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Belle Plaine Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

614 N Merchant, Belle Plaine, KS 67013 · (620) 488-2617 · Part of Belle Plaine Unified School District 357

Belle Plaine Township’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
211
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Belle Plaine Elem

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Belle Plaine Township kids: Belle Plaine Middle

On the path

Where Belle Plaine Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Belle Plaine ElemYou are here
5–8Belle Plaine Middlein Belle Plaine

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

614 N Merchant, Belle Plaine

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K39
Kindergarten43
Grade 128
Grade 230
Grade 338
Grade 433
Enrollment over time
214’20
209’21
208’22
206’23
211’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Two or more races 7%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Belle Plaine Elem from Belle Plaine Township families.

Other schools in Belle Plaine Unified School District 357

The district →
Belle Plaine Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Belle Plaine
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162 students11:1
Belle Plaine High
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Plaine
D
181 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Belle Plaine Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.