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Enrollment
605
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317374000372
BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
6708 S 161 AVE, OMAHA, NE 68135 · (402) 715-6200 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
159 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 | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 16% |
Student demographics
53%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
69.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
68.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 →
Where BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #122 of 311 | #35 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #166 of 398 | #40 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #84 of 438 | #35 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 605 | #24 of 587 | #13 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #363 of 379 | #111 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.3% | #127 of 379 | #65 of 117 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.3% | #244 of 359 | #24 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #46 of 135 | #14 of 41 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
605
+25 (+4%) vs 2020
+26% since 2000-01, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 605 | 32.9 | 18.4:1 | 26% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 597 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 28% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 34.1 | 18.2:1 | 26% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 24% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 29.9 | 17.6:1 | 18% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 30 | 17.5:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 482 | 28 | 17.2:1 | 1% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school with an address in OMAHA, Nebraska. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 605 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska enroll about 272 students on average.
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS is made up of 34 schools with 23,253 students in all.
White students are 66% of those enrolled at BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is in line with Douglas County, where about 69% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
On staff are 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 26%. The average for public schools in Douglas County is similar, at 25%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 67.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.9%.
For the population of Douglas County, the median household earns about $80,391 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Douglas County, 207 public schools serve about 98,640 students.
Measured in a straight line, HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.7 miles from BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 605 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 580. The ratio was 16.6:1 in 2020-21 and 18.4:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.7 mi · 898
- NEIHARDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 489
- ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 453
- WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 469
- RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 760
- CEDAR HOLLOW ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 272
Frequently asked questions
About BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 605 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 66% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.