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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER this year?
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Enrollment
744
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317482001435
SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER
4215 S 20TH ST, OMAHA, NE 68107 · (531) 299-2100 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
30.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
32.1%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
744
-109 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.5:1
% White
6%
was 11%
% Hispanic
89%
was 84%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER
SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER is one of the heavily attended primary schools in OMAHA, Nebraska, overseen by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 744 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER sits 174% above that benchmark.
Across the 94 schools in OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (52,524 students total), SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER logs that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 6% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 15% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,391, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).
Nearest neighbor: SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER operates from a downtown location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER has declined 13%, going from 853 students in 2018 to 744 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 11% to 6% across the same window.
On this page, members of the SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,587 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,412 students
- NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,754 students
- BURKE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,693 students
- WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,573 students
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,517 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
Nearby schools
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 2,412
- GOMEZ HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 711
- R M MARRS MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,066
- BANCROFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 535
- CASTELAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 574
- INDIAN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTERHow many students attend SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER?
SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER enrolls approximately 744 students in grades PK-05.
Is SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER have?
SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER?
Student demographics at SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER are roughly 6% White, 89% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER?
SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER is overseen by OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.