HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in HUTCHINSON, Minnesota, HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY enrolls 371 students from grades 4 through 5, one of the schools within HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Within HUTCHINSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 10 schools and 2,722 students, HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY sits in the top 10% of Minnesota schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 45.6%; actual is 58.4%, +12.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for McLeod County indicate the typical household earns roughly $80,084 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 22 public schools in McLeod County (combined enrollment of about 5,121 students).

HUTCHINSON TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PG is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 40.8%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 55% since 2018, when it stood at 823 (now 371). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 9% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for HUTCHINSON PARK ELEMENTARY typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.