For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 174 students in Belle Plaine School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, 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 17% (versus the Kansas public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 28% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Kansas public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (KS)
# Schools
3 Schools
445 Schools
# Students
558 Students
136,665 Students
# Teachers
46 Teachers
9,867 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
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 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#255 out of 286 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
32%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
31%
Graduation Rate
80-89%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.53
# American Indian Students
9 Students
1,143 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
2 Students
3,457 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
52 Students
26,632 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
19%
# Black Students
1 Student
8,046 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
466 Students
89,521 Students
% White Students
84%
65%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
304 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
27 Students
7,562 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
40
1,265
# Students in K Grade:
31
1,491
# Students in 1st Grade:
33
1,805
# Students in 2nd Grade:
30
1,791
# Students in 3rd Grade:
42
1,920
# Students in 4th Grade:
32
2,242
# Students in 5th Grade:
40
4,122
# Students in 6th Grade:
45
26,306
# Students in 7th Grade:
44
36,318
# Students in 8th Grade:
45
36,755
# Students in 9th Grade:
59
5,549
# Students in 10th Grade:
42
5,489
# Students in 11th Grade:
37
5,429
# Students in 12th Grade:
38
5,425
# Ungraded Students:
-
758
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,651 is higher than the state median of $16,113. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,459 is less than the state median of $17,019. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$10 MM
$7,774 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$8,211 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,651
$16,113
Spending / Student
$16,459
$17,019
Best Belle Plaine School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Belle Plaine Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
724 N Merchant
Belle Plaine, KS 67013
(620) 488-2222
Belle Plaine, KS 67013
(620) 488-2222
Grades: 5-8
| 174 students
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