GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in OMAHA, Nebraska, overseen by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 399 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 47% above typical.

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

On demographics, GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 35% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 18% White, 11% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Douglas County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

Nearest neighbor: OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS HOMEBASED, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.