GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large K-5 school in OMAHA, Nebraska, operated by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school enrolls 792 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 191% above the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 94 schools operated by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that teaches 52,524 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 11% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Douglas County put the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Douglas County runs 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), of which GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT GATEWAY, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 12%: 898 students in 2018 compared to 792 in 2025.

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