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Golden Hills Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Golden Hills Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bellevue, Nebraska, serving 260 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district, which is ranked 77 out of 182 districts in the state.

Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, Golden Hills Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools over the past seven years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics 10-20 percentage points below the Papillion La Vista Community Schools and Nebraska averages. Compared to nearby schools like Bellevue Elementary and Anderson Grove Elementary, which consistently rank in the top 30-40% of Nebraska elementary schools, Golden Hills Elementary lags behind in academic performance.

The school's high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 40-54% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, may be contributing to its academic challenges. Additionally, Golden Hills Elementary has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.2% in 2020-2021 to 21.1% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Addressing these issues, as well as the uneven performance across different student subgroups, will be crucial for the school to improve academic outcomes and better serve its students.

253

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,149

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2912 Coffey Ave
Bellevue, NE 68123-1592

(402) 898-0459

District: Papillion La Vista Community Schools

Students who attend Golden Hills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Papillion Middle School
High:	Papillion La Vista South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

26.1%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (47% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg66%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Golden Hills Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

68^th of 118Papillion La Vista Community 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
2024	39.9	294 of 428	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	322 of 459	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	250 of 457	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	303 of 442	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	285 of 452	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	282 of 450	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.1	254 of 459	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.6	229 of 480	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.8	178 of 488	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.8	147 of 483	69.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.8	92 of 485	81.0%	★★★★☆
2012	70.1	113 of 480	76.5%	★★★★☆
2011	57.9	195 of 473	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.5	233 of 502	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	119 of 471	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	66.4	133 of 478	72.2%	★★★★☆
2007	44.4	290 of 430	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.3	354 of 418	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	28.5	259 of 349	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	249 of 337	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	218 of 318	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	287 of 349	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	200 of 341	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	47.4	172 of 312	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	97 of 259	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	105 of 264	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	78 of 298	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	64 of 281	77.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	53.9	165 of 366	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	189 of 356	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	211 of 328	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	176 of 367	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	227 of 347	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	16.7	239 of 261	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	306 of 385	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	232 of 388	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	239 of 368	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	277 of 391	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	299 of 391	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2023)55th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)45th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2023)26th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-11 vs state

Mathematics45%-13 vs state

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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 (2025)
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
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			$19,149	$1,467	$15,975
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			$15,125	$499	$12,811
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			$13,312	$87	$11,921
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	$14,738	$504	$12,896
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			$17,683	$825	$14,805
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			$15,272	$320	$13,299
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			$13,143	$514	$11,461
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			$14,884	$320	$13,215
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	$13,921	$623	$11,888
Belleaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Mission Ave West	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 293-4510	328	27	12.0	62.5%	152 (46.3%)	27 (8.2%)	122 (37.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	13.3	267^th of 294 public elementary schools	9.2%		23.8	342^nd of 428 public elementary schools	20.1%	75	51.3			48.1	44.5	53.9			50.0	46.6	72.0	72.0	$17,846	$1,259	$15,069

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Hills Elementary School

What district is Golden Hills Elementary School in?

Papillion La Vista Community Schools

How many students attend Golden Hills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Golden Hills Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Golden Hills Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Golden Hills Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Papillion Middle School
High : Papillion La Vista South High School

What is the racial makeup of Golden Hills Elementary School?

Students at Golden Hills Elementary School are 57% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races.

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