Enrollment
162
Middle
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 402
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELLE PLAINE·NCES 200390001584
Belle Plaine Middle
724 N Merchant, Belle Plaine, KS 67013 · (620) 488-2222 · Sumner County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Kansas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kansas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 12.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
81 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 49 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 24% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 58% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Belle Plaine Middle→Belle Plaine High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Belle Plaine. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
23.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
21.1%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.6% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 8.1% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 38% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belle Plaine Middle
Belle Plaine Middle's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Plaine Middle this school | 162 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
| Remington Middle School Whitewater | 151 | 47.7% | 46.4% |
| Humboldt Middle School Humboldt | 144 | 52.1% | 26.2% |
| Prairie View Middle LaCygne | 195 | 48.2% | 34.9% |
| Riverton Middle Riverton | 147 | 51.7% | 20.3% |
| Reno Valley Middle School Hutchinson | 137 | 53.3% | 30.1% |
Matched among Kansas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belle Plaine Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #153 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #159 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #170 of 192 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #176 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #99 of 195 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
162
-19 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 162 | 14.7 | 11.0:1 | 50% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 12.1 | 13.3:1 | 48% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 11.5 | 15.1:1 | 54% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | 49% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 11.6 | 14.3:1 | 47% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 15 | 12.2:1 | 17% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 13 | 13.4:1 | 49% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 12 | 18.0:1 | 33% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle Plaine Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (166 to 162); teachers up 27% (11.6 to 14.7).
About Belle Plaine Middle
Belle Plaine Middle operates as a small middle school in Belle Plaine, Kansas. Students in grades 5 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 162 students. By comparison, middle schools in Kansas enroll about 402 students on average.
Belle Plaine has 3 schools and 554 students, and Belle Plaine Middle is one of those schools.
The share of White students at Belle Plaine Middle is 83%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Belle Plaine Middle scores 29%.
On staff are 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. Statewide, middle schools in Kansas average 12.7:1. Belle Plaine Middle has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Belle Plaine Middle lands at D, ahead of 8% of Kansas public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 22.0%, is 16.3 points below the 38.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
In Sumner County, median household income comes to about $63,951, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sumner County counts 23 public schools with about 3,436 students.
Belle Plaine Elem is less than a tenth of a mile from Belle Plaine Middle, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Belle Plaine Middle holds 2 other public schools. The school's 22.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place Belle Plaine Middle in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 162 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 181. The ratio was 15.1:1 in 2020-21 and 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Belle Plaine Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,353
Census ACS
Median income
$63,951
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
3,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine ElemElementary · 211 students
- Belle Plaine HighHigh · 181 students
Other schools in Belle Plaine
- Belle Plaine ElemElementary · 211 students
- Belle Plaine HighHigh · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Belle Plaine Elem0.1 mi · 211
- Belle Plaine High0.1 mi · 181
- Mulvane Grade School6.2 mi · 368
- Mulvane Middle School6.3 mi · 404
- Mulvane Elem W D Munson6.4 mi · 406
- Mulvane High7.6 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Belle Plaine MiddleHow large is Belle Plaine Middle?
Belle Plaine Middle enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Belle Plaine Middle serve?
Belle Plaine Middle serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belle Plaine Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belle Plaine Middle is approximately 11.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belle Plaine Middle?
At Belle Plaine Middle, the student body is approximately 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Belle Plaine Middle in?
Belle Plaine Middle is part of Belle Plaine.
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