LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL

LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a large junior high in LA VISTA, Nebraska, part of PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 719 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 75% larger than typical.

PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 12,069 students; LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that White students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder reads as 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 28% of students at LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.5%; this one delivers 59.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Sarpy County put median household income runs about $103,321, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Sarpy County (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students).

The closest other public school is ESU 3 PAPILLION LAVISTA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL has ticked down 5%, going from 754 students in 2018 to 719 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 80% to 66% over that span.

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