La Vista West Elementary Sch, La Vista NE

Original Research by School Decision on La Vista West Elementary Sch

La Vista West Elementary is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through grade six in the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district. It sits in La Vista, a suburban city in Sarpy County that borders Omaha to the north and Papillion to the south. The district has seen enough enrollment growth to open two new schools in recent years, a signal that the area continues to attract families, though La Vista itself has shown a modest population dip in the most recent census estimates. The housing market here is shaped by the larger Omaha metro; homes in the area are priced near the middle of the national range, and rents run a bit lower than the cost of a monthly mortgage, making renting a realistic option for some households.

The school enrolls roughly three hundred students. Its student body is racially and ethnically diverse: about two-fifths of students are white, another third are Hispanic, and the rest are split among students who identify as two or more races, Black, Asian, and American Indian. No data was available for the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch or for students receiving special education or English learner services, so a parent looking to understand economic or support needs would need to ask the school directly for that picture.

On state assessments, the school’s results are weak. The most recent testing data from the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System shows very low proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science. Among the four Sarpy County districts that reported comparable data, La Vista West Elementary places in the bottom quarter. The multi-year trend data, which is somewhat inconsistent across sources, suggests that proficiency in math and science is at a very low level for the current school year, while English language arts rates are higher but still well below a majority of students. Given the single year of current grade-level results showing a zero percent proficiency figure across all tested subjects in grades three through six, a parent would want to verify with the school how these numbers were reported and what support systems are in place for students who are not yet meeting benchmarks.

No chronic absenteeism or discipline data was available, and because the school ends at sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to consider. The school is not a charter or magnet, and its Title I status was not reported.

The school sits within a district that has recently invested in new facilities to handle growth. La Vista itself has a suburban, car-dependent layout with commercial corridors along 72nd and Harrison Streets. Parks, a sports complex, a library, and a community center provide recreation options. Major corporate employers such as PayPal, Streck Laboratories, and Oriental Trading Company are located in the city, which also hosts a Metro Community College center. These features give the area a settled, amenity-rich feel, even as the academic picture at this particular elementary school raises questions that a prospective family would want to explore with the school leadership and the district.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 30%

School 0% · District 65% · ▼ 65 pts below district

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 62% · ▼ 62 pts below district

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 63% · ▼ 63 pts below district

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 65% · ▼ 65 pts below district

even with state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 30%

School 0% · District 65% · ▼ 65 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 45 pts below county median

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 65% · ▼ 65 pts below district

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 54 pts below county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 65% · ▼ 65 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 53 pts below county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 72% · ▼ 71 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 50 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 87% · ▼ 86 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 74 pts below county median

This schoolPAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income53%29 pp gap