Enrollment
374
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317482001441
WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4845 CURTIS AVE, OMAHA, NE 68104 · (531) 299-2180 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL374 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
35.9%
NE avg 57.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Nebraska average is about 58 of 100.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #410 of 438 | #93 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 374 | #159 of 587 | #61 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #333 of 379 | #90 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #33 of 379 | #24 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #159 of 220 | #52 of 68 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
374
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 374 | 22.1 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 335 | 19.9 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 22.3 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 361 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 91% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 33.5 | 11.9:1 | 91% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 34 | 11.5:1 | 94% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 90% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 374 | 33 | 11.3:1 | 84% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (398 to 374); teachers down 34% (33.5 to 22.1).
About WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in Nebraska, located in OMAHA. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 374 students. Elementary schools in Nebraska have about 272 students on average; enrollment here is 38% higher.
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which runs WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 94 schools and 52,524 students.
The biggest share of students at WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 49%, is Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 10% White, and 9% multiracial. In Douglas County overall, about 11% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
The school's 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.
For the population of Douglas County, the median household earns about $80,391 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Douglas County with 206 other public schools.
MOUNT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.7 miles from WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 361 to 374.
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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
- MOUNT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 324
- MC MILLAN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 654
- BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 364
- CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 280
- NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL1.2 mi · 685
- PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 297
Frequently asked questions
About WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 374 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 10% White, 15% Hispanic, 49% Black, 18% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WAKONDA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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