Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317374001249
J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL
1805 S 160TH, OMAHA, NE 68130 · (402) 715-1290 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
117 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
68.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL
J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL this school | 392 | 29.8% | 65.3% |
| HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION | 362 | 28.5% | 60.0% |
| HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 402 | 31.1% | 68.0% |
| MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 370 | 28.1% | 67.5% |
| KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 432 | 26.6% | 69.7% |
| TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION | 399 | 25.8% | 65.1% |
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 J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #157 of 311 | #38 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #162 of 398 | #39 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #148 of 438 | #41 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #142 of 587 | #57 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #170 of 379 | #30 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.9% | #214 of 379 | #88 of 117 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #212 of 359 | #19 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.8% | #12 of 135 | #4 of 41 |
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
392
+70 (+22%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 392 | 27.8 | 14.1:1 | 30% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 25.7 | 14.9:1 | 27% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 22.7 | 16.7:1 | 26% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 25% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 20.9 | 14.1:1 | 22% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 20% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 365 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 16% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 3% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 27 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (293 to 392); teachers up 33% (20.9 to 27.8).
About J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL
J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in OMAHA, Nebraska. The school enrolls 392 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 272 students for elementary schools in Nebraska.
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS operates 34 schools. Combined enrollment is 23,253 students.
At J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL, 76% of students are White. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL scores 41%.
There are 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 14.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1. A total of 117 students, or 30%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Nebraska schools: 65.3% actual against 65.9% predicted.
Census data for Douglas County show median household income comes to about $80,391, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 207 public schools in the county, enrolling about 98,640, J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL among them.
J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL's nearest public school is HARVEY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.7 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 392, up from 322 in 2020-21.
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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
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- 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
Nearby schools
- HARVEY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 340
- COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 303
- KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 967
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 2,572
- ALDRICH ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 462
- SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL?
J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL serve?
J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL.
How diverse is J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL?
J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL reports a student body of 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL?
J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL is overseen by MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Douglas County.
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