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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL CAMPO ISD·NCES 481828001656
Hutchins Elementary School
1006 ROBERTS, EL CAMPO, TX 77437 · (979) 543-5481 · Wharton County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
511 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 219 | 32% |
| Grade 2 | 225 | 33% |
| Grade 3 | 234 | 35% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within EL CAMPO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 10 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% | 44.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 36.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Hutchins Elementary School
Hutchins Elementary School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchins Elementary School this school | 678 | 75.4% | 35.5% |
| Hillsboro Elementary School HILLSBORO | 649 | 75.3% | 54.3% |
| Navarro Elementary School LOCKHART | 667 | 73.8% | 29.4% |
| Liberty Elementary School WHITE SETTLEMENT | 654 | 78.0% | 30.1% |
| Venus Elementary School VENUS | 663 | 73.9% | 24.0% |
| Annie Purl Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 690 | 72.0% | 21.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 Hutchins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wharton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #3,110 of 4,401 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,093 of 4,466 ▼ 387 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,988 of 4,466 ▼ 412 | #5 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #523 of 3,998 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #1,058 of 4,938 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #4,168 of 4,622 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #2,764 of 4,628 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #2,255 of 4,789 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,069 of 2,838 | 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
678
-36 (-5%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 678 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 75% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 720 | 47.2 | 15.2:1 | 78% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 43.2 | 16.4:1 | 78% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 82% (583) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 46.4 | 16.1:1 | 74% (556) |
| 2015-16 | 529 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 80% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 72% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 69% (373) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 37 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hutchins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (748 to 678); teachers down 18% (46.4 to 38).
About Hutchins Elementary School
Hutchins Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in EL CAMPO, Texas, under EL CAMPO ISD. It teaches 678 students in grades 1 through 3. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
EL CAMPO ISD has 3,279 students in 5 schools, and Hutchins Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Hutchins Elementary School is 71%, a majority. Other students are 20% White and 8% Black. That is higher than the 42% Hispanic share among all Wharton County residents. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at Hutchins Elementary School are from different groups.
The school had 38 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 75%. The gap from the 65% average for public schools in Wharton County is 10 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Hutchins Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hutchins Elementary School is -6.0 points: 35.5% actual, 41.5% predicted.
For Wharton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,924 a year, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Wharton County number 22, with about 7,729 students.
Hutchins Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is El Campo High School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Hutchins Elementary School is behind the 45.6% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 36 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.2:1 in 2020-21, and 17.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Hutchins Elementary School 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.
Wharton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,794
Census ACS
Median income
$66,924
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
7,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EL CAMPO ISD
- El Campo High SchoolHigh · 1,002 students
- El Campo Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Myatt Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Wharton County Discretionary JJAEPElementary
Other schools in EL CAMPO
- El Campo High SchoolHigh · 1,002 students
- El Campo Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Myatt Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other Hutchins Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hutchins Elementary. Hutchins Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Hutchins Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 441 students
Nearby schools
- El Campo High School0.3 mi · 1,002
- Northside Elementary School0.8 mi · 471
- Myatt Elementary School0.8 mi · 421
- El Campo Middle School1.6 mi · 707
- Louise Elementary School9.5 mi · 273
- Louise High School9.6 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Hutchins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hutchins Elementary School?
Hutchins Elementary School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades 01-03.
What age range does Hutchins Elementary School serve?
Hutchins Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Hutchins Elementary School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Hutchins Elementary School.
How diverse is Hutchins Elementary School?
Hutchins Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 71% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hutchins Elementary School?
Hutchins Elementary School is overseen by EL CAMPO ISD in Wharton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.