Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317482001444
WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER
6523 WESTERN AVENUE, OMAHA, NE 68117 · (531) 299-2240 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
26 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
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
49.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
33.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
377
+130 (+53%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 10.0:1
% White
31%
was 35%
% Hispanic
19%
was 17%
% Black
31%
was 39%
% Asian
4%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER
Set in OMAHA, Nebraska, WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER is a moderately sized elementary school, run under OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It hosts 377 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER sits 39% larger than that benchmark.
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 94 schools with combined enrollment of 52,524 students; WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER is among them.
In terms of who attends, WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER records that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 31% Black, 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Douglas County put the typical household earns roughly $80,391 per year, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER is one of 207 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students).
Nearest neighbor: LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 53%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 377 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 39% to 31% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.
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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
- LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 839
- HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 391
- HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 286
- BENSON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 268
- DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 468
- ROSE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTERHow large is WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER?
WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER serve?
WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER have?
WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER?
Student demographics at WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER are roughly 31% White, 19% Hispanic, 31% Black, 4% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER in?
WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER is part of OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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