State/Public Elementary Open

Benson West Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 6652 Maple St, Omaha, Douglas County, 68104

366
Pupils
14.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Benson West Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Omaha, Douglas County. The school has 366 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Steven Soto. It is part of the Omaha Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Steven Soto
School district
Omaha Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Benson West Elementary School enrolls 366 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.

Male students
179 (49%)
Female students
187 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.1
Student-teacher ratio
14.0:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 23% White and 22% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American11832%
White8423%
Asian8122%
Hispanic or Latino3810%
Two or more races349.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native102.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Benson West 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 8.

School district: OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Benson West Elementary School is one of 111 schools in OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in OMAHA, Nebraska. The district serves 52,524 students district-wide and employs 3,194 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 366 students, Benson West Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 473 students per school.

52,524
District students
111
Schools
3,194
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

25%
Reading proficient
16%
Math proficient
29%
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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