WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY

WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY, a well-populated K-5 school in OMAHA, Nebraska, part of GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, teaches 481 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY sits 77% bigger than that benchmark.

GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 7,013 students. WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school records 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Sarpy County runs at roughly 23%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 74.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Sarpy County put median household earnings sit near $103,321, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Sarpy County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,055 students), WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 69.7%.

WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 506 (now 481). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 87% to 82%. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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