WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in OMAHA, Nebraska, one of the schools within WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, teacheing 297 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 12 schools in WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (6,330 students total), WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Black, 19% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, Douglas County reports that median household income runs about $80,391, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Douglas County's 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 290 (now 297). Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 19% across the same window.

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