LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a sprawling elementary school in OMAHA, Nebraska, part of OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, caters to 643 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 136% above the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 94 schools with combined enrollment of 52,524 students; LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On demographics, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Black, 7% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average.

Across the wider 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 the poverty rate sits near 8%. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

The closest other public school is CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

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

Five-year trend. LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 12% since 2018, when it stood at 728 (now 643). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 70% to 74% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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