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Patriot Elementary

Q: Is Patriot Elementary a good school?

Patriot Elementary ranks 81 st of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

81^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Patriot Elementary is a public elementary school in Papillion, Nebraska, serving 382 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 115 districts in the state.

Patriot Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with rates ranging from 62% to 84% across grade levels. The school also ranks among the top in Nebraska for supporting military-connected students, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15-16 students per teacher. While the school faces higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the district, it continues to be a standout performer, providing a quality education to its diverse student population.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Papillion La Vista district, Patriot Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, particularly at Prairie Queen Elementary and Bell Elementary, which also demonstrate strong academic performance. However, some nearby schools, such as Trumble Park Elementary and Carriage Hill Elementary, have lower proficiency rates and may require additional support to improve student outcomes.

361

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,128

Per pupil spending ?

16.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Hardwood Dr
Papillion, NE 68046-4502

(402) 898-0405

District: Papillion La Vista Community Schools

Students who attend Patriot Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.5%

Hispanic:

9.1%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (76% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Papillion La Vista Community Schools

✓Above the Nebraska median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg66%

Nebraska avg58%

81^st of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 14Elementary 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	71.9	81 of 294	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	68 of 428	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	65 of 459	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	82 of 457	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	93 of 442	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	72 of 452	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	70 of 450	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	34 of 459	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	82.7	52 of 480	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	87.3	30 of 488	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	88.3	25 of 483	94.8%	★★★★★
2013	79.6	58 of 485	88.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	67 of 480	86.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.7	105 of 473	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	84.2	11 of 502	97.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	73.6	47 of 203	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	70 of 349	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	73 of 337	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.8	120 of 318	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	70 of 349	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	74 of 341	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	73.6	46 of 203	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	69 of 366	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	79 of 356	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	60 of 328	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	62 of 367	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	41 of 347	88.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.6	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.4	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	56 of 193	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	62 of 261	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	80 of 385	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	89 of 388	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	123 of 368	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	74 of 391	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	70 of 391	82.1%	★★★★☆

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)77th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2024)77th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile~ school

Military Connected (2023)67th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+18 vs state

Mathematics75%+17 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 (2025)	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
Patriot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1701 Hardwood Dr	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0405	361	24	15.2	16.1%	276 (76.5%)	19 (5.3%)	33 (9.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	71.9	81^st of 294 public elementary schools	72.4%		80.7	68^th of 428 public elementary schools	84.1%	13	86.4	62.1	83.6	77.8	77.0	84.1	60.3	83.6	72.2	74.7			$13,128	$88	$11,603
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	720 Fenwick St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-9630	451	32	14.2	19.5%	310 (68.7%)	27 (6.0%)	60 (13.3%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.5%)	67.1	99^th of 294 public elementary schools	66.3%		73.6	101^st of 428 public elementary schools	76.4%	2	73.4	73.3	68.3	82.8	74.4	81.3	73.3	60.0	74.1	72.3	83.3	83.3	$13,606	$561	$11,818
Trumble Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Valley Rd	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0466	364	27	13.4	32.4%	274 (75.3%)	7 (1.9%)	54 (14.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	35.9	211^th of 294 public elementary schools	28.2%		60.9	190^th of 428 public elementary schools	55.6%	21	47.7		60.6	69.8	58.1	47.7		50.0	64.2	55.3	84.9	84.9	$14,101	$96	$12,648
Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7909 Reed Street	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0408	488	29	16.5	11.9%	382 (78.3%)	12 (2.5%)	41 (8.4%)	14 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.6%)	68.6	94^th of 294 public elementary schools	68.0%		80.4	70^th of 428 public elementary schools	83.6%	24	84.3	66.2	71.3	77.3	74.7	78.6	63.4	70.0	69.3	70.3	91.3	91.3	$12,069	$85	$10,783
Ashbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11740 S 120th Street	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 537-6299	391	24	16.1	4.3%	312 (79.8%)	14 (3.6%)	35 (9.0%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	52.6	149^th of 294 public elementary schools	49.3%		64.9	155^th of 428 public elementary schools	63.8%	6	64.3	68.8	65.9	72.0	67.7	67.9	66.7	56.8	68.0	65.2	84.1	84.1	$12,173	$364	$10,302
Carriage Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Cedardale Rd	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0449	386	31	12.2		266 (68.9%)	25 (6.5%)	45 (11.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.1%)	44	180^th of 294 public elementary schools	38.8%		51.9	246^th of 428 public elementary schools	42.5%	66	62.1	70.7	52.9	71.7	63.8	58.6	75.0	58.8	58.7	62.1			$17,661	$1,240	$14,806
Prairie Queen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10520 S 123rd Avenue	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 514-3650	514	32	15.8	8.8%	374 (72.8%)	20 (3.9%)	62 (12.1%)	25 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	77	61^st of 294 public elementary schools	79.3%		89.3	22^nd of 428 public elementary schools	94.9%	39	72.5	85.3	73.3	83.3	78.3	72.5	80.9	69.3	83.3	76.3	88.0	88.0	$12,380	$85	$11,110
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	$13,938	$86	$12,592
Westmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13210 Glenn St	Omaha	68138	Sarpy County	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 895-9602	264	20	12.9	21.2%	231 (87.5%)	4 (1.5%)	20 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	47.1	170^th of 294 public elementary schools	42.2%		73	104^th of 428 public elementary schools	75.7%	66	66.7	55.3	67.6		67.7	69.7	52.6	62.2	82.1	65.4			$18,916	$310	$16,038
Rumsey Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Eagle Ridge Dr	Papillion	68133	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0475	343	24	14.5	12.0%	263 (76.7%)	7 (2.0%)	43 (12.5%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)	56.8	133^rd of 294 public elementary schools	54.8%		71.4	114^th of 428 public elementary schools	73.4%	19	62.5	78.1	80.3	62.5	71.6	72.5	56.1	68.9	50.0	62.1	90.2	90.2	$15,009	$340	$12,906

Frequently Asked Questions about Patriot Elementary

How many students attend Patriot Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Patriot Elementary.

Is Patriot Elementary a good school?

Patriot Elementary ranks 81^st of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Patriot Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patriot Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Patriot Elementary in?

Papillion La Vista Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Patriot Elementary?

Students at Patriot Elementary are 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

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