📍 7909 Reed Street, Papillion, Sarpy County, 68046
Bell Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Papillion, Sarpy County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Gesink. 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 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Bell Elementary enrolls 476 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 379 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 38 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 476 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Bell Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-20, state senate district 3.
Bell Elementary 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 476 students, Bell Elementary is close to 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