Belle Plaine Community School District

Summary:

The Belle Plaine Community School District operates two schools: Longfellow Elementary School and Belle Plaine Junior/Senior High School. The district serves the Belle Plaine community and is ranked 224 out of 313 districts in Iowa, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Longfellow Elementary School consistently performs well on ISASP tests, with many grade levels scoring above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's 6th-grade performance is particularly impressive, with over 90% proficiency in ELA and Math. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is an area for improvement.

At the secondary level, Belle Plaine Junior/Senior High School has mixed performance. While the 7th-grade ELA performance is strong, with 92.1% proficiency, the 9th-grade Math results are an area for improvement. The school's graduation rate of 88.3% is solid, but the chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% matches the elementary school, indicating a district-wide challenge. Both schools serve a significant percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a need for additional support and resources to address the needs of the economically disadvantaged student population.

District Detail

707 7th Street
Belle Plaine, IA 52208

(319) 444-3611

SchoolDigger Rank:
224^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 472

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Belle Plaine Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	610 13th Ave South	Belle Plaine	52208	Benton County	Belle Plaine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 444-3720	205	20	10.4	39.0%	192 (93.7%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	43.2	225^th of 340 public high schools	33.8%		52.5	179^th of 338 public high schools	47.0%	46					92.1	71.8	65.6	74.2	80.0					81.6	69.2	56.3	71.0	64.0		66.7	64.5	$15,770	$267	$15,504
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	707 7th St	Belle Plaine	52208	Benton County	Belle Plaine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 444-3002	267	21	12.9	44.2%	229 (85.8%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	47.7	346^th of 576 public elementary schools	39.9%		57.4	278^th of 557 public elementary schools	50.1%	68	63.9	50.0	68.8	91.2						63.9	50.0	84.4	88.2						68.8			$13,593	$495	$13,099

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Benton Community School District	8.62 mi	8
H-L-V Community School District	11.16 mi	2	149^th
Iowa Valley Community School District	11.96 mi	2	161^st
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District	13.91 mi	2	54^th
South Tama County	17.24 mi	3	289^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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