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BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH

220 S MARKET ST, BELLE PLAINE, MN 56011 · (952) 873-2403 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 85% of Minnesota public high schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats 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 Minnesota public high schools

Enrollment
475
High
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 371
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
92 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 48%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 912326%
Grade 1010723%
Grade 1111424%
Grade 1213128%
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
40786%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
337%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
204%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
Male
24752%
Female
22848%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
63.8%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
50.6%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.

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 SENIOR HIGH

BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH's state test result (55.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH this school47519.4%55.0%
Zumbrota-Mazeppa Senior High
ZUMBROTA
40120.7%44.3%
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON SENIOR HIGH
GLYNDON
44922.3%51.6%
GOODHUE SECONDARY
GOODHUE
36219.3%43.8%
STEWARTVILLE SENIOR HIGH
STEWARTVILLE
60818.1%40.6%
Kasson-Mantorville Senior High
KASSON
67120.1%62.4%
Matched among Minnesota high 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 SENIOR HIGH ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Scott County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#50 of 397N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.6%#52 of 401N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.8%#50 of 397N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
475#177 of 764#5 of 16
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
21.2:1#293 of 332N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
25.9%#214 of 338N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
19.4%#401 of 444N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.3%#166 of 181N/A
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
475
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
+138% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 27.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2547522.421.2:119% (92)
2023-2447220.123.5:121% (101)
2022-2347317.427.2:122% (104)
2020-214941827.4:114% (67)
2017-1846923.520.0:116% (75)
2015-164882718.1:116% (76)
2010-114632717.1:119% (89)
2000-013812217.3:15% (18)
1990-91200219.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (469 to 475); teachers down 5% (23.5 to 22.4).

About BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH

BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH is a public mid-sized high school in BELLE PLAINE, Minnesota. Its enrollment is 475 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Minnesota enroll around 371, and this school is 28% above that mark.

BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH is one of the 6 schools that make up BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,522 students in total).

Of every 100 students at BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH, about 86 are White. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 77% White share among all Scott County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.

Teacher count: 22.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 21.2:1. The gap from the 16.3:1 average for high schools in Minnesota is 4.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 19%. The gap from the 28% average for public schools in Scott County is 9 points.

BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Minnesota public high schools.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.7% for BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH. The school posts 55.0%, within a point of the prediction.

Census data for Scott County show median household income comes to about $119,314, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 66 public schools and about 26,041 students.

BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH's nearest public school is BELLE PLAINE JUNIOR HIGH (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Ranked by average proficiency, BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH places 1st out of 5 schools in its immediate area.

Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.

The school's student count fell 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 21.2:1, from 27.4:1.

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Scott County at a glance

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Population
154,557
Census ACS
Median income
$119,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
26,041 students

Quick facts

School name
BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH
District
BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
220 S MARKET ST, BELLE PLAINE, MN 56011
Phone
(952) 873-2403
County
Scott County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
475
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
21.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
92 (19%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
270405000184
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH
What is the total enrollment at BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH?
BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH enrolls approximately 475 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH serve?
BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH is approximately 21.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH?
At BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH, the student body is approximately 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH public or private?
BELLE PLAINE SENIOR HIGH is a public K-12 school, overseen by BELLE PLAINE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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