PATRIOT ELEMENTARY

PATRIOT ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier primary school in PAPILLION, Nebraska, operated by PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. The school educates 361 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 33% above the state mean of about 272.

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

In terms of who attends, PATRIOT ELEMENTARY shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting PATRIOT ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 16% of students are eligible 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), PATRIOT ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.8%; this one delivers 66.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Sarpy County indicate median household income runs about $103,321, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sarpy County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students), of which PATRIOT ELEMENTARY is one.

The closest other public school is WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PATRIOT ELEMENTARY at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 69.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 33%: 535 students in 2018 compared to 361 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 84% to 76%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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