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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317374001816

NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL

6370 S 140TH AVE, OMAHA, NE 68137 · (402) 715-8246 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Nebraska public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 272
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
136 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7725%
Kindergarten4314%
Grade 14113%
Grade 2289%
Grade 34013%
Grade 44214%
Grade 53913%

This year's kindergarten class (43) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (39).

Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
21770%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 61% · US 43%
Hispanic
3712%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
258%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
114%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
206%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
16754%
Female
14346%

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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
61.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
63.2%
NE avg 60.6%

What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL

NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL this school31043.9%62.9%
PETER SARPY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BELLEVUE
46639.3%56.0%
PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA
28539.6%64.4%
CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN
33752.5%56.4%
HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN
40251.7%59.4%
BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA
35954.0%56.3%
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 NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn NebraskaIn Douglas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
62.9%#188 of 311#43 of 55
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
63.2%#234 of 398#50 of 96
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.9%#194 of 438#51 of 109
Enrollment
ranked largest first
310#242 of 587#83 of 125
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#69 of 379#9 of 117
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.4%#169 of 379#74 of 117
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
43.9%#124 of 359#13 of 55
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.3%#136 of 220#46 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 2024-25
Enrollment
310
+28 (+10%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531025.512.1:144% (136)
2023-2432626.812.2:153% (174)
2022-2331126.211.9:148% (148)
2020-212822312.3:141% (117)
2017-1833824.214.0:130% (103)
2015-163272413.6:139% (127)
2010-113733211.7:142% (156)
2000-013722415.5:117% (65)
1990-915732820.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (338 to 310); teachers up 6% (24.2 to 25.5).

About NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL

NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in OMAHA, Nebraska. The school enrolls 310 students, from pre-K through 5.

The district for NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL is MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 34 schools and 23,253 students.

At NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL, White students make up 70% of the student body. It is also 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, Douglas County is about 69% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school employs the equivalent of 25.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.1:1. That is lower than the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 44%. Public schools in Douglas County average 25%.

Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

After adjusting for student poverty, NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.9%; the prediction is 61.0%.

Douglas County has about 590,736 residents, and the median household income is $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%. In all, Douglas County has 207 public schools and roughly 98,640 students.

The nearest public school is HOLLING HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 62.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.

The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL's enrollment climbed from 282 in 2020-21 to 310 in 2024-25.

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Douglas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL
District
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
6370 S 140TH AVE, OMAHA, NE 68137
Phone
(402) 715-8246
County
Douglas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
310
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
136 (44%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
317374001816
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named NORMAN ROCKWELL Elementary. NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL?
NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL serve?
NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL?
At NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL public or private?
NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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