Summary:
The city of La Vista, Nebraska has only one middle school, La Vista Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. Located within the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district, the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, ranking as high as 99th out of 238 Nebraska middle schools in 2022-2023 and as low as 118th out of 200 in 2023-2024.
Academically, La Vista Middle School's performance on standardized tests is mixed compared to district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's 7th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 68.44%, slightly below the district average of 72.64% but above the state average of 58.41%. However, the school's 8th grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 63.91% lagged behind the district's 73.04%. Similarly, the school's 7th grade Mathematics proficiency of 62.85% was close to the district's 63.83% but above the state's 55.49%, while its 8th grade Mathematics proficiency of 58.4% fell short of the district's 64.89% and the state's 57.43%. In 8th grade Science, the school's proficiency rate of 81.82% exceeded the state's 76.11%.
Other key metrics for La Vista Middle School include a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% in 2024-2025 and 33.57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's per-student spending of $13,868 and student-teacher ratio of 14.2 in 2023-2024 suggest adequate resources, but the school may need to address the relatively high chronic absenteeism rate and target interventions to improve student outcomes, particularly in 8th grade Mathematics and English Language Arts.
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