HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a mid-sized elementary school in OMAHA, Nebraska, HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves 391 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. That puts it 44% larger than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

Within WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which oversees 12 schools and 6,330 students, HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Douglas County (around 25%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Douglas County reports that median household income runs about $80,391, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

Nearest neighbor: WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 414 (now 391). The White share of enrollment contracted from 68% to 53% over that span.

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