SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY

Set in OMAHA, Nebraska, SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY is a roomy elementary campus, part of ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It caters to 474 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 74% larger than typical.

Across the 20 schools in ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (11,653 students total), SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY shows that White students make up the majority at 80%; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Around 5% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Douglas County runs at roughly 25%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of Nebraska public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 74.7%; SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY posts 83.6%, +8.9 points above that line.

In the area at large, Douglas County reports 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. Across Douglas County's 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 79.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY's enrollment has contracted 15% since 2018, when it stood at 558 (now 474). Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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