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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317122002419
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5909 S 200TH AVE, OMAHA, NE 68135 · (402) 332-3938 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
47 students
DISTRICT 10% · 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 | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
68.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
63.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 417 | 11.3% | 66.5% |
| BELL ELEMENTARY PAPILLION | 488 | 11.9% | 72.3% |
| RUMSEY STATION ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION | 343 | 12.0% | 65.4% |
| MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY | 417 | 14.4% | 80.1% |
| STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENNINGTON | 379 | 6.3% | 77.9% |
| GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA | 454 | 17.4% | 83.9% |
Matched among Nebraska elementary 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 FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #135 of 311 | #36 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #228 of 398 | #48 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #96 of 438 | #38 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #117 of 587 | #50 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #245 of 379 | #54 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #232 of 379 | #91 of 117 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #332 of 359 | #42 of 55 |
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
417
-54 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 417 | 27.5 | 15.2:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 15% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 33.9 | 15.2:1 | 13% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 30 | 15.7:1 | 14% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school located in OMAHA, Nebraska, in Douglas County. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 417 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average about 272 students.
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits within GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which has 12 schools and 7,013 students.
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 77% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Douglas County's population at about 69%. FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 11%. On average, public schools in Douglas County report 25%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 72.5%. It scores 66.5%, 6.0 points below that figure.
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Douglas County, where the median household income is $80,391, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 66.5% is below the 74.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL declined 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 471 to 417 students.
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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 GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- GRETNA EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,009 students
- GRETNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 955 students
- ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 863 students
- GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 784 students
- SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 489 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
- REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 504
- REAGAN ELEMENTARY1.2 mi · 498
- WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 481
- BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,011
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 2,344
- WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.8 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Douglas County.
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