Enrollment
326
Elementary
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NICKERSON·NCES 200999000549
South Hutchinson Elem
405 South Poplar, South Hutchinson, KS 67505 · (620) 665-8441 · Reno County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
190 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within Nickerson. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
44.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.0%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 | 44.1% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.3% | 22.6% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 South Hutchinson Elem
South Hutchinson Elem's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hutchinson Elem this school | 326 | 58.3% | 34.5% |
| Kingman Elementary School Kingman | 330 | 60.6% | 36.1% |
| Hiawatha Elem Hiawatha | 337 | 60.5% | 45.0% |
| Eisenhower Elem Wellington | 277 | 59.6% | 40.8% |
| Lincoln Elem Augusta | 300 | 54.3% | 36.6% |
| Sunflower Elementary School Ottawa | 333 | 55.0% | 49.1% |
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 South Hutchinson Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Reno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #444 of 625 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #383 of 625 | #7 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #388 of 625 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 326 | #326 of 714 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #51 of 539 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #385 of 540 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #283 of 658 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #314 of 377 | #6 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 2024-25Enrollment
326
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 326 | 28.9 | 11.3:1 | 58% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 25.9 | 12.7:1 | 52% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 26.9 | 12.3:1 | 66% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 57% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 24.8 | 13.8:1 | 63% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 59% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 63% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 49% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hutchinson Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (342 to 326); teachers up 16% (24.8 to 28.9).
About South Hutchinson Elem
South Hutchinson Elem is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in South Hutchinson, Kansas. Enrollment totals 326 students across pre-K through 6.
Nickerson enrolls 1,011 students, and its 5 schools include South Hutchinson Elem.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at South Hutchinson Elem. The next largest groups are 14% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at South Hutchinson Elem are from different groups.
South Hutchinson Elem lists 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.3 students per teacher. The school's 11.3:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 58% of the student body. That is in line with the 55% average for public schools in Reno County.
Among Kansas public elementary schools, South Hutchinson Elem outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for South Hutchinson Elem is 34.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.5%.
The school is in Reno County, where median household income comes to about $60,645, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Reno County counts 33 public schools with about 8,909 students.
Hutchinson Middle School 7 is about 2.1 miles from South Hutchinson Elem, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 34.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
South Hutchinson Elem is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 326, from 344 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 11.3:1 over the same years.
This page collects posts and questions about South Hutchinson Elem, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Nickerson
- Nickerson HighHigh · 255 students
- Nickerson ElemElementary · 183 students
- Reno Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 137 students
- Central State AcademyCombined · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Hutchinson Middle School 72.1 mi · 284
- Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen2.8 mi · 249
- Faris Elementary2.9 mi · 279
- McCandless Elementary3.0 mi · 346
- Hutchinson Middle School 83.2 mi · 264
- Hutchinson High School3.3 mi · 1,214
Frequently asked questions
About South Hutchinson ElemHow large is South Hutchinson Elem?
South Hutchinson Elem enrolls approximately 326 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does South Hutchinson Elem serve?
South Hutchinson Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at South Hutchinson Elem?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at South Hutchinson Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Hutchinson Elem?
At South Hutchinson Elem, the student body is approximately 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees South Hutchinson Elem?
South Hutchinson Elem is overseen by Nickerson in Reno County.
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