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Belle Plaine High

Public Grades 9-12

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 332 Kansas High Schools

Better than 21% of Kansas high schools

Summary

Belle Plaine High is a public high school located in Belle Plaine, Kansas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 183 students. The school is part of the Belle Plaine School District, which is ranked 242 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Belle Plaine High has had a fluctuating statewide ranking, ranging from 45th out of 313 Kansas high schools in 2015-2016 (4-star rating) to 263rd out of 332 in 2024-2025 (1-star rating), suggesting inconsistent performance over the years. The school's four-year graduation rate, ranging from 84.2% to 89.5%, is slightly lower than nearby schools like South High, Campus High Haysville, and Rose Hill High, which all have a 89.5% graduation rate. Additionally, Belle Plaine High has a higher dropout rate and chronic absenteeism rate compared to its neighbors.

Academically, Belle Plaine High's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the state averages and the nearby schools. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.9% of Belle Plaine High students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 37.93%. This could be due to the school's relatively high percentage of low socioeconomic status students, ranging from 41% to 176% in recent years, which is higher than some of the nearby schools like Clearwater High (30.73%) and Mulvane High (37.19%).

181

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,979

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 N. Main Street
Belle Plaine, KS 67013

(620) 488-2421

District: Belle Plaine

Feeder schools for Belle Plaine High:

Elementary:	Belle Plaine Elementary
Middle:	Belle Plaine Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.9%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kansas average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Kansas avg42%

263^rd of 332

Kansas public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

242^nd of 264Belle Plaine among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	263 of 332	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.6	70 of 318	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	33.3	242 of 327	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.3	154 of 324	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	227 of 320	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	214 of 325	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	237 of 314	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.0	256 of 316	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	83.1	45 of 313	85.6%	★★★★☆
2015	57.4	137 of 326	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	77.9	35 of 323	89.2%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	14 of 317	95.6%	★★★★★
2011	66.2	102 of 298	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	75.3	55 of 302	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	51.7	162 of 291	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.6	129 of 267	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.8	95 of 280	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.4	61 of 262	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	29.7	194 of 250	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.7	89 of 249	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.3	212 of 248	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	176 of 246	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	71.6	41 of 249	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	35.6	175 of 250	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	73 of 223	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.8	17 of 229	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	44.5	127 of 228	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	45.3	145 of 258	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	201 of 252	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	135 of 248	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	283 of 306	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	70.9	62 of 295	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	31.2	233 of 309	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.4	133 of 307	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.8	252 of 302	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	219 of 306	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	253 of 296	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2021)44th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)22nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Belle Plaine High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics 10th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 8th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belle Plaine High	Public	9-12	901 N. Main Street	Belle Plaine	67013	Sumner County	Belle Plaine	No	No	No	No	(620) 488-2421	181	18	10.1	47.5%	150 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.9%)	3 (1.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	24.6	263^rd of 332 public high schools	20.8%		69.6	70^th of 318 public high schools	78.0%	193			27.9	27.9			23.3	23.3			$15,979	$150	$15,829
Mulvane High	Public	9-12	1900 N Rock Road	Mulvane	67110	Sedgwick County	Mulvane	No	No	No	No	(316) 777-1183	540	41	13.2	33.0%	464 (85.9%)	4 (0.7%)	33 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	69.2	83^rd of 332 public high schools	75.0%		33.7	228^th of 318 public high schools	28.3%	145			44.9	44.9			43.0	43.0			$13,411	$1,387	$12,024
Udall Virtual School	Public, Virtual	6-12	308 W. 3rd St	Udall	67146	Cowley County	Udall	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(620) 782-3355	4				3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$34,635	$199	$34,437
Udall High	Public	9-12	301 W. 4th St.	Udall	67146	Cowley County	Udall	No	No	No	No	(620) 782-3623	112	11	10.2	46.4%	97 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	52.9	144^th of 332 public high schools	56.6%		74.9	54^th of 318 public high schools	83.0%	90			40.7	40.7			33.3	33.3			$17,576	$101	$17,475
Wellington High School	Public	9-12	1700 East 16th Street	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4310	463	39	11.8	52.9%	348 (75.2%)	13 (2.8%)	62 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	24.4	266^th of 332 public high schools	19.9%		24.2	259^th of 318 public high schools	18.6%	7			28.0	28.0			22.9	22.9			$13,112	$1,497	$11,615
Oxford Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	515 N. Water	Oxford	67119	Sumner County	Oxford	No	No	No	No	(620) 455-2410	195	15	12.9	36.9%	156 (80.0%)	5 (2.6%)	17 (8.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	40.5	204^th of 332 public high schools	38.6%		49	161^st of 318 public high schools	49.4%	43	42.3	27.3	28.1	32.5	46.2	50.0	37.5	43.8	36.4	36.4	$14,364	$845	$13,519
Derby High School	Public	9-12	920 N Rock Road	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8500	2,172	124	17.5	48.3%	1,330 (61.2%)	149 (6.9%)	382 (17.6%)	90 (4.1%)	28 (1.3%)	6 (0.3%)	187 (8.6%)	44.6	186^th of 332 public high schools	44.0%		45.9	177^th of 318 public high schools	44.3%	9			38.0	38.0			29.5	29.5			$13,191	$1,525	$11,666
Wellington Virtual School	Public, Virtual	9-12	221 s washington ave	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	Yes	No	(620) 326-4300	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$6,335	$723	$5,612
Rose Hill High	Public	9-12	710 S Rose Hill Road	Rose Hill	67133	Butler County	Rose Hill Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(316) 776-3360	608	41	15.0	22.0%	480 (78.9%)	18 (3.0%)	72 (11.8%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.8%)	44.8	182^nd of 332 public high schools	45.2%		42.2	192^nd of 318 public high schools	39.6%	10			33.8	33.8			35.0	35.0			$10,615	$1,474	$9,142
Clearwater High	Public	9-12	1201 E. Ross	Clearwater	67026	Sedgwick County	Clearwater	No	No	No	No	(620) 584-2361	361	31	11.5	31.0%	315 (87.3%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	83.4	43^rd of 332 public high schools	87.0%		52.1	146^th of 318 public high schools	54.1%	103			54.0	54.0			48.3	48.3			$14,013	$739	$13,274

Frequently Asked Questions about Belle Plaine High

What district is Belle Plaine High in?

Belle Plaine

How many students attend Belle Plaine High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 181 students attended Belle Plaine High.

Is Belle Plaine High a good school?

Belle Plaine High ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Kansas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Belle Plaine High?

Students at Belle Plaine High are 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Belle Plaine High?

Belle Plaine High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belle Plaine Elementary
Middle : Belle Plaine Middle

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