TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 700 TARA RD, in PAPILLION, Nebraska, TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that educates 399 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 47% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 22 schools in PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (12,069 students total), TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder reads as 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.1%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Sarpy County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $103,321 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 76 public schools in Sarpy County (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students).

The closest other public school is PAPILLION LA VISTA SENIOR HIGH, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 61.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 414 (now 399). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.