BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a sprawling elementary school in OMAHA, Nebraska, BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 605 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 122% bigger than typical.

Within MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 34 schools and 23,253 students, BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% multiracial, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Douglas County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.2%; this one delivers 67.9%.

Around the school, census data for Douglas County shows median household earnings sit near $80,391, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Douglas County's 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 67.8%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has ticked up 15%, going from 527 students in 2018 to 605 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 66% across the same window.

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