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Peter Sarpy Elementary School

Q: Is Peter Sarpy Elementary School a good school?

Peter Sarpy Elementary School ranks 218 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Peter Sarpy Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 434 students in grades PK-6 in Bellevue, Nebraska, which is part of the Bellevue Public Schools district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state.

Peter Sarpy Elementary's test scores are generally lower than the Bellevue Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025 projected scores, Peter Sarpy had 54.24% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA compared to 58.59% for Bellevue and 57.45% for Nebraska. The school also has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.9% to 22.9% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average. Additionally, Peter Sarpy has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 31.57% to 41.4% over the past few years.

When comparing Peter Sarpy Elementary to other nearby schools in the Bellevue district, such as Fairview Elementary and Bellevue Elementary, it generally underperforms, with lower statewide rankings, worse test scores, and higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school's unique population of military-connected students, which makes up a significant portion of its student body, has seen fluctuating performance, ranking 2nd out of 3 schools in 2022-2023 but 8th out of 8 schools in 2021-2022.

466

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,290

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2908 Vandenberg Ave
Bellevue, NE 68123-1699

(402) 293-4795

District: Bellevue Public Schools

Students who attend Peter Sarpy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis & Clark Middle School
High:	Bellevue East Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Two or more races:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Bellevue Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg64%

Nebraska avg61%

218^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Bellevue Public Schools

94^th of 118Bellevue Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	218 of 294	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	296 of 428	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	327 of 459	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	317 of 457	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	297 of 442	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	327 of 452	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.1	254 of 450	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.4	206 of 459	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.4	184 of 480	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.4	268 of 488	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.0	242 of 483	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	264 of 485	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.0	300 of 480	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.7	339 of 473	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	61.4	186 of 502	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.2	120 of 471	74.5%	★★★★☆
2008	68.0	101 of 478	78.9%	★★★★☆
2007	72.5	90 of 430	79.1%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	31 of 418	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	172 of 203	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	248 of 349	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	235 of 337	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	171 of 318	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.2	248 of 349	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	227 of 341	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	50 of 112	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	180 of 312	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	143 of 259	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.4	77 of 264	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	43.4	184 of 298	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	182 of 281	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	48.7	116 of 203	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	219 of 366	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	240 of 356	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	232 of 328	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	266 of 367	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	202 of 347	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	40.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2022	12.4	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	20.7	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.9	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	177 of 193	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	235 of 261	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	315 of 385	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	314 of 388	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	287 of 368	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	363 of 391	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	288 of 391	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)55th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2024)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Military Connected (2023)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)15th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science86%+7 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Mathematics54%-4 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

School is not able to offer extra curricular activities and due to budgets field trips are limited and not varied from year to year. There is also turnover with teachers in various grade levels. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)					NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Peter Sarpy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2908 Vandenberg Ave	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4795	466	30	15.6	39.3%	282 (60.5%)	33 (7.1%)	85 (18.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (12.7%)	33.7	218^th of 294 public elementary schools	25.9%		37.7	296^th of 428 public elementary schools	30.8%	78	54.2	51.6	60.6	63.3	57.2	58.6		50.0		53.6	86.4	86.4	$14,290	$561	$12,311
Fort Crook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12501 S 25th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4710	269	20	13.4	36.1%	134 (49.8%)	16 (5.9%)	79 (29.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.8%)	46	176^th of 294 public elementary schools	40.1%		58.1	218^th of 428 public elementary schools	49.1%	42	47.6	63.9	77.8	68.0	63.3	57.1		69.4		59.7			$16,579	$759	$13,895
Lemay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2726 Kennedy Dr	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4760	330	22	15.2	37.6%	167 (50.6%)	37 (11.2%)	61 (18.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (18.8%)								(n/a)				46.3	48.3					53.3			$14,676	$686	$12,273
Leonard Lawrence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13204 S 29th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4880	334	22	14.8	29.3%	206 (61.7%)	16 (4.8%)	63 (18.9%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	40 (12.0%)	41.3	194^th of 294 public elementary schools	34.0%		41.3	284^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.6%	90	62.5	49.1	49.0	75.0	58.4	66.7	61.4		70.8	63.9			$14,402	$449	$12,427
Golden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2912 Coffey Ave	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0459	253	25	10.0		144 (56.9%)	22 (8.7%)	66 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.3%)								(n/a)				53.9	48.1					45.1			$20,358	$1,150	$17,334
Anderson Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11820 S 37th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0479	317	21	15.4	19.2%	209 (65.9%)	11 (3.5%)	56 (17.7%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.7%)	65.3	103^rd of 294 public elementary schools	65.0%		67	140^th of 428 public elementary schools	67.3%	37	73.6		64.3	76.5	68.4	66.0		64.3	80.4	66.8			$13,524	$136	$12,073
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14110 Tregaron Drive	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 827-5950	486	29	16.5	14.6%	327 (67.3%)	24 (4.9%)	55 (11.3%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.4%)	54.4	145^th of 294 public elementary schools	50.7%		70.9	119^th of 428 public elementary schools	72.2%	26	65.2	59.1	65.8	68.5	64.8	62.1	65.2	71.2	67.1	66.6	91.8	91.8	$13,574	$669	$11,400
Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12001 Timberridge Dr	Bellevue	68133	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 827-1840	475	27	17.3	20.0%	307 (64.6%)	19 (4.0%)	69 (14.5%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	66 (13.9%)	88.5	18^th of 294 public elementary schools	93.9%		86.8	33^rd of 428 public elementary schools	92.3%	15	84.1	80.8	73.8	86.5	81.0	84.1	88.5	82.5	83.8	84.4			$12,879	$587	$11,086
Two Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3001 Spring Blvd	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-5070	364	25	14.5	20.3%	229 (62.9%)	18 (4.9%)	66 (18.1%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (11.0%)	42.9	187^th of 294 public elementary schools	36.4%		46.8	265^th of 428 public elementary schools	38.1%	78	62.8		65.3	59.6	57.3	60.5	56.3	79.6	50.0	61.5	86.0	86.0	$16,309	$622	$13,805
Twin Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Sunbury Dr	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4845	288	19	15.0	47.9%	169 (58.7%)	17 (5.9%)	69 (24.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.4%)	34.3	217^th of 294 public elementary schools	26.2%		35.2	309^th of 428 public elementary schools	27.8%	92	56.4	56.8	56.3	58.3	56.8	66.7	67.6	54.2		61.5			$13,900	$449	$12,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Peter Sarpy Elementary School

How many students attend Peter Sarpy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Peter Sarpy Elementary School.

Is Peter Sarpy Elementary School a good school?

Peter Sarpy Elementary School ranks 218^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Peter Sarpy Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Peter Sarpy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis & Clark Middle School
High : Bellevue East Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Peter Sarpy Elementary School?

Students at Peter Sarpy Elementary School are 61% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 7% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Peter Sarpy Elementary School in?

Bellevue Public Schools

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