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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317122002021
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16820 CHUTNEY DR, OMAHA, NE 68136 · (402) 895-2194 · Sarpy County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
73.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
78.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% 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 PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 454 | 6.6% | 78.7% |
| HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA | 489 | 7.0% | 74.7% |
| STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENNINGTON | 379 | 6.3% | 77.9% |
| BELL ELEMENTARY PAPILLION | 488 | 11.9% | 72.3% |
| SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN | 370 | 5.9% | 82.6% |
| ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 416 | 2.2% | 70.3% |
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 PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Sarpy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #15 of 311 | #2 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #37 of 398 | #3 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #48 of 438 | #5 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #81 of 587 | #11 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #297 of 379 | #36 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #294 of 379 | #38 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #347 of 359 | #34 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #25 of 220 | #5 of 29 |
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
454
-86 (-16%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 605
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 454 | 28.5 | 15.9:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 481 | 30.1 | 16.0:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 36 | 15.0:1 | 7% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 617 | 33.5 | 18.4:1 | 4% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 605 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 5% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (617 to 454); teachers down 15% (33.5 to 28.5).
About PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a large elementary school, is located in OMAHA, Nebraska. Its 454 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students.
Within GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 12 schools. The district enrolls 7,013 students.
The student body at PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 85% White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 3% Asian. PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 28.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.9:1. That is 5.1 students per teacher below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. Around 7% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Sarpy County average 23%.
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (78.7%) and its predicted rate (74.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Sarpy County, the median household income is $103,321, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. In all, Sarpy County has 76 public schools and roughly 34,055 students.
UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 7.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment has fallen by 86 students since 2020-21, to 454.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Sarpy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
197,389
Census ACS
Median income
$103,321
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
34,055 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- GRETNA EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,009 students
- GRETNA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 955 students
- ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 863 students
- GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 784 students
- SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARYElementary · 499 students
- HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 489 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 Palisades Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Palisades Elementary. PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 4.
- Palisades Elementary SchoolPearl City, HI · 356 students
- Palisades ElementaryCapistrano Beach, CA · 332 students
- Palisades Elementary SchoolPalisades, WA · 32 students
Nearby schools
- UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY0.6 mi · 402
- CEDAR HOLLOW ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 272
- GRETNA EAST HIGH SCHOOL1.3 mi · 1,009
- ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL1.6 mi · 863
- ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 416
- BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 605
Frequently asked questions
About PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 454 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.