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Alumni: what's one memory from PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 317527002192
PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
9920 BRENTWOOD DR, LA VISTA, NE 68128 · (402) 898-0425 · Sarpy County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
60 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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 16% |
Student demographics
43%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
74.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
76.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% 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 →
Where PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Sarpy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #64 of 311 | #7 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #50 of 398 | #6 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #40 of 438 | #4 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #111 of 587 | #14 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #270 of 379 | #28 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #198 of 379 | #26 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.2% | #323 of 359 | #28 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #201 of 220 | #26 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
422
-53 (-11%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 422 | 27.2 | 15.5:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 28.4 | 16.0:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 28.5 | 16.0:1 | 15% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 15% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 28.9 | 14.9:1 | 10% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 5% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located in LA VISTA, Nebraska, is a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 422 students, covering pre-K through 6. That is 55% larger than the average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports to PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which has 22 schools and 12,069 students.
At PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 74% of students are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 43%.
For every teacher at PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are about 15.5 students; the school has 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 14%. On average, public schools in Sarpy County report 23%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 71.4% at PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Sarpy County show that median household income comes to about $103,321, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 76, with about 34,055 students.
Of the public schools around it, PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest to ESU 3 HEAD START - PARKVIEW HEIGHTS, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 2nd out of 5 schools in its immediate area.
PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolled 475 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 422.
On allk12, people connected to PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 LA VISTA
- LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 719 students
- PARKVIEW HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOLElementary · 439 students
- G STANLEY HALL ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 417 students
- LA VISTA WEST ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 315 students
Nearby schools
- ESU 3 HEAD START - PARKVIEW HEIGHTS1.0 mi · 14
- PARKVIEW HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL1.0 mi · 439
- HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 233
- MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 330
- LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 719
- PAPILLION LA VISTA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (PLECC)1.6 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS in Sarpy County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.