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Schools in Belle Plaine Township · Belle Plaine Unified School District 357, Mulvane Unified School District 263

Belle Plaine Township’s public schools outscore 53% of Kansas districts

The grade covers the two public school districts serving Belle Plaine Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Belle Plaine Township’s districts is 25%, below the Kansas average (29%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

#81of 151 Kansas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
30%
▼ 2 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
▼ 4 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 7–12 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 14% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Mulvane Unified School District 263
Students per teacher
11.9
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
554 students on the public path
In brief

Belle Plaine Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Belle Plaine Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 spends $16,445 per student and Mulvane Unified School District 263 $12,849, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Belle Plaine Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresA Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Kansas school districts, #81 of 151 Kansas towns. Graduation is above the Kansas average; test scores are below it.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (650)Better than 52%
Towns in Sumner County (30)Better than 57%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,250 test results and a graduating class of 128 could put Belle Plaine Township anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Belle Plaine Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,252 in math, 1,247 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belle Plaine Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Belle Plaine ElemBelle Plaine Unified School District 357C−
5–8Belle Plaine MiddleBelle Plaine Unified School District 357C−
9–12Belle Plaine HighBelle Plaine Unified School District 357D

Belle Plaine Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Belle Plaine Unified School District 357). From grade PK, students attend the Mulvane Unified School District 263, shared with Gore, Mulvane, Rockford and Salem. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Belle Plaine Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Belle Plaine Unified School District 357Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 554 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,445KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Mulvane Unified School District 263Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,718 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$12,849KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Belle Plaine Unified School District 35722%
State average 32.5% · 298 students tested
Math · PK–12, Belle Plaine Unified School District 35720%
State average 29.4% · 298 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mulvane Unified School District 26333%
State average 32.5% · 949 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mulvane Unified School District 26327%
State average 29.4% · 954 students tested

Belle Plaine Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Belle Plaine Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belle Plaine TownshipB−Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 PK–12 · Mulvane Unified School District 263 PK–12
Harmon—Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 PK–12 · Wellington Unified School District 353 PK–12
GoreBMulvane Unified School District 263 PK–12 · Udall Unified School District 463 PK–12
Palestine—Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 PK–12 · Oxford Unified School District 358 PK–12
London—Clearwater Unified School District 264 PK–12 · Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 PK–12
MulvaneB+Mulvane Unified School District 263

3 of the 5 neighbors share Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 with Belle Plaine Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Belle Plaine Township

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Belle Plaine Townshipby address
Belle Plaine Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Belle Plaine
C−
211 students10:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Belle Plaine
C−
162 students11:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine High
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Plaine
D
181 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Belle Plaine Township’s schools

Are Belle Plaine Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Kansas: the public schools Belle Plaine Township children attend outscore 53% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #81 of 151 Kansas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Belle Plaine Township in?

Two districts: Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 runs grades PK–12, and Mulvane Unified School District 263 runs grades PK–12, shared with Gore, Mulvane, Rockford and Salem.

Where do Belle Plaine Township kids go to high school?

Belle Plaine High in Belle Plaine, with 181 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Belle Plaine Township’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Mulvane Unified School District 263 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Belle Plaine Township spend per student?

$16,445 in Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 and $12,849 in Mulvane Unified School District 263 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.