Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 317866001711
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7500 WESTERN AVE, OMAHA, NE 68114 · (402) 390-6450 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
190 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
56.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 391 | 48.6% | 56.5% |
| LEMAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE | 330 | 37.6% | 62.0% |
| HOLLING HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA | 340 | 61.2% | 55.2% |
| BIRCHCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE | 360 | 50.0% | 53.5% |
| MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 330 | 49.1% | 65.3% |
| BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 359 | 54.0% | 56.3% |
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 HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #250 of 311 | #49 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #298 of 398 | #62 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #262 of 438 | #59 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #145 of 587 | #58 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #75 of 379 | #10 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #52 of 379 | #36 of 117 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #97 of 359 | #10 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #164 of 220 | #54 of 68 |
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
391
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 391 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 49% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 31.9 | 11.9:1 | 49% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 30.9 | 12.0:1 | 43% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 46% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 31.9 | 13.0:1 | 43% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 46% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 45% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 29% (137) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 26 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (414 to 391); teachers unchanged (31.9 to 32).
About HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized elementary school in OMAHA, Nebraska. The school reports 391 students in pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 44% larger than the 272 average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
Across its 12 schools, WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS enrolls 6,330 students. HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At 53%, White students outnumber all other groups at HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. Other students are 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Douglas County residents are about 69% White. HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.2 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 49% of students. It compares with 25% for public schools in Douglas County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.3% for HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The school posts 56.5%, 2.9 points below the prediction.
Among Douglas County residents, median household income is about $80,391, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 207 public schools in Douglas County, with a combined enrollment of about 98,640.
The closest public school, WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.5 miles from HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 379 students in 2020-21 and 391 in 2024-25, a 3% increase.
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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 WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,145 students
- WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 948 students
- WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 545 students
- OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 312 students
- SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 301 students
- WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 297 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
Other Hillside Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 16 states are named Hillside Elementary. HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 16th largest of the 25.
- Hillside Elementary SchoolMONTCLAIR, NJ · 684 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolFARMINGTON HILLS, MI · 682 students
- Hillside ElementaryAshburn, VA · 656 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolCLOSTER, NJ · 599 students
- Hillside ElementarySan Bernardino, CA · 586 students
Nearby schools
- WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 545
- LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 839
- WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER0.8 mi · 377
- BENSON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 268
- ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 270
- CARL A SWANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-06.
Is HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 12.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
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