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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317011002006
MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
2750 N HWS CLEVELAND BLVD, OMAHA, NE 68116 · (402) 289-2590 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
34 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
81.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
83.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 444 | 7.7% | 81.7% |
| WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 405 | 5.4% | 83.9% |
| WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY ELKHORN | 434 | 6.5% | 80.5% |
| BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARY ELKHORN | 664 | 2.9% | 88.5% |
| ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN | 555 | 9.7% | 75.5% |
| FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN | 469 | 7.5% | 85.1% |
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 MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #9 of 311 | #9 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #7 of 398 | #6 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #12 of 438 | #10 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #94 of 587 | #42 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #229 of 379 | #47 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.8% | #225 of 379 | #90 of 117 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.7% | #343 of 359 | #46 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #77 of 220 | #29 of 68 |
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
444
-109 (-20%) vs 2020
-5% since 2010-11, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 444 | 29.8 | 14.9:1 | 8% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 35.2 | 14.0:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 35.2 | 14.5:1 | 8% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 521 | 33.3 | 15.6:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 10% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (521 to 444); teachers down 11% (33.3 to 29.8).
About MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Families in OMAHA, Nebraska, are served by MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a large elementary school. Enrolled students number 444 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 63% higher than the average for elementary schools in Nebraska, which is about 272.
Within ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 20 schools. The district enrolls 11,653 students.
At 76%, White students outnumber all other groups at MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. Smaller groups are 12% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. By the diversity index, MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 40%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.9:1, with 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 8% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Douglas County report 25%.
allk12 grades MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an A+. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are 7.9 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (81.7% actual, 73.8% predicted).
Federal survey data for Douglas County show that median household income is about $80,391, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 207 public schools operate in Douglas County, serving about 98,640 students.
ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 81.7% against a local average of 81.2%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 444, 20% below the 553 of 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
Related schools
Other schools in ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,434 students
- ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,050 students
- ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 769 students
- ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 664 students
- WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 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
Other Manchester Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Manchester Elementary. MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 12.
- Manchester ElementaryManchester, MD · 671 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolN Manchester, IN · 474 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolPORT ORCHARD, WA · 458 students
- Manchester Elementary SchoolManchester, KY · 409 students
- Manchester ElementaryPinewood, SC · 378 students
Nearby schools
- ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,050
- ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL1.3 mi · 520
- SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 447
- WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 434
- ALDRICH ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 462
- STANDING BEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 76% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.