MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in OMAHA, Nebraska, MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-tier elementary campus, overseen by RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It educates 330 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 21% bigger than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,491 students. MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 31% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Douglas County (around 25%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.2%; this one delivers 65.3%.

Around the school, Douglas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Douglas County's 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RALSTON HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 57.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 334 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025.

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