KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a K-5 school of close-knit scale in OMAHA, Nebraska, one of the schools within OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teacheing 230 students in grades pre-K through 6.

KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 94 schools operated by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that serves 52,524 students overall.

In terms of who attends, KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that Black students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% White, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the income-and-resources front, KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Douglas County shows median household income runs about $80,391, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

Nearest neighbor: EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT EDUCARE - KELLOM, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 59%, going from 558 students in 2018 to 230 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 42% to 60% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.