📍 700 N Baker, Hutchinson, Reno County, 67501
McCandless Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hutchinson, Reno County. The school has 206 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hutchinson Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
McCandless Elementary enrolls 206 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 128 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
192 of the school's 206 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McCandless Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district KS-10, state senate district 34, state house district 102.
McCandless Elementary is one of 11 schools in Hutchinson Public Schools, based in Hutchinson, Kansas. The district serves 4,230 students district-wide and employs 391 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 206 students, McCandless Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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