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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317482000662
CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2316 S 18TH ST, OMAHA, NE 68108 · (531) 299-1160 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
25.5%
NE avg 57.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Nebraska average is about 58 of 100.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #436 of 438 | #107 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #26 of 587 | #14 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #291 of 379 | #69 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #372 of 379 | #117 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #118 of 220 | #40 of 68 |
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. 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
574
-47 (-8%) vs 2020
+73% since 2000-01, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
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 | 574 | 36.2 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 525 | 33.3 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 33.1 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 91% (568) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 45.7 | 14.0:1 | 90% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 44 | 14.1:1 | 91% (563) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 91% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 73% (242) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (638 to 574); teachers down 21% (45.7 to 36.2).
About CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in OMAHA, Nebraska. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 574 students enrolled. It has 111% more students than the average for elementary schools in Nebraska (about 272).
CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which has 94 schools and 52,524 students.
The share of Hispanic students at CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 95%. Enrollment also includes 2% White. The school's Hispanic share is 80 points above the 15% share among Douglas County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
Classroom staffing at CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. Compared with the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska, this school's ratio is lower.
For Douglas County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $80,391, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 207 public schools and about 98,640 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is the closest to CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
An 8% drop took enrollment from 621 in 2020-21 to 574 in 2024-25.
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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 OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,587 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,412 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,754 students
- BURKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,573 students
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,517 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
- PINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 342
- BANCROFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 535
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 643
- FIELD CLUB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 638
- SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER1.4 mi · 744
- JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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