HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a mid-tier K-5 school in OMAHA, Nebraska, operated by MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 233 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 23,253 students. HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 30% of students at HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Nebraska public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 65.9%; HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 84.9%, +19.1 points above that line.

Across the wider county, Douglas County reports 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%. HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

The closest other public school is WALT DISNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 59.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has edged down 24%, going from 307 students in 2018 to 233 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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