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Which teacher or staff member at KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
967
Middle
DISTRICT 878 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317374001934
KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL
15650 HOWARD ST, OMAHA, NE 68118 · (402) 715-1470 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL967 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
224 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 323 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 331 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 313 | 32% |
Student demographics
38%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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
74.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL
KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 967 | 23.2% | 70.0% |
| SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 1,020 | 20.9% | 71.5% |
| LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 803 | 19.7% | 70.5% |
| RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 760 | 18.2% | 69.2% |
| ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN | 631 | 19.7% | 70.3% |
| BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 1,011 | 16.0% | 67.1% |
Matched among Nebraska middle 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 KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #16 of 86 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #18 of 108 | #8 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #21 of 109 | #10 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 967 | #7 of 143 | #4 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #77 of 88 | #18 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #58 of 88 | #20 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #64 of 88 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #49 of 52 | #12 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
967
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 851
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 967 | 57.5 | 16.8:1 | 23% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 958 | 58 | 16.5:1 | 24% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 947 | 58 | 16.3:1 | 21% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 961 | 57 | 16.9:1 | 19% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 981 | 58.3 | 16.8:1 | 15% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 955 | 58 | 16.5:1 | 14% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 880 | 59 | 14.9:1 | 11% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 1,042 | 68 | 15.3:1 | 1% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 851 | 51 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (981 to 967); teachers down 1% (58.3 to 57.5).
About KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL
KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL is the name of a high-enrollment middle school in OMAHA, Nebraska. It reported 967 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Nebraska average about 411 students, which makes this school 135% above average.
KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of a district of 34 schools: MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 23,253 students.
Federal enrollment data show KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL is 78% White. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. The school's White share is 9 points above the 69% share among Douglas County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL has 57.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.8:1. The school's 16.8:1 compares with an average of 14.5:1 for middle schools in Nebraska. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 23%. That is in line with the 25% average for public schools in Douglas County.
A school with KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Nebraska is predicted to score 68.3%. KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 70.0%, 1.7 points above that line.
Douglas County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,391 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL shares Douglas County with 206 other public schools.
COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL is City: Large.
Federal data show 961 students in 2020-21 and 967 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
On allk12, people connected to KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,526 students
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,344 students
- BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,011 students
- HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 898 students
- MILLARD NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 820 students
Other schools in OMAHA
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,587 students
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- 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
- COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 303
- ALDRICH ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 462
- GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL1.0 mi · 454
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 2,572
- J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL1.0 mi · 392
- HARVEY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 967 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 16.8:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.