For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 161 students in Belle Plaine School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Kansas.
Public Middle School in Belle Plaine School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 16% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
3 Schools
443 Schools
# Students
550 Students
131,781 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
9,658 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Belle Plaine School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 286 school districts in Kansas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#276 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10%
31%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
85%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.54
% American Indian
2%
1%
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
9%
20%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
84%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,907 is higher than the state median of $16,398. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,698 is less than the state median of $17,321. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,907
$16,398
Spending / Student
$16,698
$17,321
Best Belle Plaine School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Belle Plaine Middle School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
724 N Merchant
Belle Plaine, KS 67013
(620) 488-2222
Belle Plaine, KS 67013
(620) 488-2222
Gr: 5-8 | 161 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
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