📍 6707 S 178th St, Omaha, Douglas County, 68135
Wheeler Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Omaha, Douglas County. The school has 657 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gregory Wunderlich. It is part of the Millard Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 70% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wheeler Elementary School enrolls 657 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 537 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 34 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 657 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 82 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Wheeler Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-20, state senate district 31.
Wheeler Elementary School is one of 36 schools in MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in OMAHA, Nebraska. The district serves 23,253 students district-wide and employs 1,510 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 657 students, Wheeler Elementary School is close to the district average of about 646 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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