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Schools in Omaha · Omaha Public Schools

Omaha’s public schools score below 97% of Nebraska districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Omaha’s districts is 20%, below the Nebraska average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Omaha, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nebraska, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Nebraska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
26%
▼ 21 pts vs NE 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 26 pts vs NE 46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
▼ 17 pts vs NE 87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.7K
▲ 14% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.3
NE 13.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
184
46,018 students on the public path
In brief

Omaha’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 26% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 47% and 46% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

70% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Nebraska. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,744 per student, against $15,602 across Nebraska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

58 elementary schools, then 11 middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Creighton Preparatory School (private), St. Wenceslaus School (private), St. Vincent de Paul School (private), VJ & Angela Skutt Catholic High School (private), St. Pius X/St. Leo Elementary School (private), St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic School (private), Mary Our Queen School (private), Marian High School (private), St. Robert Bellarmine School (private), Lifegate Christian School (private), St. Margaret Mary School (private), Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School (private), St. James Seton School (private), Omaha Christian Academy (private), Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (private), Roncalli Catholic High School (private), Christ the King School (private), Holy Cross School (private), Mercy High School (private), SS Peter & Paul Elementary School (private), Holy Name Catholic School (private), Our Lady of Lourdes School (private), Dual Language Academy (private), Nelson Mandela Elem. (private), All Saints Catholic School (private), Montessori Childrens Room (private), St. Philip Neri School (private), Sacred Heart School (private), Phoenix Academy Day School (private), Quest Forward Academy Omaha (private), Gethsemane Lutheran School (private), Good Shepherd Lutheran School (private), Montessori Parents Coop (private), Jesuit Academy (private), Friedel Jewish Academy (private), Omaha Baptist Academy (private), St. Joan of Arc School (private), Omaha Street School (private), Omaha Memorial SDA School (private), Chesterton Academy of Omaha (private), Madonna School (private) and La Bella Vita Montessori School, LLC (private) are in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Omaha’s grade

D− Test scoresD− Graduation

D−: better than 3% of Nebraska school districts, last of 57 Nebraska towns. Both inputs trail the Nebraska average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Nebraska school districts we grade (244)Better than 3%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (465)Better than 1%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 25,732 test results and a graduating class of 3,842 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Omaha’s students in the tested grades sat them (25,712 in math, 25,752 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Omaha, with each school’s own grade.

58 schools teach K in Omaha’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.
Gateway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
792 students18:1Rate it →
Spring Lake Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
744 students15:1Rate it →
Gomez Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
711 students17:1Rate it →
Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
708 students19:1Rate it →
Prairie Wind Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
644 students17:1Rate it →
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
643 students17:1Rate it →
Field Club Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
638 students17:1Rate it →
Standing Bear Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
623 students19:1Rate it →
Castelar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
574 students16:1Rate it →
Fullerton Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
550 students18:1Rate it →
Boyd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
547 students18:1Rate it →
Bancroft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
535 students17:1Rate it →
Indian Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
489 students16:1Rate it →
Dodge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
479 students19:1Rate it →
Dundee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
468 students16:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
463 students16:1Rate it →
Fontenelle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
452 students15:1Rate it →
Hartman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
448 students16:1Rate it →
Skinner Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
433 students19:1Rate it →
Sunny Slope Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
432 students16:1Rate it →
Lothrop Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
431 students17:1Rate it →
Springville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
430 students17:1Rate it →
Miller Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
410 students18:1Rate it →
Crestridge Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
406 students18:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
399 students15:1Rate it →
Walnut Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
399 students17:1Rate it →
Gifford Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
399 students17:1Rate it →
Western Hills Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
377 students15:1Rate it →
Wakonda Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
374 students17:1Rate it →
Picotte Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
369 students17:1Rate it →
Belvedere Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
364 students14:1Rate it →
Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
360 students16:1Rate it →
Pine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
342 students15:1Rate it →
Minne Lusa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
329 students15:1Rate it →
Conestoga Magnet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
325 students17:1Rate it →
Mount View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
324 students18:1Rate it →
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
316 students17:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
312 students13:1Rate it →
Joslyn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
299 students16:1Rate it →
Pinewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
297 students19:1Rate it →
Druid Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
294 students19:1Rate it →
Beals Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
292 students17:1Rate it →
Rose Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
287 students16:1Rate it →
Harrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
286 students17:1Rate it →
Masters Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
281 students16:1Rate it →
Central Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
280 students18:1Rate it →
Belle Ryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
278 students13:1Rate it →
Jackson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
273 students16:1Rate it →
Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
272 students12:1Rate it →
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
270 students14:1Rate it →
Benson West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
268 students13:1Rate it →
Florence Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
258 students16:1Rate it →
Sherman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
257 students15:1Rate it →
Columbian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
249 students14:1Rate it →
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
243 students16:1Rate it →
Oak Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
235 students13:1Rate it →
Kellom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
230 students14:1Rate it →
Catlin Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
110 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–558 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C−

Omaha’s public schools are run by Omaha Public Schools, which also serves Bellevue. Parts of Omaha (17%, 9%, 8% and 4% of its land) are served by Millard, Elkhorn, Westside and Ralston instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Omaha Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 94 schools · 52,524 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 17.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,744NE $15,602 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading26%
State average 47.1% · 25752 students tested
Math20%
State average 46% · 25712 students tested

Omaha vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Omaha’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
OmahaD−Omaha
RalstonDRalston
BellevueDBellevue PK–12 · Omaha PK–12

Carter Lake, IA and Council Bluffs, IA border Omaha but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Omaha

184 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Omahaby address
Gateway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
792 students18:1Rate it →
Spring Lake Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
744 students15:1Rate it →
Gomez Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
711 students17:1Rate it →
Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
708 students19:1Rate it →
Prairie Wind Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
644 students17:1Rate it →
Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
643 students17:1Rate it →
Field Club Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
638 students17:1Rate it →
Standing Bear Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
623 students19:1Rate it →
Castelar Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
574 students16:1Rate it →
Fullerton Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
550 students18:1Rate it →
Boyd Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
547 students18:1Rate it →
Bancroft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
535 students17:1Rate it →
Indian Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
489 students16:1Rate it →
Dodge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
479 students19:1Rate it →
Dundee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
468 students16:1Rate it →
Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
463 students16:1Rate it →
Fontenelle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
452 students15:1Rate it →
Hartman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
448 students16:1Rate it →
Skinner Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
433 students19:1Rate it →
Sunny Slope Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
432 students16:1Rate it →
Lothrop Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
431 students17:1Rate it →
Springville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
430 students17:1Rate it →
Miller Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
410 students18:1Rate it →
Crestridge Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
406 students18:1Rate it →
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
399 students15:1Rate it →
Walnut Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
399 students17:1Rate it →
Gifford Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
399 students17:1Rate it →
Western Hills Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
377 students15:1Rate it →
Wakonda Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
374 students17:1Rate it →
Picotte Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
369 students17:1Rate it →
Belvedere Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
364 students14:1Rate it →
Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
360 students16:1Rate it →
Pine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
342 students15:1Rate it →
Minne Lusa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
329 students15:1Rate it →
Conestoga Magnet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
325 students17:1Rate it →
Mount View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
324 students18:1Rate it →
King Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
316 students17:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
312 students13:1Rate it →
Joslyn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
299 students16:1Rate it →
Pinewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
297 students19:1Rate it →
Druid Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
294 students19:1Rate it →
Beals Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
292 students17:1Rate it →
Rose Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
287 students16:1Rate it →
Harrison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
286 students17:1Rate it →
Masters Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
281 students16:1Rate it →
Central Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
280 students18:1Rate it →
Belle Ryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
278 students13:1Rate it →
Jackson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
273 students16:1Rate it →
Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
272 students12:1Rate it →
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
270 students14:1Rate it →
Benson West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
268 students13:1Rate it →
Florence Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
258 students16:1Rate it →
Sherman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D−
257 students15:1Rate it →
Columbian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
249 students14:1Rate it →
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
243 students16:1Rate it →
Oak Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
235 students13:1Rate it →
Kellom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
230 students14:1Rate it →
Early Childhood Center at Educare - Indian Hill
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
190 students14:1Rate it →
Early Childhood Center at Educare - Kellom
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
154 students11:1Rate it →
Catlin Magnet Center
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C−
110 students14:1Rate it →
Early Childhood Center at Gateway
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
64 students8:1Rate it →
Early Learning Center (PK) at Kennedy
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
58 studentsRate it →
Early Learning Center (0-3) at Gateway
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
39 studentsRate it →
Omaha Public Schools Homebased
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
17 students2:1Rate it →
Early Learning Center (0-3) at Kennedy
Prekindergarten · Grades PK
11 studentsRate it →
Wilson Focus School
Elementary · Grades 3–6
B
202 students14:1Rate it →
Norris Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
1,140 students18:1Rate it →
R M Marrs Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
1,066 students16:1Rate it →
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
952 students19:1Rate it →
Bluestem Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
894 students18:1Rate it →
Lewis & Clark Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
839 students19:1Rate it →
Morton Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
744 students18:1Rate it →
Beveridge Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
740 students15:1Rate it →
Monroe Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
716 students17:1Rate it →
Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
685 students20:1Rate it →
MC Millan Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D−
654 students17:1Rate it →
King Science/Tech Magnet Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
610 students17:1Rate it →
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
2,587 students21:1Rate it →
South High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
2,412 students18:1Rate it →
North High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
1,754 students24:1Rate it →
Burke High School
High · Grades 9–12
C−
1,693 students20:1Rate it →
Northwest High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
1,517 students20:1Rate it →
Buena Vista High School
High · Grades 9–12
1,494 students20:1Rate it →
Benson High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
1,488 students18:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Omaharun by other districts or the state
Spring Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
474 students16:1Rate it →
Elkhorn High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elkhorn
A+
769 students15:1Rate it →
Skyline Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkhorn
A+
370 students14:1Rate it →
Fire Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkhorn
A+
469 students15:1Rate it →
Elkhorn Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkhorn
A
631 students14:1Rate it →
Hillrise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkhorn
A
321 students12:1Rate it →
Westridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkhorn
A
346 students14:1Rate it →
Manchester Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
444 students15:1Rate it →
Elkhorn Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A+
576 students14:1Rate it →
West Dodge Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkhorn
A+
434 students13:1Rate it →
West Bay Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
405 students14:1Rate it →
Willowdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
469 students17:1Rate it →
Russell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
760 students16:1Rate it →
Millard West High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
2,344 students17:1Rate it →
Aldrich Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
462 students17:1Rate it →
Black Elk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
605 students18:1Rate it →
Rohwer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
450 students15:1Rate it →
Wheeler Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
633 students17:1Rate it →
Beadle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A−
1,011 students17:1Rate it →
Bryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
359 students11:1Rate it →
Willa Cather Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
286 students13:1Rate it →
Cody Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
307 students12:1Rate it →
Cottonwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
303 students11:1Rate it →
Hitchcock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
233 students14:1Rate it →
Holling Heights Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
340 students10:1Rate it →
J Sterling Morton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
392 students14:1Rate it →
Millard Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
811 students13:1Rate it →
Millard South High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
2,526 students17:1Rate it →
Millard North High School
High · Grades 9–12
A−
2,572 students17:1Rate it →
Millard North Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
820 students15:1Rate it →
Montclair Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
641 students18:1Rate it →
Neihardt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
489 students15:1Rate it →
Norris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
421 students14:1Rate it →
Sandoz Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
336 students12:1Rate it →
Walt Disney Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
372 students12:1Rate it →
Harvey Oaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
340 students18:1Rate it →
Norman Rockwell Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B
310 students12:1Rate it →
Ackerman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
453 students15:1Rate it →
Grace Abbott Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
454 students18:1Rate it →
Harry Andersen Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
898 students16:1Rate it →
Kiewit Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
967 students17:1Rate it →
Ezra Millard Elementary SCH
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
485 students16:1Rate it →
Blumfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
373 students13:1Rate it →
Karen Western Elementary SCH
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
214 students10:1Rate it →
Meadows Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
330 students17:1Rate it →
Mockingbird Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
473 students16:1Rate it →
Carl A Swanson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
283 students15:1Rate it →
Hillside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
391 students12:1Rate it →
Loveland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A+
276 students15:1Rate it →
Oakdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
312 students16:1Rate it →
Paddock Road Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
285 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
269 students13:1Rate it →
Rockbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
278 students14:1Rate it →
Sunset Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
301 students15:1Rate it →
Westgate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
297 students13:1Rate it →
Westside High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
2,145 students16:1Rate it →
Westbrook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D
545 students15:1Rate it →
Westside Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8
B+
948 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Creighton Preparatory School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic · All-boys
988 students12:1Rate it →
St. Wenceslaus School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
898 students32:1Rate it →
St. Vincent de Paul School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
732 students19:1Rate it →
VJ & Angela Skutt Catholic High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
711 students12:1Rate it →
St. Pius X/St. Leo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
710 students17:1Rate it →
St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
699 students20:1Rate it →
Mary Our Queen School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
617 students15:1Rate it →
Marian High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic · All-girls
590 students12:1Rate it →
St. Robert Bellarmine School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
561 students18:1Rate it →
Lifegate Christian School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
499 students18:1Rate it →
St. Margaret Mary School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
497 students18:1Rate it →
Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School
Grades PK–12
Private · Nonsectarian
490 students10:1Rate it →
St. James Seton School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
459 students18:1Rate it →
Omaha Christian Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
415 students13:1Rate it →
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
High · Grades PK–12
Private · Catholic · All-girls
404 students11:1Rate it →
Roncalli Catholic High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
338 students15:1Rate it →
Christ the King School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
296 students12:1Rate it →
Holy Cross School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
296 students18:1Rate it →
Mercy High School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic · All-girls
276 students10:1Rate it →
SS Peter & Paul Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
268 students11:1Rate it →
Holy Name Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
235 students12:1Rate it →
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
225 students7:1Rate it →
Dual Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5
Private · Catholic
222 students16:1Rate it →
Nelson Mandela Elem.
Elementary · Grades K–5
Private · Nonsectarian
210 students13:1Rate it →
All Saints Catholic School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
159 students14:1Rate it →
Montessori Childrens Room
Elementary · Grades PK–6
Private · Nonsectarian
150 students17:1Rate it →
St. Philip Neri School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Catholic
147 students10:1Rate it →
Sacred Heart School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Catholic
122 students9:1Rate it →
Phoenix Academy Day School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Nonsectarian
110 students8:1Rate it →
Quest Forward Academy Omaha
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Nonsectarian
103 students9:1Rate it →
Gethsemane Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
90 students17:1Rate it →
Good Shepherd Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
83 students19:1Rate it →
Montessori Parents Coop
Elementary · Grades PK–5
Private · Nonsectarian
81 students16:1Rate it →
Jesuit Academy
Elementary · Grades 4–8
Private · Catholic · All-boys
73 students10:1Rate it →
Friedel Jewish Academy
Elementary · Grades K–7
Private · Religious
68 students6:1Rate it →
Omaha Baptist Academy
Grades K–12
Private · Religious
37 students6:1Rate it →
St. Joan of Arc School
Elementary · Grades 2–8
Private · Catholic
35 students5:1Rate it →
Omaha Street School
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Religious
35 students7:1Rate it →
Omaha Memorial SDA School
Elementary · Grades K–8
Private · Religious
33 students16:1Rate it →
Chesterton Academy of Omaha
High · Grades 9–12
Private · Catholic
16 students2:1Rate it →
Madonna School
Private · Catholic
13 students4:1Rate it →
La Bella Vita Montessori School, LLC
Elementary · Grades K–4
Private · Nonsectarian
10 students5:1Rate it →

Left off: 27 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Nova Alternative School, Douglas County Youth Center, Alegent/Immanuel RTC, Omaha Home for Boys Schools, Young Adult Program, Parrish Program, Blackburn Alternative Program, J P Lord Program, Career Center, Gateway to College Program, Secondary Success Program, Accelere Program, Esl Teen Literacy Program, Independent Study Program, Transition Program at Unmc Nebraska Medicine, Transition Program South, Ops Virtual Elementary School, Ops Virtual Middle School, Early Learning Center (0-3) at Skinner, Ops Virtual High School, Integrated Learning Program at Saratoga, Transition Program North, MCC Career Academy, Westside High School West Campus, Underwood Hills Early Childhood Learning Center, Radius High School and Radius Middle School).

Questions about Omaha’s schools

Are Omaha’s schools good?

On Nebraska’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Omaha children attend score below 97% of Nebraska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Omaha in?

Omaha Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 52,524 students in 94 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Omaha are served by Millard, Elkhorn, Westside and Ralston.

Where do Omaha kids go to high school?

One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Central High School, South High School, North High School, Burke High School, Northwest High School, Buena Vista High School and Benson High School.

What is Omaha’s graduation rate?

70% of the class of 2023 in Omaha Public Schools graduated in four years, against 87% across Nebraska.

How much does Omaha spend per student?

$17,744 in Omaha Public Schools (FY2024), against $15,602 across Nebraska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Omaha?

Yes: Creighton Preparatory School (catholic · all-boys, grades 9–12, 988 students), St. Wenceslaus School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 898 students), St. Vincent de Paul School (Catholic, grades K–8, 732 students), VJ & Angela Skutt Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 711 students), St. Pius X/St. Leo Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 710 students), St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 699 students), Mary Our Queen School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 617 students), Marian High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 590 students), St. Robert Bellarmine School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 561 students), Lifegate Christian School (religious, grades K–8, 499 students), St. Margaret Mary School (Catholic, grades K–8, 497 students), Brownell Talbot College Preparatory School (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 490 students), St. James Seton School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 459 students), Omaha Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 415 students), Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart (catholic · all-girls, grades PK–12, 404 students), Roncalli Catholic High School (Catholic, grades 9–12, 338 students), Christ the King School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 296 students), Holy Cross School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 296 students), Mercy High School (catholic · all-girls, grades 9–12, 276 students), SS Peter & Paul Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 268 students), Holy Name Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 235 students), Our Lady of Lourdes School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 225 students), Dual Language Academy (Catholic, grades PK–5, 222 students), Nelson Mandela Elem. (nonsectarian, grades K–5, 210 students), All Saints Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 159 students), Montessori Childrens Room (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 150 students), St. Philip Neri School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 147 students), Sacred Heart School (Catholic, grades K–8, 122 students), Phoenix Academy Day School (nonsectarian, grades K–8, 110 students), Quest Forward Academy Omaha (nonsectarian, grades 9–12, 103 students), Gethsemane Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 90 students), Good Shepherd Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 83 students), Montessori Parents Coop (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 81 students), Jesuit Academy (catholic · all-boys, grades 4–8, 73 students), Friedel Jewish Academy (religious, grades K–7, 68 students), Omaha Baptist Academy (religious, grades K–12, 37 students), St. Joan of Arc School (Catholic, grades 2–8, 35 students), Omaha Street School (religious, grades 9–12, 35 students), Omaha Memorial SDA School (religious, grades K–8, 33 students), Chesterton Academy of Omaha (Catholic, grades 9–12, 16 students), Madonna School (Catholic, grades , 13 students) and La Bella Vita Montessori School, LLC (nonsectarian, grades K–4, 10 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.