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How has PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 317527002322
PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY
10520 S 123RD AVENUE, PAPILLION, NE 68046 · (402) 514-3650 · Sarpy County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
45 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 | 15 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
45%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
76.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
76.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY
PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY this school | 514 | 8.8% | 73.0% |
| PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON | 556 | 8.1% | 78.3% |
| ASHBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION | 391 | 4.3% | 71.9% |
| FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 417 | 11.3% | 66.5% |
| PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LA VISTA | 422 | 14.2% | 72.4% |
| KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY LINCOLN | 497 | 15.7% | 78.0% |
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 PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Sarpy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #52 of 311 | #5 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #55 of 398 | #7 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #28 of 438 | #3 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #43 of 587 | #2 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #292 of 379 | #35 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #188 of 379 | #24 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #338 of 359 | #32 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #42 of 135 | #5 of 10 |
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
514
+52 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 514 | 32.4 | 15.9:1 | 9% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 32.5 | 16.4:1 | 9% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 26.4 | 16.9:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 3% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (444 to 514); teachers up 23% (26.4 to 32.4).
About PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY
PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school for students in PAPILLION, Nebraska. Its enrollment is 514 students, spread over pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average enrollment is about 272.
PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS has 22 schools and 12,069 students, and PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY is one of those schools.
The student body at PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY is 73% White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY has 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.9:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska have an average ratio of 21.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 9%. The rate at public schools in Sarpy County averages 23%, higher than here.
PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.0% is within a point of the 73.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Sarpy County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $103,321 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY, Sarpy County has 76 public schools.
PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is WESTMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 52 students, from 462 to 514.
This page is set up for the PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
- BELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 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
- BELL ELEMENTARYElementary · 488 students
- WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 451 students
Other Prairie Queen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Prairie Queen Elementary. PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Prairie Queen Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 568 students
Nearby schools
- WESTMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 264
- ASHBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 391
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 522
- PAPILLION LA VISTA SOUTH HS1.6 mi · 2,038
- PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.7 mi · 422
- PATRIOT ELEMENTARY2.8 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARYHow large is PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY?
PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY serve?
PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY is approximately 15.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY are roughly 73% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY in?
PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY is part of PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.