Enrollment
247
Elementary
DISTRICT 209 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OMAHA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 051092000820
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
522 W. COLLEGE RD, OMAHA, AR 72662 · (870) 433-2453 · Boone County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL247 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
193 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (34).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within OMAHA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
34.7%
AR avg 34.9% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
32.2%
AR avg 38.9% . -9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 32.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 41.7% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 247 | 78.1% | 34.0% |
| MAGAZINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAGAZINE | 295 | 76.6% | 43.8% |
| BOBBY BARRETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNT IDA | 218 | 81.2% | 34.3% |
| ACORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MENA | 321 | 79.1% | 45.1% |
| HILLCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STRAWBERRY | 263 | 84.4% | 49.5% |
| VIOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VIOLA | 193 | 75.6% | 51.2% |
Matched among Arkansas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #256 of 461 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #285 of 465 ▼ 111 | #7 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #240 of 465 ▼ 55 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 247 | #444 of 531 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #65 of 480 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #423 of 480 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.1% | #217 of 513 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #241 of 311 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
247
+28 (+13%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 11.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 247 | 17.8 | 13.9:1 | 78% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 14.7 | 13.3:1 | 89% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 226 | 15.8 | 14.3:1 | 77% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 19 | 11.5:1 | 77% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 20.7 | 12.8:1 | 43% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 82% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 22 | 12.0:1 | 77% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 11 | 14.1:1 | 72% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 160 | 10 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in OMAHA, Arkansas. It educates 247 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arkansas is about 418 students.
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is run by OMAHA SCHOOL DISTRICT, whose 2 schools enroll 418 students.
Federal enrollment data show OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 92% White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Boone County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.9:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 78% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Boone County averages 62%, lower than here.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 3.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.0% actual, 30.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Arkansas.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Boone County show that the median household income is $55,143, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 18 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment grew 13% from its 2020-21 level of 219. The ratio was 11.5:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,138
Census ACS
Median income
$55,143
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,818 students
Quick facts
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- OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 171
- BLUE EYE HIGH11.2 mi · 160
- HOLLISTER ELEM.11.5 mi · 367
- HOLLISTER EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR11.6 mi · 213
- BLUE EYE MIDDLE11.7 mi · 140
- BLUE EYE ELEM.11.7 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 247 students in grades PK-06.
Is OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
OMAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of OMAHA SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.