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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
576
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317011002182
ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
17880 MARCY ST, OMAHA, NE 68118 · (402) 334-9302 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Nebraska public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
35 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 215 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 176 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 32% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
81.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
84.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 →
Schools most like ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 576 | 6.1% | 80.1% |
| ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN | 679 | 5.0% | 82.6% |
| MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 849 | 9.0% | 76.4% |
| ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 520 | 16.2% | 80.9% |
| ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN | 631 | 19.7% | 70.3% |
| BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON | 599 | 9.3% | 84.2% |
Matched among Nebraska middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #5 of 86 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #2 of 108 | #2 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #2 of 109 | #2 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #52 of 143 | #23 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #45 of 88 | #9 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #55 of 88 | #19 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.1% | #87 of 88 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #13 of 32 | #4 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
576
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 576 | 40.1 | 14.4:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 40.6 | 13.1:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 40.1 | 13.6:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2017-18 | 508 | 35.4 | 14.3:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 4% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (508 to 576); teachers up 13% (35.4 to 40.1).
About ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
In OMAHA, Nebraska, ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school. The student body numbers 576 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Nebraska) has about 411 students.
ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which has 20 schools and 11,653 students.
Roughly 77% of students at ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL are White. Enrollment also includes 9% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Douglas County, the White share is about 69%. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. That is close to the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6%. The 25% average for public schools in Douglas County is 19 points higher.
ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Nebraska public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Nebraska is predicted to score 74.3%. ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 80.1%, 5.8 points above that line.
Among Douglas County residents, the median household income is $80,391, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, Douglas County has 206 other public schools.
Nearby, SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 77.2% on proficiency, and ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is above that at 80.1%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment climbed from 548 in 2020-21 to 576 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,434 students
- ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,050 students
- ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 769 students
- ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 664 students
- WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 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
- SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 474
- WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 434
- ALDRICH ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 462
- FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 469
- J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL1.7 mi · 392
- KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.8 mi · 967
Frequently asked questions
About ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 576 students in grades 06-08.
Is ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 77% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.