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Belle Plaine Junior High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

220 S Market St, Belle Plaine, MN 56011 · (952) 873-2403 · Part of Belle Plaine Public School District

Belle Plaine’s School Grade B better than 56% of Minnesota school districts

Directions
Students
255
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Belle Plaine Junior High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Minnesota’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Belle Plaine kids: Belle Plaine Senior High

On the path

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

3–6Oak Crest Elementary432 students
7–8Belle Plaine Junior HighYou are here
9–12Belle Plaine Senior High475 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 44.3%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 52.5%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Minnesota’s 1,645 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

220 S Market St, Belle Plaine

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7132
Grade 8123
Enrollment over time
241’20
222’21
244’22
249’23
255’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Belle Plaine Junior High from Belle Plaine families.

Other schools in Belle Plaine Public School District

The district →
Chatfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Belle Plaine
308 students11:1
Belle Plaine ECSE
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Belle Plaine
42 students
Oak Crest Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Belle Plaine
B+
432 students17:1
Belle Plaine Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Plaine
B+
475 students21:1
Belle Plaine Transitions/Work Exper
High · Grades 9–12 · Belle Plaine
10 students

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 Minnesota’s other public schools; Belle Plaine’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.