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Tara Heights Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

700 Tara Rd, Papillion, NE 68046 · (402) 898-0445 · Part of Papillion-La Vista Community Schools

Papillion’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Nebraska school districts

Directions
Students
399
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Tara Heights Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Nebraska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Papillion kids: Papillion Middle School

On the path

Where Papillion kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Tara Heights Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Papillion Middle School635 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts60%
State average 48.2%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Nebraska’s 882 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

700 Tara Rd, Papillion

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten58
Grade 148
Grade 256
Grade 349
Grade 462
Grade 552
Grade 657
Enrollment over time
391’20
431’21
437’22
404’23
399’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 7%Black 4%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Tara Heights Elementary School from Papillion families.

Other schools in Papillion-La Vista Community Schools

The district →
Prairie Queen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Papillion
A
514 students16:1
Bell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Papillion
A
488 students17:1
Walnut Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Papillion
A−
451 students14:1
Parkview Heights Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · La Vista
C+
439 students12:1
Portal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · La Vista
A
422 students16:1
G Stanley Hall Elementary SCH
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · La Vista
C
417 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nebraska’s other public schools; Papillion’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.