Wiley Elementary, Hutchinson KS - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Wiley Elementary

Wiley Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of Hutchinson Public Schools, the district covering Kansas's Salt City. The school sits on West 21st Street in a residential section of Hutchinson, a mid-sized city that functions as the Reno County seat and a regional hub for south-central Kansas. The local economy blends salt mining, grain storage, healthcare, and the annual Kansas State Fair, and the city's housing market is moderate relative to national benchmarks.

The school enrolls a mid-sized elementary student body. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the surrounding community. Racially, the student population is predominantly white, with a sizable Hispanic enrollment and a notable share of students who identify as two or more races; smaller numbers of Black, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native students round out the mix. The school is not a charter or magnet school; its Title I status was not reported in the available data.

Academically, state assessment results show a pattern of low proficiency across tested subjects and grades, with some variation by grade. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranged from a very small share in the lower grades to a larger but still modest share in fifth grade, then slightly lower in sixth. In English language arts, the pattern was similarly uneven: proficiency rates were around a third of students in grades three and four, dipped in grade five, and reached about half of sixth graders. Science results for fifth graders were in a similar range as their math and ELA performance. When compared to other districts in Reno County, Wiley's overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile among those with reported data. The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate is available, and chronic absenteeism figures were not reported in the information accessed.

The school's programs and course offerings were not detailed in the data, so a parent interested in specific enrichment or intervention supports would need to contact the school directly. The district brief turned up little publicly reported change or initiative, suggesting a period of relative stability.

For a family evaluating this school, the picture is straightforward. Wiley Elementary is a neighborhood school serving a community with above-average economic need. Academic proficiency levels are low in most tested grades and subjects, and the school's standing among its county peers is at the lower end. A parent may want to look into this further with the school: what academic interventions or instructional strategies are in place, whether there are after-school or summer programs, and how the school is working to improve outcomes for its students. The setting itself offers a standard city elementary experience in a community with a distinctive regional identity and a moderate cost of living.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 310%

School 10% · District 17% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 42%

School 2% · District 16% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 29% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 27% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 35% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 33% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 40% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 30% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Science

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 32% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

This schoolHutchinson Public Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income27%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income39%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income15%Higher-income40%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income39%Higher-income64%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income7%Higher-income18%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income0%Higher-income6%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income30%Higher-income50%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income31%Higher-income32%1 pp gap