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Morgan Elementary

100 W 27th, Hutchinson, KS 67502 · (620) 615-5200 · Reno County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Kansas public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats 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

Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 313
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
216 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3710%
Kindergarten4612%
Grade 15213%
Grade 25815%
Grade 33910%
Grade 45915%
Grade 54913%
Grade 64812%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (48).

Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58% · US 70%
White
25666%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
8722%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
3710%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
19450%
Female
19450%

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Test scores

KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + Exceeding
English Language Arts
41.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
28.6%
KS avg 38.8%

What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.

KAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2541.3%28.6%
2023-2425.4%24.2%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Morgan Elementary

Morgan Elementary's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Morgan Elementary this school38855.7%31.8%
Tecumseh North Elem
Tecumseh
43554.5%41.2%
Fort Larned Elementary School
Larned
43158.7%52.4%
Swaney Elem
Derby
35160.7%47.3%
Jefferson Elem
Great Bend
29758.2%55.3%
Freeman Elem
Haysville
39758.2%36.3%
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 Morgan Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KansasIn Reno County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.8%#474 of 625#9 of 13
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
28.6%#474 of 625#9 of 13
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.3%#433 of 625#8 of 13
Enrollment
ranked largest first
388#209 of 714#3 of 15
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#206 of 539#4 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.5%#235 of 540#5 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
55.7%#309 of 658#8 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.1%#280 of 377#5 of 7
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 2024-25
Enrollment
388
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538829.913.0:156% (216)
2023-2440728.614.2:154% (220)
2022-233953112.7:157% (226)
2020-213872813.8:152% (202)
2017-1842228.115.0:155% (231)
2015-164752916.4:150% (236)
2010-115202719.3:141% (214)
2000-013782415.8:116% (62)
1990-914762419.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (422 to 388); teachers up 6% (28.1 to 29.9).

About Morgan Elementary

Morgan Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Hutchinson, Kansas. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 388 students. It has 24% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kansas (about 313).

Federal data list 10 schools in Hutchinson Public Schools, with 3,957 students enrolled.

At Morgan Elementary, 66% of students are White. After that, the student body is 22% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Reno County is about 85% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.

The school had 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. That is in line with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. The school reported 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Reno County is similar, at 55%.

On the allk12 Grade, Morgan Elementary lands at D, ahead of 14% of Kansas public elementary schools.

Morgan Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (31.8%) and its predicted rate (35.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.

In Reno County, home to about 61,553 people, median household income comes to about $60,645, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 33 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,909, Morgan Elementary among them.

Morgan Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Wiley Elementary, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 27.7% on proficiency, and Morgan Elementary is above that at 31.8%.

For locale, NCES codes Morgan Elementary as Town: Distant.

Federal data show 387 students in 2020-21 and 388 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.

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Reno County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Morgan Elementary
District
Hutchinson Public Schools
Address
100 W 27th, Hutchinson, KS 67502
Phone
(620) 615-5200
County
Reno County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
388
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
216 (56%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
200762000537
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Morgan Elementary. Morgan Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Morgan Elementary
How large is Morgan Elementary?
Morgan Elementary enrolls approximately 388 students in grades PK-06.
Is Morgan Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morgan Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Morgan Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Morgan Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Morgan Elementary?
Student demographics at Morgan Elementary are roughly 66% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Morgan Elementary in?
Morgan Elementary is part of Hutchinson Public Schools.
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