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Schools in Belle Plaine · Belle Plaine Unified School District 357

Belle Plaine’s public schools score below 84% of Kansas districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Belle Plaine’s districts is 22%, below the Kansas average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Belle Plaine, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from D− to B−K–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
22%
▼ 10 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 9 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs KS 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 10% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
554 students on the public path
In brief

Belle Plaine’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 32% and 29% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas (the state reports Belle Plaine’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,445 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Belle Plaine Middle, then Belle Plaine High. See the path ↓

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’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 16% of Kansas school districts. Both inputs trail the Kansas average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 16%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (845)Better than 15%
D−B−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 298 test results and a graduating class of 38 could put Belle Plaine anywhere from D− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Belle Plaine’s students in the tested grades sat them (298 in math, 298 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Belle Plaine, 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’s public schools are run by Belle Plaine Unified School District 357, which also serves Belle Plaine, Harmon, London and Palestine. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 32.5% · 298 students tested
Math20%
State average 29.4% · 298 students tested

Belle Plaine vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belle PlaineC−Belle Plaine Unified School District 357

Every school in Belle Plaine

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).

Also serving Belle Plainein other towns
Belle Plaine Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C−
211 students10:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8
C−
162 students11:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine High
High · Grades 9–12
D
181 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Belle Plaine’s schools

Are Belle Plaine’s schools good?

On Kansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Belle Plaine children attend score below 84% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Belle Plaine in?

Belle Plaine Unified School District 357, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 554 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Belle Plaine kids go to high school?

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

What is Belle Plaine’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 graduated in four years, against 88% across Kansas.

How much does Belle Plaine spend per student?

$16,445 in Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 (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.