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Enrollment
535
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271497000755
HUTCHINSON MIDDLE
1365 S GRADE RD SW, HUTCHINSON, MN 55350 · (320) 587-2854 · McLeod County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Minnesota public middle schools
- A-Test 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 Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
140 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 6 | 174 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 172 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 35% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 60% · 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
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
58.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
58.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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
HUTCHINSON MIDDLE's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUTCHINSON MIDDLE this school | 535 | 26.2% | 51.0% |
| STEWARTVILLE MIDDLE STEWARTVILLE | 480 | 23.5% | 39.1% |
| JORDAN MIDDLE JORDAN | 528 | 26.1% | 50.0% |
| ROCORI MIDDLE COLD SPRING | 563 | 25.2% | 39.8% |
| VANDENBERGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ELK RIVER | 557 | 24.1% | 39.5% |
| ANNANDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL ANNANDALE | 466 | 29.0% | 53.5% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #51 of 245 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #35 of 245 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #58 of 245 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #138 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #55 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #164 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #188 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #29 of 129 |
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
535
-61 (-10%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 535 | 35.2 | 15.2:1 | 26% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 35.1 | 16.2:1 | 36% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 32.1 | 17.6:1 | 37% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 23% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 36.6 | 18.2:1 | 27% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 26% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 26% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 759 | 43 | 17.6:1 | 14% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HUTCHINSON MIDDLE.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (666 to 535); teachers down 4% (36.6 to 35.2).
About HUTCHINSON MIDDLE
HUTCHINSON MIDDLE is a mid-sized middle school in Minnesota, with an address in HUTCHINSON. In all, 535 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.
HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT has 2,722 students spread across 10 schools.
The share of White students at HUTCHINSON MIDDLE is 84%. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, HUTCHINSON MIDDLE scores 27%.
HUTCHINSON MIDDLE lists 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.2 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1. About 26% of students at HUTCHINSON MIDDLE are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in McLeod County.
HUTCHINSON MIDDLE earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Minnesota public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, HUTCHINSON MIDDLE falls in the middle 80% of Minnesota schools: 51.0% actual against 51.0% predicted.
Looking at the county, McLeod County, median household income comes to about $80,084, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 5,121 students.
Among nearby public schools, HUTCHINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL A.L.C. is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, HUTCHINSON MIDDLE ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put HUTCHINSON MIDDLE in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
The school shrank from 596 students in 2020-21 to 535 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.6:1 to 15.2:1.
The allk12 page for HUTCHINSON MIDDLE lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
McLeod County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,798
Census ACS
Median income
$80,084
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 863 students
- HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARYElementary · 431 students
- Hutchinson Tiger ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 371 students
- HUTCHINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL A.L.C.Middle · 73 students
- CROW RIVER AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 32 students
Other schools in HUTCHINSON
- HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGHHigh · 863 students
- HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARYElementary · 431 students
- Hutchinson Tiger ElementaryElementary · 375 students
- HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 371 students
- NEW DISCOVERIES MONTESSORI ACADEMYElementary · 219 students
- New Century AcademyHigh · 95 students
Other Hutchinson Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hutchinson Middle. HUTCHINSON MIDDLE is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hutchinson Middle SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 845 students
Nearby schools
- HUTCHINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL A.L.C.0.0 mi · 73
- Hutchinson Tiger Elementary0.2 mi · 375
- HUTCHINSON WEST ELEMENTARY0.2 mi · 431
- New Century Academy0.3 mi · 95
- HUTCHINSON NIGHT ALT LEARNING CTR0.4 mi · 2
- HUTCHINSON SENIOR HIGH0.4 mi · 863
Frequently asked questions
About HUTCHINSON MIDDLEWhat is the total enrollment at HUTCHINSON MIDDLE?
HUTCHINSON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 535 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does HUTCHINSON MIDDLE serve?
HUTCHINSON MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HUTCHINSON MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HUTCHINSON MIDDLE is approximately 15.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at HUTCHINSON MIDDLE?
Student demographics at HUTCHINSON MIDDLE are roughly 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is HUTCHINSON MIDDLE public or private?
HUTCHINSON MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.