J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL

J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school in OMAHA, Nebraska, one of the schools within MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, instructs 392 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL sits 44% larger than that benchmark.

Within MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 34 schools and 23,253 students, J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment; the rest consists of 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.9%, the actual is 65.3%, a residual of -0.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Douglas County put the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

Nearest neighbor: HARVEY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 73.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL's enrollment has expanded 34% since 2018, when it stood at 293 (now 392). The White share of enrollment decreased from 84% to 76% over that span.

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