of 540 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #23 of 658 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.1% | #4 of 151 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
346
+130 (+60%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 346 | 29.4 | 11.8:1 | 94% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 29.5 | 12.0:1 | 88% (312) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 18.3 | 11.3:1 | 93% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 23 | 9.4:1 | 87% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 24.8 | 9.1:1 | 88% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 94% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 90% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 476 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 74% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 22 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCandless Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (226 to 346); teachers up 19% (24.8 to 29.4).
About McCandless Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, McCandless Elementary serves students in Hutchinson, Kansas. The school serves 346 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Enrollment across the 10 schools in Hutchinson Public Schools totals 3,957 students.
At 54%, White students outnumber all other groups at McCandless Elementary combined. The school is also 32% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 85%. McCandless Elementary has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 11.8:1 comes from the school's 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 94% of students at McCandless Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Reno County is 55%.
allk12 grades McCandless Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, McCandless Elementary is 2.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
Reno County census figures show that median household income is about $60,645, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. McCandless Elementary is among the 33 public schools in Reno County.
The shortest distance from McCandless Elementary to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Hutchinson High School. The five-mile area around McCandless Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, McCandless Elementary ranks 6th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around McCandless Elementary as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment records show 216 in 2020-21 and 346 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Its ratio of students to teachers was 9.4:1 in 2020-21, and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for McCandless Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- Wiley ElementaryElementary · 322 students
- Graber ElementaryElementary · 311 students
- Hutchinson Virtual SchoolCombined · 300 students
- Hutchinson Middle School 7Middle · 284 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
- Wiley ElementaryElementary · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Hutchinson High School0.5 mi · 1,214
- Hutchinson Virtual School0.7 mi · 300
- Graber Elementary0.8 mi · 311
- Faris Elementary0.9 mi · 279
- Hutchinson Middle School 71.1 mi · 284
- Hutchinson Middle School 81.5 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About McCandless ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at McCandless Elementary?
McCandless Elementary enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does McCandless Elementary serve?
McCandless Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at McCandless Elementary?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at McCandless Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McCandless Elementary?
At McCandless Elementary, the student body is approximately 54% White, 32% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is McCandless Elementary public or private?
McCandless Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hutchinson Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.