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What's one thing PATRIOT ELEMENTARY gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 317527002209
PATRIOT ELEMENTARY
1701 HARDWOOD DR, PAPILLION, NE 68046 · (402) 898-0405 · Sarpy County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
58 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 7 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
71.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PATRIOT ELEMENTARY
PATRIOT ELEMENTARY's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PATRIOT ELEMENTARY this school | 361 | 16.1% | 66.4% |
| WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY PAPILLION | 451 | 19.5% | 66.3% |
| FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE | 486 | 14.6% | 66.5% |
| OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 312 | 20.5% | 76.4% |
| FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 417 | 11.3% | 66.5% |
| TWO SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE | 364 | 20.3% | 62.1% |
Matched among Nebraska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PATRIOT ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Sarpy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #137 of 311 | #18 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #116 of 398 | #11 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #67 of 438 | #10 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #177 of 587 | #29 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #251 of 379 | #24 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #224 of 379 | #31 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.1% | #311 of 359 | #25 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #7 of 220 | #2 of 29 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
361
-44 (-11%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 488
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 361 | 23.7 | 15.2:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 18% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 26.4 | 15.1:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 29 | 14.0:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 31.3 | 17.1:1 | 7% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 5% (24) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PATRIOT ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (535 to 361); teachers down 24% (31.3 to 23.7).
About PATRIOT ELEMENTARY
Students in PAPILLION, Nebraska, attend PATRIOT ELEMENTARY, a medium-sized elementary school. The school counts 361 students across pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 33% bigger than the 272 average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS has 22 schools and 12,069 students, and PATRIOT ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
PATRIOT ELEMENTARY's enrollment is 76% White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. The county population is about 79% White, within a few points of the school. PATRIOT ELEMENTARY has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
PATRIOT ELEMENTARY operates with 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.2:1. That ratio is under the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. PATRIOT ELEMENTARY reports 16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Compared with Nebraska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PATRIOT ELEMENTARY's results are 4.3 points below predicted: 66.4% against 70.8%.
Among Sarpy County residents, median household income is about $103,321, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. PATRIOT ELEMENTARY is one of 76 public schools in Sarpy County, which together enroll about 34,055 students.
Of nearby public schools, WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PATRIOT ELEMENTARY is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 405 to 361. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.0:1 to 15.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at PATRIOT ELEMENTARY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Sarpy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,389
Census ACS
Median income
$103,321
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
34,055 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HSHigh · 2,038 students
- PAPILLION LA VISTA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,867 students
- LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 719 students
- PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 635 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 522 students
- PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 514 students
Other schools in PAPILLION
- PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HSHigh · 2,038 students
- PAPILLION LA VISTA SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,867 students
- PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 635 students
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 522 students
- PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARYElementary · 514 students
- BELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
Other Patriot Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Patriot Elementary. PATRIOT ELEMENTARY is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Patriot Elementary -06Box Elder, SD · 982 students
- PATRIOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAPE CORAL, FL · 954 students
- Patriot ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 931 students
- Patriot Elementary SchoolFORT CARSON, CO · 523 students
Nearby schools
- WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 451
- PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HS1.4 mi · 2,038
- TRUMBLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 364
- BELL ELEMENTARY1.8 mi · 488
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 522
- ASHBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About PATRIOT ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at PATRIOT ELEMENTARY?
PATRIOT ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-06.
Is PATRIOT ELEMENTARY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PATRIOT ELEMENTARY is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PATRIOT ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PATRIOT ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PATRIOT ELEMENTARY?
At PATRIOT ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is PATRIOT ELEMENTARY public or private?
PATRIOT ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.