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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317374000089
WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
16901 P ST, OMAHA, NE 68135 · (402) 715-8280 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
75 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
78.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
75.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (73.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 469 | 16.0% | 73.5% |
| UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY OMAHA | 402 | 17.2% | 81.5% |
| ROHWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 450 | 16.9% | 75.2% |
| PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LA VISTA | 422 | 14.2% | 72.4% |
| WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN | 346 | 13.9% | 76.9% |
| KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY LINCOLN | 497 | 15.7% | 78.0% |
Matched among Nebraska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #47 of 311 | #28 of 55 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #60 of 398 | #24 of 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #20 of 438 | #16 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #71 of 587 | #31 of 125 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #321 of 379 | #82 of 117 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #244 of 379 | #95 of 117 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #312 of 359 | #37 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.3% | #71 of 135 | #21 of 41 |
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
469
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 469 | 28.2 | 16.6:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 28.2 | 16.6:1 | 14% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 28.7 | 17.3:1 | 15% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 25.9 | 16.7:1 | 13% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 14% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 14% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 1% (5) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (433 to 469); teachers up 9% (25.9 to 28.2).
About WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a large elementary school, WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students in OMAHA, Nebraska. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 469 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Nebraska enroll around 272, and this school is 72% larger than that mark.
In MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 34 schools enroll a combined 23,253 students.
About 78% of the student body at WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Douglas County residents are about 69% White. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school's 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska have an average ratio of 21.0:1. At WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Douglas County averages 25%, higher than here.
WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 73.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.8%.
Census data for Douglas County show the median household earns about $80,391 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Douglas County number 207, with about 98,640 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (466) to 2024-25 (469).
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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 MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,526 students
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,344 students
- BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,011 students
- KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 967 students
- HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 898 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
- RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 760
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 2,344
- ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 453
- ROHWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 450
- BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 605
- WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 16.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.