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Sunset Hills Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 9503 Walnut St, Omaha, Douglas County, 68124

281
Pupils
14.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sunset Hills Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Omaha, Douglas County. The school has 281 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kira Mclean. It is part of the Westside Community Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kira Mclean
School district
Westside Community Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Sunset Hills Elementary School enrolls 281 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.

Male students
145 (52%)
Female students
136 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
18.8
Student-teacher ratio
14.9:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24085%
Hispanic or Latino155.3%
Two or more races113.9%
Asian93.2%
Black or African American62.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

34 of the school's 281 students (12%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 23 qualify for free lunch and 11 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€“6

Sunset Hills 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: WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

Sunset Hills Elementary School is one of 14 schools in WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, based in OMAHA, Nebraska. The district serves 6,330 students district-wide and employs 441 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 281 students, Sunset Hills Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 452 students per school.

6,330
District students
14
Schools
441
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
67%
Math proficient
7%
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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