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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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% . +4.9pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
KS avg 38.8% . +13.0pp since 2023
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. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
162
-4 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.3:1
% White
83%
was 85%
% Hispanic
9%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Belle Plaine Middle
Set in Belle Plaine, Kansas, Belle Plaine Middle is an intimate intermediate school, operated by Belle Plaine. It serves 162 students across grades 5 through 8. That puts it 60% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 402 students.
Belle Plaine runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 554 students. Belle Plaine Middle is one of those campuses.
On demographics, Belle Plaine Middle reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, Belle Plaine Middle has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.7:1, putting Belle Plaine Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, Belle Plaine Middle falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 38.3%; this one comes in at 22.0%, -16.3 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sumner County indicate median household earnings sit near $63,951, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Sumner County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,436 students), of which Belle Plaine Middle is one.
Nearest neighbor: Belle Plaine Elem, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Belle Plaine Middle. On composite proficiency, Belle Plaine Middle comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 33.7%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Belle Plaine Middle has held roughly steady, going from 166 students in 2018 to 162 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the Belle Plaine Middle community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.