La Platte’s public schools
Bellevue Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for La Platte. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
La Platte’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of La Platte’s 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Bellevue Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); Betz Elementary School lowest (11%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
15 elementary schools serve La Platte, graded from D to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Bellevue West Sr. High School and Bellevue East Sr. High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in La Platte, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in La Platte · depends on your address
Logan Fontenelle Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 480 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
Lewis & Clark Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 476 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
Bellevue Mission Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 406 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
8th grade in La Platte · depends on your address
Logan Fontenelle Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 480 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
Lewis & Clark Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 476 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
Bellevue Mission Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 406 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
9th grade in La Platte · depends on your address
Bellevue West Sr. High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,529 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
Bellevue East Sr. High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
10th grade in La Platte · depends on your address
Bellevue West Sr. High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,529 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
Bellevue East Sr. High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,420 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Bellevue
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bellevue Public Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
La Platte vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share La Platte’s borders.
Every school in La Platte
20 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about La Platte’s schools
Are La Platte’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for La Platte. Bellevue Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for La Platte. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 20 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is La Platte in?
Bellevue Public Schools.
Where do La Platte kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Bellevue West Sr. High School and Bellevue East Sr. High School.
Parents talk
What La Platte families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near La Platte → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.