BELL ELEMENTARY

BELL ELEMENTARY operates as a large elementary campus in PAPILLION, Nebraska, part of PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 488 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so BELL ELEMENTARY sits 79% larger than that benchmark.

PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 12,069 students. BELL ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, BELL ELEMENTARY shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. Compared to Sarpy County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, BELL ELEMENTARY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting BELL ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Sarpy County (around 23%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BELL ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Sarpy County put median household earnings sit near $103,321, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Sarpy County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students), of which BELL ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: ESU 3 HEAD START - SCCDC, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BELL ELEMENTARY. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BELL ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 66.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 7%: 523 students in 2018 compared to 488 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 86% to 78% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.