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Belle Plaine Middle

Public Grades 5-8

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 363 Kansas Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Kansas middle schools

Summary

Belle Plaine Middle is a public middle school serving grades 5-8 in Belle Plaine, Kansas, a small town in the south-central part of the state. With just 161 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.

Over the past 10 years, Belle Plaine Middle's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 159 and 328 out of around 350-370 Kansas middle schools, with a current ranking of 328 out of 362 schools and a 0-star rating. The school consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 23.59% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 44.47%, and just 21.11% proficient in math versus 38.73% statewide. Additionally, Belle Plaine Middle has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 29% in recent years, significantly above the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School, which is located about 14 miles away, Belle Plaine Middle consistently underperforms on key metrics like test scores, chronic absenteeism, and dropout rates. For example, Clearwater Intermediate-Middle School has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (51.89% vs. 23.59%) and Math (42.37% vs. 21.11%) compared to Belle Plaine Middle. Addressing the challenges faced by Belle Plaine Middle will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions and increased resources, to improve the overall educational experience for all students.

162

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,782

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

724 N Merchant
Belle Plaine, KS 67013

(620) 488-2222

District: Belle Plaine

Students who attend Belle Plaine Middle usually attend:

High:

Belle Plaine High

Feeder schools for Belle Plaine Middle:

Elementary:

Belle Plaine Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.3%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 20% Kansas)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

Kansas avg42%

328^th of 363

Kansas public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 10% (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	16.7	328 of 363	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	328 of 362	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	325 of 362	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	194 of 368	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	286 of 367	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	244 of 368	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	273 of 350	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.0	215 of 358	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.9	159 of 343	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.7	224 of 368	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.1	158 of 355	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.3	140 of 342	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	121 of 320	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.0	139 of 316	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.1	101 of 307	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.1	71 of 296	76.0%	★★★★☆
2007	67.0	74 of 286	74.1%	★★★★☆
2006	60.0	108 of 277	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	19.6	268 of 313	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	164 of 294	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	199 of 275	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	230 of 285	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	249 of 296	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	233 of 300	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	137 of 270	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	106 of 275	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	171 of 270	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	16.8	237 of 255	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	40.1	185 of 308	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	229 of 301	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	228 of 280	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	71 of 177	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	84 of 164	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	59 of 178	66.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	332 of 349	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	339 of 347	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	236 of 349	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	293 of 349	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	278 of 344	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	301 of 333	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+50 vs school

Male (2021)40th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2021)14th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-9 vs state

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Belle Plaine Middle

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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 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics 7th Grade	KAP Mathematics 8th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	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 Middle	Public	5-8	724 N Merchant	Belle Plaine	67013	Sumner County	Belle Plaine	No	No	No	No	(620) 488-2222	162	15	11.0	50.0%	135 (83.3%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)	16.7	328^th of 363 public middle schools	9.6%		15.8	328^th of 362 public middle schools	9.4%			23.4	26.7	28.3	15.8	23.6		21.3	30.0	19.6	15.8	21.1	38.3	26.3	32.9	$14,782	$206	$14,576
Mulvane Middle School	Public	6-8	915 Westview Dr	Mulvane	67110	Sedgwick County	Mulvane	No	No	No	No	(316) 777-2022	404	37	10.7	36.9%	350 (86.6%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	54.1	151^st of 363 public middle schools	58.4%		52.4	138^th of 362 public middle schools	61.9%	13			36.7	46.1	51.1	44.6			30.2	38.8	47.8	38.9		38.4	38.4	$12,861	$1,361	$11,500
Udall Middle School	Public	6-8	301 W. 4th St.	Udall	67146	Cowley County	Udall	No	No	No	No	(620) 782-3623	66	6	10.6	48.5%	60 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.5%)	68.9	86^th of 363 public middle schools	76.3%		47.1	164^th of 362 public middle schools	54.7%	78			68.2	42.1	38.5	49.3			95.4	63.1	38.5	64.2		34.6	34.6	$17,543	$101	$17,442
Derby Middle School	Public	6-8	801 E Madison	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8580	923	58	15.8	49.7%	620 (67.2%)	26 (2.8%)	170 (18.4%)	20 (2.2%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (8.3%)	39.6	219^th of 363 public middle schools	39.7%		40.1	205^th of 362 public middle schools	43.4%	14			36.7	33.6	37.4	35.9			30.0	28.3	44.3	34.5		36.5	36.5	$11,643	$1,652	$9,991
Wellington Middle School	Public	6-8	605 North A	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4320	349	29	11.8	61.3%	269 (77.1%)	8 (2.3%)	44 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.2%)	24.5	298^th of 363 public middle schools	17.9%		16.1	327^th of 362 public middle schools	9.7%	29			34.3	24.1	28.1	28.8			33.3	22.2	20.8	25.3		33.0	33.0	$13,481	$1,082	$12,399
Haysville Middle School	Public	6-8	900 W Grand	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	No	(316) 554-2251	755	53	14.3	62.0%	531 (70.3%)	12 (1.6%)	118 (15.6%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	75 (9.9%)	24.8	297^th of 363 public middle schools	18.2%		20.2	316^th of 362 public middle schools	12.7%	19			29.3	31.5	31.5	30.8			34.9	22.9	24.5	27.5		23.6	23.6	$12,549	$543	$12,006
Haysville West Middle School	Public	6-8	1956 W. Grand Ave.	Haysville	67060	Sedgwick County	Haysville	No	No	No	No	(316) 554-2370	551	41	13.5	59.0%	292 (53.0%)	26 (4.7%)	134 (24.3%)	33 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	60 (10.9%)	31.7	265^th of 363 public middle schools	27.0%		32.6	251^st of 362 public middle schools	30.7%	14			28.7	38.5	28.2	32.1			30.5	26.3	34.7	30.3		33.5	33.5	$14,085	$543	$13,541
Derby North Middle School	Public	6-8	3100 N Rock Road	Derby	67037	Sedgwick County	Derby	No	No	No	No	(316) 788-8408	832	57	14.5	47.2%	484 (58.2%)	48 (5.8%)	149 (17.9%)	39 (4.7%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (12.7%)	56.6	137^th of 363 public middle schools	62.3%		53.6	129^th of 362 public middle schools	64.4%	8			41.7	46.4	46.6	44.9			31.2	34.6	55.0	40.5		43.3	43.3	$11,777	$1,677	$10,100
Rose Hill Middle	Public	6-8	212 Rocket Drive	Rose Hill	67133	Butler County	Rose Hill Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(316) 776-3320	328	29	11.1	36.3%	285 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	33.1	254^th of 363 public middle schools	30.0%		38.5	214^th of 362 public middle schools	40.9%	40			36.4	40.8	26.6	34.5			29.1	27.2	25.7	27.3		38.5	38.5	$12,573	$1,931	$10,642
Clearwater Intermediate - Middle School	Public	4-8	140 S 4th	Clearwater	67026	Sedgwick County	Clearwater	No	No	No	No	(620) 584-2036	405	32	12.8	33.6%	351 (86.7%)	2 (0.5%)	33 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	72.7	70^th of 363 public middle schools	80.7%		70.9	70^th of 362 public middle schools	80.7%		46.6	48.6	61.8	51.2	52.0	51.9	28.8	53.4	63.2	31.7	38.8	42.4	59.5	57.1	58.1	$13,085	$747	$12,338

Frequently Asked Questions about Belle Plaine Middle

What high school do graduates of Belle Plaine Middle attend?

Students who attend Belle Plaine Middle usually go on to attend Belle Plaine High

What district is Belle Plaine Middle in?

Belle Plaine

How many students attend Belle Plaine Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended Belle Plaine Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Belle Plaine Middle?

Students at Belle Plaine Middle are 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Is Belle Plaine Middle a good school?

Belle Plaine Middle ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Kansas middle schools.

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