CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 2316 S 18TH ST, in OMAHA, Nebraska, CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school that educates 574 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 111% above that benchmark.

Within OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 94 schools and 52,524 students, CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that nearly all students (95%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 2% White. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average.

Around the school, Douglas County reports that median household income runs about $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), CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 10%: 638 students in 2018 compared to 574 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 90% to 95% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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