CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in OMAHA, Nebraska, CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school, one of the schools within OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It serves 280 students across grades pre-K through 5.

OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 94 schools with combined enrollment of 52,524 students; CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 8% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,391, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Douglas County's 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 25%: 371 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 9% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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