SUNNY SLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SUNNY SLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a high-enrollment elementary school in OMAHA, Nebraska, part of OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school serves 432 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 59% above the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 94 schools with combined enrollment of 52,524 students; SUNNY SLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SUNNY SLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Black (32%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 8% Asian. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household income runs about $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. SUNNY SLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).

The closest other public school is MORTON MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 448 students in 2018 compared to 432 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 40% to 26%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.