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Prairie Queen Elementary

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Prairie Queen Elementary ranks 61 st of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Queen Elementary is a public elementary school in Papillion, Nebraska, serving 533 students in grades PK-6. This high-performing school consistently outshines its district, the Papillion La Vista Community Schools, as well as the state of Nebraska in academic achievement.

Prairie Queen Elementary has earned impressive accolades, ranking among the top elementary schools in Nebraska. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 59th out of 274 Nebraska elementary schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the previous three school years, the school was ranked even higher, reaching as high as 22nd out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools in 2023-2024 and earning a 5-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in NSCAS English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly outpaced the district and state averages, with some grades reaching over 80% proficiency. Additionally, Prairie Queen's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 88% exceeded the district's 86.46% and the state's 83.38%.

While Prairie Queen Elementary stands out, nearby schools in the Millard Public Schools district, such as Holling Heights and Sandoz Elementary, generally perform at a lower level with lower proficiency rates and state rankings. This contrast highlights Prairie Queen's exceptional academic performance, which is further evidenced by its strong results across different student subgroups, including female, male, and white students. With relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and increasing per-student spending, Prairie Queen Elementary continues to be a standout institution within the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district and the state of Nebraska.

514

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,380

Per pupil spending ?

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10520 S 123rd Avenue
Papillion, NE 68046-4393

(402) 514-3650

District: Papillion La Vista Community Schools

Students who attend Prairie Queen Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Hispanic:

12.1%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2017 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (78% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Nebraska elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg69%

Nebraska avg61%

61^st of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 17 pts since 2017

From top 4% (2017) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	77.0	61 of 294	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	22 of 428	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	30 of 459	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	43 of 457	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	31 of 442	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	79 of 452	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	102 of 450	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	89.0	19 of 459	95.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	39 of 90	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.5	19 of 203	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.3	36 of 349	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	56 of 337	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	49 of 318	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	55 of 349	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	53 of 341	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	44 of 90	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	91.4	4 of 203	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	17 of 366	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	26 of 356	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	22 of 328	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	70.8	87 of 367	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.5	125 of 347	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	90.9	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	54 of 193	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	13 of 261	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	39 of 385	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	76.0	67 of 388	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	41 of 368	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	73 of 391	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	115 of 391	70.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2022)88th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-23 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science88%+8 vs state

English Language Arts78%+20 vs state

Mathematics76%+18 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
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
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
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
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			$12,557	$86	$11,172
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
Holling Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6565 S 136th St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8330	340	34	10.0	61.2%	198 (58.2%)	37 (10.9%)	66 (19.4%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.6%)	31.1	225^th of 294 public elementary schools	23.5%		51.9	245^th of 428 public elementary schools	42.8%	20	54.9	47.3	60.0		54.0	66.7		56.4		57.8			$18,121	$1,096	$15,821
Sandoz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5959 Oak Hills Dr	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8345	336	29	11.5	49.4%	190 (56.5%)	26 (7.7%)	67 (19.9%)	27 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.5%)	9 (2.7%)	41.2	195^th of 294 public elementary schools	33.7%		60.3	195^th of 428 public elementary schools	54.4%		70.0	61.8	54.1		62.7	58.0	65.5			57.8			$17,320	$1,731	$14,239
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
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
Norman Rockwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6370 S 140th Ave	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8246	310	26	12.1	43.9%	217 (70.0%)	25 (8.1%)	37 (11.9%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	47.6	167^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.2%		62.2	181^st of 428 public elementary schools	57.7%	14	65.9	63.4	70.0		66.4	53.7				54.1			$19,664	$3,177	$14,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Queen Elementary

What district is Prairie Queen Elementary in?

Papillion La Vista Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Queen Elementary?

Students at Prairie Queen Elementary are 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Prairie Queen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Prairie Queen Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Prairie Queen Elementary a good school?

Prairie Queen Elementary ranks 61^st of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Prairie Queen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Prairie Queen Elementary.

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