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Enrollment
732
Middle
DISTRICT 804 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317482002278
ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
8050 N 129TH AVENUE, OMAHA, NE 68142 · (531) 299-2340 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Nebraska public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 241 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 260 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 231 | 32% |
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
43.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
32.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 →
Where ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #96 of 108 | #18 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #88 of 109 | #18 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #30 of 143 | #15 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #83 of 88 | #24 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #5 of 88 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.7% | #32 of 32 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
732
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 732 | 41.2 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 746 | 39.2 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 45.4 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 55% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 42.6 | 17.1:1 | 52% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 41% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (727 to 732); teachers down 3% (42.6 to 41.2).
About ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school in OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, located in OMAHA, Nebraska. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 732 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Nebraska) has about 411 students.
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (94 schools, 52,524 students) runs ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 36%. Other students are 30% Black, 13% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 9% multiracial. By comparison, Douglas County residents are about 69% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.8:1. That is higher than the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska.
allk12 grades ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Douglas County, the median household income is $80,391, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Douglas County has 207 public schools and roughly 98,640 students.
Nearby, HERITAGE ELEMENTARY is about 2.1 miles away. Within five miles of ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 727 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 732. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.8:1, from 16.2:1.
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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
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- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,412 students
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- WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,573 students
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- MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,526 students
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- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,344 students
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,145 students
Nearby schools
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY2.1 mi · 436
- SADDLEBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 447
- FULLERTON MAGNET CENTER2.3 mi · 550
- PRAIRIE WIND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 644
- WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOL2.4 mi · 1,573
- ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL2.4 mi · 952
Frequently asked questions
About ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 732 students in grades 06-08.
Is ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 36% White, 13% Hispanic, 30% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.