Belle Plaine Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Belle Plaine, Kansas
Belle Plaine Elementary in Belle Plaine, Kansas enrolled 211 students in 2024-25 with 20.4 full-time teachers, 10.4 students per teacher against the Kansas elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 15-19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Kansas: 32.5% and 31.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 14%
208 students in 2022-23, 206 students in 2023-24, 211 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.8 to 20.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 208 | 17.8 | 11.7 |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 17.2 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 211 | 20.4 | 10.4 |
10.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 88 of every 100 Kansas elementary schools
Among the 703 Kansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Belle Plaine Elementary enrolled 177 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent15.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.8% of students were White, 6.6% of two or more races, 6.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White84.8%
- Two or more races6.6%
- Hispanic6.2%
- American Indian2.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Belle Plaine Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Kansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Kansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 15‑19% | 22% | 32.5% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 20% (2021-22) | 31.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Belle Plaine Elementary
- Park Hill ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 9.4 miles away: 392 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.4 mi
- Swaney ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.8 miles away: 351 students, 11.4 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
- Compare Belle Plaine Elementary with Park Hill ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Belle Plaine Unified School District 357 spends per student$16,180 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,180
- The largest public schools in KansasBelle Plaine Elementary is the number 521 by size of 707 Kansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#521 of 707
- Kansas schools by students per teacher10.4 students per teacher here against the Kansas median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Belle Plaine Elementary
How many students attend Belle Plaine Elementary?
211 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 208 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Belle Plaine, KS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Belle Plaine Elementary?
10.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Kansas median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Belle Plaine Elementary a Title I school?
Belle Plaine Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Belle Plaine Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Belle Plaine Elementary scored proficient or above: 15-19% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% in math in 2022-23, against 32.5% in reading in 2021-22 and 31.3% in math in 2022-23 across Kansas. Kansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Belle Plaine Elementary in?
Belle Plaine Unified School District 357, NCES district ID 2003900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 200390000736 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.