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Belle Plaine Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Minnesota for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 222 students in Belle Plaine Public School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Minnesota.
Public Middle School in Belle Plaine Public School District have an average math proficiency score of 29% (versus the Minnesota public middle school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Minnesota public middle school average of 37% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MN)
# Schools
7 Schools
979 Schools
# Students
1,578 Students
278,012 Students
# Teachers
87 Teachers
16,641 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Belle Plaine Public School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 508 school districts in Minnesota (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#164 out of 516 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
43%
45%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
53%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.58
# American Indian Students
9 Students
5,811 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
19 Students
19,477 Students
% Asian Students
1%
7%
# Hispanic Students
102 Students
29,245 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
10%
# Black Students
31 Students
32,997 Students
% Black Students
2%
12%
# White Students
1,334 Students
174,439 Students
% White Students
85%
63%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
275 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
83 Students
15,838 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
50
1,132
# Students in K Grade:
140
2,988
# Students in 1st Grade:
103
3,151
# Students in 2nd Grade:
95
3,361
# Students in 3rd Grade:
97
3,520
# Students in 4th Grade:
126
3,677
# Students in 5th Grade:
122
11,199
# Students in 6th Grade:
129
52,302
# Students in 7th Grade:
111
65,392
# Students in 8th Grade:
111
67,133
# Students in 9th Grade:
133
15,931
# Students in 10th Grade:
127
15,349
# Students in 11th Grade:
108
15,155
# Students in 12th Grade:
126
17,722
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,321 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,887. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,056 is less than the state median of $18,614. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$15,547 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$16,179 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,321
$17,887
Spending / Student
$12,056
$18,614
Best Belle Plaine Public School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Belle Plaine Junior High School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
220 S Market St
Belle Plaine, MN 56011
(952) 873-2403
Belle Plaine, MN 56011
(952) 873-2403
Grades: 7-8
| 222 students
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