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Schools in Belle Plaine Township

Belle Plaine Township’s public schools

Belle Plaine Public School District and New Prague Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belle Plaine Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/7schools above Minnesota’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Minnesota’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 28% vs MN $17.1K
FY2024 · New Prague Area Schools
Students per teacher
18.2
MN 14.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,867 students on the public path
In brief

Belle Plaine Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Belle Plaine Township’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools. Raven Stream Elementary places highest (better than 86%); Belle Plaine Junior High lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Belle Plaine Township, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: New Prague Senior High and Belle Plaine Senior 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Belle Plaine Public School 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 Public School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,522 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,127MN $17,091 · FY2024
B
New Prague Area SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,980 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 18.9 per teacher (MN 14.8)
$12,371MN $17,091 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Belle Plaine Public School District54%
State average 51.1% · 814 students tested
Math · PK–12, Belle Plaine Public School District45%
State average 44.8% · 781 students tested
Reading · PK–12, New Prague Area Schools62%
State average 51.1% · 2167 students tested
Math · PK–12, New Prague Area Schools62%
State average 44.8% · 2061 students tested

Belle Plaine Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Belle Plaine Township—Belle Plaine Public PK–12 · New Prague Area Schools PK–12
Belle Plaine (city)BBelle Plaine Public
St. Lawrence—Jordan Public PK–12 · Belle Plaine Public PK–12
Blakeley—Belle Plaine Public
HelenaANew Prague Area Schools PK–12 · Jordan Public PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share Belle Plaine Public with Belle Plaine Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Belle Plaine Township

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

Also serving Belle Plaine Townshipin other towns
Raven Stream Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Prague
A
542 students17:1Rate it →
Eagle View
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elko New Market
A−
527 students14:1Rate it →
Falcon Ridge
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Prague
A−
519 students16:1Rate it →
Chatfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Belle Plaine
308 students11:1Rate it →
New Prague Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · New Prague
B+
926 students23:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Belle Plaine
C+
255 students20:1Rate it →
New Prague Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · New Prague
A−
1,315 students23:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Plaine
B+
475 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Belle Plaine Township’s schools

Are Belle Plaine Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Belle Plaine Township. Belle Plaine Public School District and New Prague Area Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Belle Plaine Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Minnesota’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Belle Plaine Township in?

Belle Plaine Public School District and New Prague Area Schools.

Where do Belle Plaine Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: New Prague Senior High and Belle Plaine Senior High.

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What Belle Plaine Township families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.