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Tara Heights Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

700 Tara Rd

Papillion NE, 68046, Sarpy County

Phone: 402-898-0445

Ranking:

(161 out of 761, top 21%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Papillion-La Vista Public Schools

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	24		25		27		28		28		26		25
Total Students:	377		370		403		401		407		413		390
Prekindergarten:	3	0.8%	5	1.4%	13	3.2%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Kindergarten:	58	15.4%	41	11.1%	38	9.4%	49	12.2%	57	14.0%	66	16.0%	67	17.2%
Grade 1:	49	13.0%	35	9.5%	53	13.2%	58	14.5%	60	14.7%	65	15.7%	46	11.8%
Grade 2:	39	10.3%	52	14.1%	53	13.2%	59	14.7%	61	15.0%	51	12.3%	49	12.6%
Grade 3:	52	13.8%	50	13.5%	59	14.6%	64	16.0%	54	13.3%	53	12.8%	47	12.1%
Grade 4:	49	13.0%	57	15.4%	68	16.9%	57	14.2%	58	14.3%	50	12.1%	60	15.4%
Grade 5:	52	13.8%	68	18.4%	60	14.9%	58	14.5%	51	12.5%	68	16.5%	59	15.1%
Grade 6:	75	19.9%	62	16.8%	59	14.6%	56	14.0%	65	16.0%	60	14.5%	62	15.9%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	187	49.6%	188	50.8%	214	53.1%	208	51.9%	206	50.6%	206	49.9%	195	50.0%
Female:	190	50.4%	182	49.2%	189	46.9%	193	48.1%	193	47.4%	199	48.2%	191	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%	1	0.2%	2	0.5%
Asian:	4	1.1%	6	1.6%	7	1.7%	11	2.7%	9	2.2%	8	1.9%	5	1.3%
Hispanic:	11	2.9%	7	1.9%	12	3.0%	20	5.0%	22	5.4%	23	5.6%	23	5.9%
Black:	12	3.2%	12	3.2%	15	3.7%	16	4.0%	23	5.7%	25	6.1%	27	6.9%
White:	336	89.1%	335	90.5%	357	88.6%	341	85.0%	351	86.2%	356	86.2%	333	85.4%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	2	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	12	3.2%	10	2.7%	11	2.7%	12	3.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	71	18.8%	60	16.2%	81	20.1%	60	15.0%	66	16.2%	68	16.5%	51	13.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	40	10.6%	29	7.8%	32	7.9%	38	9.5%	36	8.8%	27	6.5%	25	6.4%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	15.42		14.86		14.77		14.18		14.31		15.70		15.70

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
NeSA
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	93.09	101.73	103.49
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	128.55	115.28	107.84
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.44	118.76	110.06
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	105.80	106.89	101.01
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.20	107.09	104.41
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.33	117.63	108.66
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.27	120.10	111.04
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	84.77	100.88	102.64
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.26	111.93	106.36
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	108.17	117.69	108.63
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	107.46	109.25	103.84
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.32	111.11	109.01
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	122.26	119.07	111.62
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	123.86	121.32	114.70
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Average Scaled Score	48.49	48.42	43.59
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	96.32	99.84	102.67
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	118.27	114.38	108.48
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	110.59	112.82	108.93
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	106.96	109.78	101.08
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.27	114.27	107.65
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	131.55	124.20	114.26
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	127.35	126.84	118.18
2012	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	119.48	105.51	101.12
2013	Science	5th Grade	Average Scaled Score	113.32	106.08	104.29
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.35	107.79	100.35
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	142.31	118.22	106.09
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	141.72	123.11	106.35
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	115.18	113.51	101.38
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	117.44	121.75	108.81
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	132.22	124.30	112.59
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Average Scaled Score	144.13	130.80	115.06

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	45.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	54.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	13.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	18.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	81.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$43,345.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,155.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$45,387.0

* Tara Heights Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.