SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As an expansive K-5 school in OMAHA, Nebraska, SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 447 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 64% bigger than that benchmark.

ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 11,653 students. SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 65%. Beyond that, the school records 14% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Douglas County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Nebraska schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 70.6%; actual is 79.6%, +9.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Douglas County) records that the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 79.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has grew 6%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 447 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 80% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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