PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in PAPILLION, Nebraska, PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sprawling intermediate school, operated by PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. It serves 635 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 55% bigger than typical.

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

Demographically, PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Sarpy County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sarpy County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,321 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Sarpy County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students), of which PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: TRUMBLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 65.2%.

PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 9%, going from 695 students in 2018 to 635 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 84% to 76% over that span.

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