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Belle Plaine Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

724 N Merchant, Belle Plaine, KS 67013 · (620) 488-2222 · Part of Belle Plaine Unified School District 357

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

Directions
Students
162
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Belle Plaine Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Belle Plaine Township kids: Belle Plaine High

On the path

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

PK–4Belle Plaine Elemin Belle Plaine
5–8Belle Plaine MiddleYou are here
9–12Belle Plaine Highin Belle Plaine

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

724 N Merchant, Belle Plaine

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 549
Grade 630
Grade 744
Grade 839
Enrollment over time
181’20
187’21
174’22
161’23
162’24

Down 10.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Belle Plaine Unified School District 357

The district →
Belle Plaine Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Belle Plaine
C−
211 students10:1
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.