TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Regular School · PAPILLION, NE

TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a regular school school in PAPILLION, Nebraska, serving grades PK–06 with 399 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

399

Teachers (FTE)

28.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	305	76%
Hispanic/Latino	45	11%
Two or more races	29	7%
Black or African American	14	4%
Asian	4	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Total enrollment	399	188M / 211F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	54.0% +7pp	47.0%	228
Reading Proficiency	60.0% +10.7pp	49.3%	228

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.22 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	399	100%

Contact & Location

700 TARA RD

PAPILLION, NE 68046

Phone: (402)898-0445

District

PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,323

District enrollment: 12,031

Other Schools in District

ANDERSON GROVE ELEMENTARY SCH Elementary
ASHBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
BELL ELEMENTARY Elementary
CARRIAGE HILL ELEMENTARY SCH Elementary
G STANLEY HALL ELEMENTARY SCH Elementary
GOLDEN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH Elementary
LA VISTA WEST ELEMENTARY SCH Elementary

View all 21 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 68046) → CensusDepth.com
Nebraska population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Nebraska teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

317527001481

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD