WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY

Located at 720 FENWICK ST, in PAPILLION, Nebraska, WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY is a sprawling primary school that hosts 451 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 66% bigger than typical.

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

On the student-mix side, WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY records that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 13% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.6%, the actual is 66.3%, a residual of -3.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Sarpy County) shows that median household income runs about $103,321, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY is one of 76 public schools in Sarpy County (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students).

TRUMBLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 67.1%.

WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY's enrollment has increased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 379 (now 451). The White share of enrollment edged down from 79% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.