BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the medium-sized K-5 schools in OMAHA, Nebraska, run under OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 292 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 94 schools in total, collectively educating 52,524 students. BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 28% White, 11% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Douglas County shows the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Douglas County's 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 25%, going from 391 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 43% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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