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Enrollment
863
Middle
DISTRICT 824 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317122002362
ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
18414 SUMMIT DRIVE, OMAHA, NE 68136 · (402) 332-3866 · Sarpy County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL863 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Nebraska public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
15.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
64 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 314 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 268 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 281 | 33% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
71.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
73.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 863 | 7.4% | 70.1% |
| MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 849 | 9.0% | 76.4% |
| GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL GRETNA | 784 | 12.0% | 64.9% |
| ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN | 679 | 5.0% | 82.6% |
| BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 1,011 | 16.0% | 67.1% |
| BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON | 599 | 9.3% | 84.2% |
Matched among Nebraska middle 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 ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Sarpy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #15 of 86 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #20 of 108 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #11 of 109 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 863 | #12 of 143 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #69 of 88 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #68 of 88 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.4% | #86 of 88 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +92.6% | #2 of 32 | N/A |
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
863
+151 (+21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 863 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 7% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 53.1 | 14.7:1 | 10% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 50.7 | 15.3:1 | 9% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 46 | 15.5:1 | 9% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 9% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 93% (448 to 863); teachers up 57% (35 to 55).
About ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public middle school in OMAHA, Nebraska. Enrolled students number 863 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 110% higher than the average for middle schools in Nebraska, which is about 411.
District-wide, GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 12 schools and 7,013 students.
Most students at ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL are White: 84% of enrollment. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 28%.
With 55 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL was 15.7:1. The 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 7%. Public schools in Sarpy County average 23%.
Measured against Nebraska public middle schools, ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 73.8% and the result is 70.1%.
Sarpy County has these Census figures: median household income is about $103,321, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Sarpy County number 76 and enroll about 34,055.
Nearby, ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.2 miles away. ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 73.5% on proficiency, and ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is below that at 70.1%.
Federal data place ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 712 in 2020-21 and 863 in 2024-25, a increase of 151 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sarpy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,389
Census ACS
Median income
$103,321
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
34,055 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- GRETNA EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,009 students
- GRETNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 955 students
- GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 784 students
- SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 489 students
- WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 481 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
Nearby schools
- ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 416
- GRETNA EAST HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,009
- SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 499
- HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 489
- PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 454
- GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL1.6 mi · 955
Frequently asked questions
About ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 863 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 15.7:1 (55 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Sarpy County.
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