📍 20303 Blue Sage Parkway, Omaha, Douglas County, 68130
Elkhorn South High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Omaha, Douglas County. The school has 1,428 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jed Givens. It is part of the Elkhorn Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 88.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 83% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elkhorn South High School enrolls 1,428 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 88.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 4.8% Asian and 3.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,243 | 87% |
| Asian | 69 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 1,428 students (5.2%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Elkhorn South High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-20, state senate district 39.
Elkhorn South High School is one of 20 schools in ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in ELKHORN, Nebraska. The district serves 11,653 students district-wide and employs 770 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,428 students, Elkhorn South High School is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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