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Hutchison Farm Elementary
Test scores
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hutchison Farm Elementary
Hutchison Farm Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus in South Riding, Virginia, part of Loudoun County Public Schools. The school teaches 672 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 35% larger than the state mean of about 499.
Loudoun County Public Schools runs 98 schools in total, collectively educating 81,486 students. Hutchison Farm Elementary is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Hutchison Farm Elementary records that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 33% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 53%.
Looking at school resources, Hutchison Farm Elementary shows 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at Hutchison Farm Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Hutchison Farm Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 79.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.5%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Loudoun County) reports that median household earnings sit near $181,765, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Loudoun County's 103 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,486 students), Hutchison Farm Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Freedom High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hutchison Farm Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hutchison Farm Elementary at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 85.4%.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hutchison Farm Elementary has edged down 18%, going from 816 students in 2018 to 672 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 46% to 38%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Hutchison Farm Elementary typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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