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Alumni: what's one memory from MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317590001541
MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5100 S 93RD ST, OMAHA, NE 68127 · (402) 331-6954 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
340 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (74).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
52.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 473 | 71.9% | 46.7% |
| CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY | 424 | 60.6% | 56.6% |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 227 | 69.6% | 56.0% |
| BLUMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 373 | 66.8% | 50.9% |
| LINDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREMONT | 339 | 79.4% | 35.1% |
| HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREMONT | 421 | 63.7% | N/A |
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 MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #302 of 311 | #55 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #326 of 398 | #69 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #438 of 438 | #109 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #68 of 587 | #29 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #293 of 379 | #70 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #134 of 379 | #68 of 117 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #14 of 359 | #1 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #23 of 135 | #7 of 41 |
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
473
+110 (+30%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 473 | 29.8 | 15.9:1 | 72% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 26.8 | 16.8:1 | 75% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 28.8 | 14.2:1 | 70% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 75% (273) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 27.9 | 13.7:1 | 75% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 73% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 63% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 28% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 12 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (383 to 473); teachers up 7% (27.9 to 29.8).
About MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in OMAHA, Nebraska. The school counts 473 students across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students.
MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district with 3,491 students across 8 schools.
Hispanic students are the majority at MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 64% of enrollment. It is also 23% White, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. Douglas County's residents are about 15% Hispanic, 50 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 29.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska have 21.0:1, compared with 15.9:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 72% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Douglas County average 25%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 46.7%. Predicted: 51.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Douglas County, the median household income is $80,391, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Douglas County has 207 public schools and roughly 98,640 students.
The nearest public school is RALSTON HIGH SCHOOL, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 46.7% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment at MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL grew 30% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 363 to 473 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (14.0:1).
Discussions about MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- RALSTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,024 students
- RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 488 students
- BLUMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 330 students
- WILDEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 303 students
- SEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 286 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 Mockingbird Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Mockingbird Elementary. MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Mockingbird Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 630 students
- Mockingbird Elementary SchoolCOPPELL, TX · 441 students
Nearby schools
- RALSTON HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,024
- MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 330
- RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 488
- BLUMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 373
- SEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 286
- HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 473 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 15.9:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 23% White, 64% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.