Through its Technology Lab, Science Day and other programs, Hutchings Elementary uses project-based learning to give students opportunities to think creatively and work together to achieve tangible results. Students operate an actual branch of the LOC Federal Credit Union, learning financial and business skills at an early age.
Hutchings promotes a culture of diversity and achievement through its fifth grade Reaching Higher Leadership Program and Diversity Project.
The school choir is well known for excellence, and a before-school class for third-through fifth-graders accelerates their musical development and enhances their sense of achievement.