📍 700 Tara Rd, Papillion, Sarpy County, 68046
Tara Heights Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Papillion, Sarpy County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Fritson. It is part of the Papillion La Vista Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tara Heights Elementary School enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 316 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 7.6% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 437 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tara Heights Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-10, state senate district 14.
Tara Heights Elementary School is one of 22 schools in PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, based in PAPILLION, Nebraska. The district serves 12,069 students district-wide and employs 819 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 437 students, Tara Heights Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 549 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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