PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 3535 PADDOCK RD, in OMAHA, Nebraska, PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a moderately sized elementary-level community that enrolls 285 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.

PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 12 schools operated by WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, a district that caters to 6,330 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Douglas County (around 25%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 64.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Douglas County shows median household income runs about $80,391, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

The closest other public school is OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 272 students in 2018 compared to 285 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 10% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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