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Papillion La Vista Senior High

Q: Is Papillion La Vista Senior High a good school?

Papillion La Vista Senior High ranks 88 th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Papillion La Vista Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,867 students attended Papillion La Vista Senior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Papillion La Vista Senior High?

Students at Papillion La Vista Senior High are 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Papillion La Vista Senior High?

Papillion La Vista Senior High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : G Stanley Hall Elementary School Elementary : Hickory Hill Elementary School Elementary : La Vista West Elementary School Elementary : Parkview Heights Elementary School Elementary : Portal Elementary School Elementary : Prairie Queen Elementary Elementary : Rumsey Station Elementary School Elementary : Tara Heights Elementary School Middle : La Vista Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 40% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Papillion La Vista Senior High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,873 students in Papillion, Nebraska, which is part of the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district. The school has shown a mixed academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that are above the state average but lower than the district average. However, the school maintains relatively high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.9% to 96.6% in recent years, which are comparable to or slightly higher than the district and state averages.

One area of concern for Papillion La Vista Senior High is its chronic absenteeism rates, which have ranged from 13.7% to 28.5% in recent years, generally higher than the district and state averages. The school's performance across different student subgroups has also been mixed, with the school ranking among the top schools in the state for Hispanic and African American students, but more average or below average for Asian, White, and Multi-racial students. The school's socioeconomic status, as indicated by the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, is relatively low, ranging from 21.82% to 30.75% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Papillion La Vista Senior High performs better academically than South High School in Omaha, which is part of the Omaha Public Schools district and has significantly lower test scores and a lower ranking among Nebraska high schools. However, the school's academic performance is generally lower than that of Papillion La Vista South High School, which is also part of the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district and has higher test scores and a higher ranking among Nebraska high schools.

1,867

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,101

Per pupil spending ?

28.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 E Cary St
Papillion, NE 68046-2156

(402) 898-0400

District: Papillion La Vista Community Schools

Feeder schools for Papillion La Vista Senior High:

Elementary:	G Stanley Hall Elementary School
	Hickory Hill Elementary School
	La Vista West Elementary School
	Parkview Heights Elementary School
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	Portal Elementary School
	Prairie Queen Elementary
	Rumsey Station Elementary School
	Tara Heights Elementary School
Middle:	La Vista Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.4%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% Nebraska)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg52%

Nebraska avg44%

88^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 38 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Papillion La Vista Community Schools

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
2025	46.7	88 of 146	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	109 of 168	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	105 of 215	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	59 of 202	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	79 of 209	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	77 of 217	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	99 of 219	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.4	86 of 219	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.8	82 of 246	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.8	54 of 242	77.7%	★★★★☆
2014	68.3	81 of 247	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.5	61 of 247	75.3%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	69 of 245	71.8%	★★★★☆
2011	65.6	76 of 252	69.8%	★★★★☆
2010	60.9	96 of 249	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.0	106 of 251	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.1	30 of 252	88.1%	★★★★☆
2007	68.8	55 of 247	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	53.2	137 of 249	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	75.6	4 of 15	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	20.6	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	85.1	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	52.0	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.6	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	10 of 14	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	67.0	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	33 of 66	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	51 of 93	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.4	64 of 136	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	38 of 132	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	61 of 138	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	40 of 142	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	70 of 144	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	39.8	17 of 33	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	13 of 41	68.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	14 of 41	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	11 of 38	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.5	17 of 43	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.8	8 of 41	80.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	12 of 41	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	37.6	39 of 62	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	50 of 89	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	27 of 74	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	40 of 83	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	27 of 82	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	20 of 79	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	31 of 66	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	56 of 93	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	83 of 135	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	54 of 135	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	55 of 130	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	76 of 140	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	64 of 138	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	45.0	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2021	72.7	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	38.1	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	10 of 16	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.7	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.8	5 of 15	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.3	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	46.9	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	26.0	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.3	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	66 of 113	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	68 of 125	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	98 of 206	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	43 of 196	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	65 of 200	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	65 of 207	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	97 of 205	52.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)85th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+42 vs school

African American (2023)73rd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)40th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2023)38th percentile-13 vs school

Military Connected (2023)33rd percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science54%+6 vs state

English Language Arts50%+7 vs state

Mathematics46%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT 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	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Papillion La Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	303 E Cary St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0400	1,867	117	16.0	28.8%	1,296 (69.4%)	101 (5.4%)	305 (16.3%)	51 (2.7%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	102 (5.5%)	46.7	88^th of 146 public high schools	39.7%		40.2	109^th of 168 public high schools	35.1%	21	49.8	46.4	53.7	$13,101	$164	$10,986
Patrick J Thomas Juvenile Center	Public	7-12	9701 Portal Road	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Patrick J Thomas Juvenile Justice Center	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 537-7036	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ralston High School	Public	9-12	8969 Park Dr	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-7373	1,024	61	16.6	52.8%	432 (42.2%)	60 (5.9%)	457 (44.6%)	15 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.0%)	8	133^rd of 146 public high schools	8.9%		10	156^th of 168 public high schools	7.1%	23	33.8	21.2	28.8	$14,812	$310	$12,743
Papillion La Vista South High School	Public	9-12	10799 Hwy 370	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 829-4600	2,038	120	16.9	18.2%	1,565 (76.8%)	85 (4.2%)	207 (10.2%)	39 (1.9%)	11 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	123 (6.0%)	59.5	64^th of 146 public high schools	56.2%		73.5	44^th of 168 public high schools	73.8%	20	53.6	50.9	60.3	$13,500	$150	$11,410
Bryan High School	Public	9-12	4700 Giles Rd	Omaha	68157	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2540	1,474	86	17.1		180 (12.2%)	108 (7.3%)	1,129 (76.6%)	12 (0.8%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	34 (2.3%)	1.1	141^st of 146 public high schools	3.4%		0.6	167^th of 168 public high schools	0.6%	26	15.9	8.1	20.9	$18,679	$3,201	$13,956
Buena Vista High School	Public	9-12	5616 L Street	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-2900	1,494	77	19.5		215 (14.4%)	187 (12.5%)	1,015 (67.9%)	15 (1.0%)	17 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.0%)	0.6	146^th of 146 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	11.1	7.3	16.7	$19,191	$3,108	$13,638
Transition Program South	Public	12	4875 F Street	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2970	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westside High School West Campus	Public	9-12	3504 S 108th Street	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-8214	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Young Adult Program	Public	12	12820 N Street	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6330	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Transition Program At Unmc Nebraska Medicine	Public	12	Munroe Meyer Building; 444 S 4	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-9490	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Papillion La Vista Senior High

How many students attend Papillion La Vista Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,867 students attended Papillion La Vista Senior High.

What district is Papillion La Vista Senior High in?

Papillion La Vista Community Schools

Is Papillion La Vista Senior High a good school?

Papillion La Vista Senior High ranks 88^th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Papillion La Vista Senior High?

Papillion La Vista Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : G Stanley Hall Elementary School
Elementary : Hickory Hill Elementary School
Elementary : La Vista West Elementary School
Elementary : Parkview Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Portal Elementary School
Elementary : Prairie Queen Elementary
Elementary : Rumsey Station Elementary School
Elementary : Tara Heights Elementary School
Middle : La Vista Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Papillion La Vista Senior High?

Students at Papillion La Vista Senior High are 69% White, 16% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

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