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La Vista West Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

La Vista West Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in La Vista, Nebraska, part of the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district. With 310 students enrolled, the school faces significant challenges compared to its peers in the district.

Academically, La Vista West Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. For example, its 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 45% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 65.17% and the state's 58.91%. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, with low rankings for female, white, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, La Vista West has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.9% to 21.5% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the performance of La Vista West Elementary stands in stark contrast to several nearby schools in the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district, such as Tara Heights Elementary and Portal Elementary, which consistently outperform La Vista West in academic proficiency and other key metrics. Additionally, La Vista West spends more per student ($17,629 in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools in the district, which spend between $11,620 and $14,956 per student, raising questions about the efficient and effective allocation of resources.

315

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,673

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7821 Terry Dr
La Vista, NE 68128-3943

(402) 898-0463

District: Papillion La Vista Community Schools

Students who attend La Vista West Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	La Vista Middle School
High:	Papillion La Vista Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.8%

Hispanic:

35.2%

Two or more races:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (42% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2014

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg66%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

La Vista West 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	24.7	340 of 428	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	388 of 459	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	374 of 457	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	363 of 442	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	405 of 452	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	319 of 450	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	46.3	263 of 459	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	291 of 480	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.1	294 of 488	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.4	264 of 483	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.0	327 of 485	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.5	234 of 480	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	20.1	417 of 473	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.5	354 of 502	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	55.5	253 of 471	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.8	178 of 478	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	43.2	297 of 430	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.3	361 of 418	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	178 of 203	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	320 of 349	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	265 of 337	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	278 of 318	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	322 of 349	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	201 of 341	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	39.2	75 of 108	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	86 of 112	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	268 of 312	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	190 of 259	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	202 of 264	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	251 of 298	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.3	129 of 281	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	48.3	117 of 203	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	269 of 366	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	276 of 356	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	252 of 328	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	307 of 367	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	239 of 347	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	238 of 261	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	334 of 385	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	345 of 388	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	338 of 368	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	382 of 391	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	330 of 391	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)42nd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2023)31st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)12th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)9th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-15 vs state

Mathematics41%-17 vs state

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Schools Near La Vista West Elementary School

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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
La Vista West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7821 Terry Dr	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0463	315	27	11.5		119 (37.8%)	25 (7.9%)	111 (35.2%)	11 (3.5%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.0%)								(n/a)		44.2			43.8					41.1			$19,673	$588	$17,340
Wildewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8071 Ralston Ave	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-6475	303	21	14.4	59.4%	148 (48.8%)	22 (7.3%)	109 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	32.6	221^st of 294 public elementary schools	24.8%		28.7	330^th of 428 public elementary schools	22.9%	109	45.2	62.2	48.6	42.1	49.3	73.8		65.7		63.2			$14,354	$1,467	$11,984
G Stanley Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7600 S 72nd St	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0455	417	35	12.0		220 (52.8%)	41 (9.8%)	104 (24.9%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	18.9	257^th of 294 public elementary schools	12.6%		29.7	326^th of 428 public elementary schools	23.8%	69		39.2	45.6	59.3	48.9			32.4	64.8	44.0			$15,502	$727	$13,368
Parkview Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7609 S 89th St	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0433	439	36	12.1		228 (51.9%)	27 (6.2%)	127 (28.9%)	11 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.6%)	24.6	240^th of 294 public elementary schools	18.4%		42.7	281^st of 428 public elementary schools	34.3%	41	54.4	48.3	39.0	64.8	51.3	56.1			59.3	53.0			$15,286	$584	$13,554
Hickory Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1307 Rogers Dr	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0469	362	25	14.2	28.5%	262 (72.4%)	18 (5.0%)	44 (12.2%)	10 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	55.5	138^th of 294 public elementary schools	53.1%		62.2	180^th of 428 public elementary schools	57.9%	42	59.0	70.6	65.4	76.7	69.0		60.3	65.4		60.3	88.5	88.5	$12,648	$129	$11,354
Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9225 Berry	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 339-6655	330	20	16.8	49.1%	177 (53.6%)	26 (7.9%)	102 (30.9%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	71.8	82^nd of 294 public elementary schools	72.1%		68.3	134^th of 428 public elementary schools	68.7%	52	63.8	60.5	72.2	78.4	68.4	76.6	81.6	80.6	81.1	79.8			$14,880	$636	$13,340
Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 S 79th St	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-0540	286	19	15.0	56.3%	137 (47.9%)	21 (7.3%)	101 (35.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	51	154^th of 294 public elementary schools	47.6%		64.6	159^th of 428 public elementary schools	62.9%	5	56.4	60.5	73.2	51.2	60.2	71.8	72.1	85.4	58.1	71.7			$13,127	$1,558	$10,836
Tara Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Tara Rd	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0445	399	29	13.9	25.8%	305 (76.4%)	14 (3.5%)	45 (11.3%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	66	100^th of 294 public elementary schools	66.0%		77.1	87^th of 428 public elementary schools	79.7%	13	63.3	75.4	81.1	74.1	73.8	61.2	90.2	71.7	55.2	70.1	90.6	90.6	$13,725	$127	$12,382
Portal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9920 Brentwood Dr	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0425	422	27	15.5	14.2%	312 (73.9%)	10 (2.4%)	45 (10.7%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	86.2	25^th of 294 public elementary schools	91.5%		86.3	35^th of 428 public elementary schools	91.8%	10	81.1	82.0	79.2	77.8	79.8	81.1		86.1	77.8	79.0			$12,304	$125	$10,959
Mockingbird Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5100 S 93rd St	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-6954	473	30	15.8	71.9%	109 (23.0%)	30 (6.3%)	305 (64.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)								(n/a)					31.0				48.7	41.7			$12,238	$707	$10,773

Frequently Asked Questions about La Vista West Elementary School

How many students attend La Vista West Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended La Vista West Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of La Vista West Elementary School?

Students at La Vista West Elementary School are 38% White, 35% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian.

What district is La Vista West Elementary School in?

Papillion La Vista Community Schools

What schools do graduates of La Vista West Elementary School attend?

Students who attend La Vista West Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Vista Middle School
High : Papillion La Vista Senior High

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