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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317374001834
ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5110 S 156TH ST, OMAHA, NE 68135 · (402) 715-8420 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
116 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 57% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
73.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Nebraska 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 Nebraska'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 ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 453 | 25.6% | 75.2% |
| KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 432 | 26.6% | 69.7% |
| PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 449 | 24.1% | 68.2% |
| ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 398 | 25.6% | 73.3% |
| HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION | 362 | 28.5% | 60.0% |
| J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA | 392 | 29.8% | 65.3% |
Matched among Nebraska 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 ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #30 of 311 | #21 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #82 of 398 | #30 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #38 of 438 | #25 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #84 of 587 | #36 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #242 of 379 | #52 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #197 of 379 | #83 of 117 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #251 of 359 | #26 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #163 of 220 | #53 of 68 |
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
453
-44 (-9%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 736
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 453 | 30 | 15.1:1 | 26% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 29.5 | 16.5:1 | 30% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 27.5 | 17.6:1 | 24% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 20% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 28.8 | 16.6:1 | 18% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 5% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 736 | 33 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (480 to 453); teachers up 4% (28.8 to 30).
About ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Located in OMAHA, Nebraska, ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school. Enrollment totals 453 students across pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 67% above the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS oversees ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and 33 other schools, with 23,253 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 74% White. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska, 21.0:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 26% at ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The figure for public schools in Douglas County is close, at 25%.
Schools in Nebraska with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 67.4%. ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 75.2%.
In Douglas County, median household income comes to about $80,391, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 207, with about 98,640 students.
Among nearby public schools, MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 62.5%, lower than ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's 75.2%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 9% across 4 years, from 497 in 2020-21 to 453 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.8:1 to 15.1:1 over the same years.
The discussion board for ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
590,736
Census ACS
Median income
$80,391
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
207
98,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,526 students
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,344 students
- BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,011 students
- KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 967 students
- HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 898 students
Other schools in OMAHA
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,587 students
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,526 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,412 students
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,344 students
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,145 students
Other Ackerman Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Ackerman Elementary. ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ackerman ElementaryACKERMAN, MS · 462 students
Nearby schools
- MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 2,526
- HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 898
- BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 359
- WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 469
- NEIHARDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 489
- BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 453 students in grades PK-05.
Is ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.