PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a modestly sized elementary-level community in OMAHA, Nebraska, operated by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teaches 138 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 49% leaner than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 94 schools operated by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that instructs 52,524 students overall.

On demographics, PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Black. Compared to Douglas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Douglas County) logs that median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Douglas County runs 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), of which PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 2.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 147 students in 2018 compared to 138 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 7% to 12%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.