Omaha, NE Schools

Omaha, Nebraska is the proud home of a number of public school systems and private learning facilities, offering area students the opportunity to achieve their maximum potential in their education. Omaha’s students are served by four outstanding school districts: Omaha Public Schools, Westside Community School District 66, Millard School District and Elkhorn Public Schools. These school districts work hard to achieve their goal of ensuring that each child receives the best possible education available. In addition to the information we have provided on these public school districts, for your convenience we have also provided links and information on our area’s private schools and nearby colleges and universities. Welcome to the schools of Omaha, take your time exploring the range of educational opportunity available in your new hometown!

Omaha, NE Public Schools

Omaha Public Schools

The Omaha Public Schools prepares students for life in a world where understanding and appreciation of diversity are essential. The Omaha Public Schools currently provides 46,000 students the opportunity for a first class education. These students come from various ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds and work and play side by side- sharing discoveries and solving problems together. Omaha families value education and expect a great deal from their children and their schools, with the majority of Omaha graduates go on to college or technical schools. Omaha Public Schools belongs to the North Central Association and is one of the country’s few major urban school districts to maintain state AA accreditation. Test scores for Omaha Public Schools exceed the national average for large school districts. Please visit the Omaha Public Schools’ website for more information.

Westside Community School District 66

Located in the heart of Omaha’s Westside is the nationally acclaimed public school district, Westside Community School District 66, one of the best in the nation. With a superior staff, administration and Board of Education committed to achieving excellence in education for all students, Westside provides high academic excellence in a friendly, caring environment.

Millard Public Schools

Offering a diverse curriculum to meet all needs of all students, Millard’s goal is to provide a world class education for all students. All day Kindergarten is offered in every elementary school and the “High Ability Learner” program has been expanded to include musically gifted children as well. Special education programs are provided to serve students from preschool to high school as well.

Offering specialized programs, including Nebraska’s only K-12 International Baccalaureate program and the Core Academy, the Millard School District was awarded a national Magna Award, given by the American School Board Journal and Marriott School Services. As well as that honor, thirteen Millard schools have earned the Blue Ribbon Award from the U.S. Department of Education, a well deserved honor, as Millard’s SAT and ACT scores are higher than metro, state and national averages. The American Library Association has called Millard’s school libraries among the best in the nation and The American Music Conference has named its music program one of the top 100 programs in the country.

Top-rated by Kiplinger Magazine, it was named as one of the reasons Omaha’s rated at number 3 in the list of the Top ten Best Cities for 2008. It has received praise for attaining world class results through its strategic planning and is one of three districts nationwide profiled in the book, Leading Change, The Case for Continuous Improvement, published by the National Schools Board Association

For almost a century and a half, schools in the Millard district have prepared their students for the world outside the classroom, led by dedicated teachers, hard working students have made every effort, along with their supportive parents to ensure that Millard keeps providing a world class education.

Elkhorn Public Schools

Elkhorn teachers are at the top of the ladder, with approximately 60% of them having earned a Masters Degree in their area of expertise and many who are annually recognized for their outstanding contributions in those areas while working to remain updated with technological opportunities, passing them on to their students.

Opportunities have included in the past, parents accessible student information via PowerSchool, an online supplemental textbook and increased use of SmartBoards as well as Personal Response Systems. Students can avail themselves to the mini computer labs in each elementary school as well as internet in each classroom and computerized media centers and labs.

In addition, The Elkhorn Public School Foundation makes a“Kids Campus” available at all elementary buildings to provide before and after school care for all elementary students.

Over 25,000 people live in the school district that includes the former city of Elkhorn, with enrollment of 5,150 students in grades K-12 in the 48 square miles located on the west edge of the Omaha metropolitan area.

Average students per classroom is 21.7 and the small classrooms are reflected in the students consistent above average scores on state and national ACT composite averages. With these statistics, it’s not surprising that over 80% of EHS students attend college or university after high school graduation!

Omaha, NE Private Schools

Blessed Sacrament School
K – 8th grade

St. Paul Lutheran School
PK-8th grade

Creighton Preparatory School
9th -12th grade

For a detailed list of private schools in the Omaha area, please visit:

Omaha Chamber of Commerce Index of Area Private Schools

Omaha, NE nearby Colleges/Universities

University of Nebraska at Omaha

 
University of Nebraska at Omaha is located in the heart of Nebraska's largest city. The University offers nearly 200 programs of study in a learning environment. The University of Nebraska features the best of both worlds—a small-school atmosphere within a thriving city where internship, employment and entertainment opportunities are plentiful. Please visit their official website for more details.

Grace University

 
Grace University is a biblically-integrated University dedicated to developing their students both academically and spiritually. Students at Grace University receive a life changing experience in a safe and encouraging environment. To discover more about Grace University’s history, educational goals, beliefs, and much more, please visit the official website.

Creighton University

With over 450 years of educational tradition in our Jesuit University, at Creighton we live a mission that is guided by the tenet that education should be approached with a passion for learning and a need to make a difference in our world. We celebrate our diversity, learn through dialogue and pursue truth in all its forms. The tradition of their vision commits them to the task of forming men and women of competence, conscience and compassion who learn from their experience and pass that knowledge on to others.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center

Nebraska’s only public academic health sciences center, UNMC has made the commitment to the education of the 21st century health care worker and workforce, finding cures and treatments for illnesses that devastate families and devoting themselves to providing the best care for patients. A facility that embraces the richness of diversity, UNMC has six colleges and two institutes, with more than 3,100 students in over two dozen programs.

Recognized in 2009 by U.S. News and World Report, it was ranked 15th in its rural health medicine program and 17th in its primary care program.

Metropolitan Community College

Serving their community with distinction and being a role model for higher education is a goal Metropolitan Community College takes seriously and they intend to exceed that goal. Their goal is to offer quality learning programs and lifelong educational programs as well as services to support personal and professional enrichment and training. Their programs and services are intended to help stimulate economic and workforce development as well as offering courses and programs which will offer an easy transition to four year institutions. Metropolitan Community College is committed to providing a positive learning environment that promotes the success of the student and is making that goal a top priority for both students and faculty.

Institute for Culinary Arts @ MCC

Nine options are available at the Institute for the Culinary Arts at MCC and can prepare a student for a variety of jobs in the rapidly growing food service industry. Hands on experience is taught in an amazing state of the art facility with caring, knowledgeable instructors guiding the student from beginning to end. Whether a student decides to choose Arts and Management or the Hospitality degree, MCC will prepare you for a great future. If, after you’ve completed your education at MCC, a student wishes to continue to a four year institution, credits can be transferred to the University of Nebraska or other four year institutions with ease.