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Willa Cather Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 3030 S 139th Plaza, Omaha, Douglas County, 68144

324
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Willa Cather Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Omaha, Douglas County. The school has 324 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Bethany Kreager. It is part of the Millard Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Bethany Kreager
School district
Millard Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Willa Cather Elementary School enrolls 324 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
180 (56%)
Female students
144 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.9
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 37% Asian and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White13742%
Asian12037%
Hispanic or Latino247.4%
Black or African American185.6%
Two or more races175.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native51.5%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

82 of the school's 324 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 59 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Willa Cather 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 20.

School district: MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Willa Cather 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 324 students, Willa Cather Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 646 students per school.

23,253
District students
36
Schools
1,510
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
10%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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