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Ackerman Elementary School

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Ackerman Elementary School ranks 72 nd of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Ackerman Elementary School is a public elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 487 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Millard Public Schools district. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages, ranking among the top elementary schools in Nebraska.

Ackerman Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with students scoring significantly higher on standardized tests compared to the Millard district and Nebraska state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 80.82% of Ackerman's 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 72.92% for the Millard district and 55.79% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, including special education, low socioeconomic status, and male students. Additionally, Ackerman has lower chronic absenteeism rates than the state average, and its spending per student is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools within the Millard Public Schools district, Ackerman Elementary School stands out for its consistently higher academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also outperforms its neighbors in supporting diverse learners, with stronger subgroup performance data. Ackerman's lower chronic absenteeism rates and higher spending per student may contribute to its success in providing a quality education for its students.

453

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,981

Per pupil spending ?

25.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5110 S 156th St
Omaha, NE 68135-1008

(402) 715-8420

District: Millard Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.0%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (75% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Nebraska elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg72%

Nebraska avg58%

72^nd of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 25Elementary Schools in the Millard Public Schools

38^th of 118Millard Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	72 of 294	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	37 of 428	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	46 of 459	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.5	79 of 457	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	22 of 442	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	32 of 452	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	57 of 450	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	81.7	55 of 459	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	69.4	122 of 480	74.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.3	102 of 488	79.1%	★★★★☆
2014	71.8	96 of 483	80.1%	★★★★☆
2013	74.4	79 of 485	83.7%	★★★★☆
2012	80.9	55 of 480	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	86.3	40 of 473	91.5%	★★★★★
2010	74.4	67 of 502	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	53 of 471	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	66.3	138 of 478	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	63.5	167 of 430	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.2	256 of 418	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	34 of 90	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.7	22 of 203	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	54 of 349	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	107 of 337	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.4	25 of 318	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	34 of 349	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	70.6	84 of 341	75.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	73.5	22 of 112	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	17 of 312	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	74.1	43 of 259	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	95.6	3 of 264	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	3 of 298	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	37 of 281	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	21 of 90	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	18 of 203	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	31 of 366	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	44 of 356	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	21 of 328	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	31 of 367	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.0	26 of 347	92.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	82.2	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	61 of 193	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.5	23 of 261	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	40 of 385	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	107 of 388	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	18 of 368	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.0	33 of 391	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	74.5	69 of 391	82.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)80th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)67th percentile-25 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+20 vs state

Mathematics72%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ackerman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 S 156th St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8420	453	30	15.1	25.6%	335 (74.0%)	17 (3.8%)	47 (10.4%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	74.1	72^nd of 294 public elementary schools	75.5%		85.8	37^th of 428 public elementary schools	91.4%	35	75.0	79.8	80.8	78.7	76.4	81.8	54.8	72.1			$12,981	$239	$11,679
Willowdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16901 P St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8280	469	28	16.6	16.0%	366 (78.0%)	10 (2.1%)	44 (9.4%)	33 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (3.0%)	80.4	41^st of 294 public elementary schools	86.1%		91.3	13^th of 428 public elementary schools	97.0%	28	80.8	79.3	77.9	79.4	71.7	78.2	81.1	76.9			$11,719	$239	$10,584
Bryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5010 S 144th St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8325	359	33	10.9	54.0%	214 (59.6%)	29 (8.1%)	69 (19.2%)	19 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	23 (6.4%)	40.7	198^th of 294 public elementary schools	32.7%		44.3	275^th of 428 public elementary schools	35.7%	77	62.5	71.1	50.8	60.6	71.9		45.9	56.5			$16,293	$1,271	$13,880
Neihardt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15130 Drexel	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8360	489	32	15.4	36.8%	366 (74.8%)	9 (1.8%)	63 (12.9%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	34 (7.0%)	47.5	168^th of 294 public elementary schools	42.9%		69.3	130^th of 428 public elementary schools	69.6%	38	50.7	66.7	69.1	62.3	49.3	58.3	75.0	61.5	90.5	90.5	$13,249	$724	$11,190
Black Elk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6708 S 161 Ave	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6200	605	33	18.3	26.3%	400 (66.1%)	26 (4.3%)	67 (11.1%)	55 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.8%)	68.7	93^rd of 294 public elementary schools	68.4%		78.9	80^th of 428 public elementary schools	81.3%	13	72.9	69.9	74.8	72.6	72.9	63.0	76.8	71.1	91.9	91.9	$10,791	$239	$9,639
Norman Rockwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6370 S 140th Ave	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8246	310	26	12.1	43.9%	217 (70.0%)	25 (8.1%)	37 (11.9%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.5%)	47.6	167^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.2%		62.2	181^st of 428 public elementary schools	57.7%	14	65.9	63.4	70.0	66.4	53.7			54.1			$19,664	$3,177	$14,950
Rohwer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17701 F St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6225	450	30	15.2	16.9%	352 (78.2%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.1%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	84	30^th of 294 public elementary schools	89.8%		81.4	61^st of 428 public elementary schools	85.7%	31	76.0	80.0	85.4	80.7	80.0	72.5	91.0	81.6			$13,517	$239	$11,848
Holling Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6565 S 136th St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8330	340	34	10.0	61.2%	198 (58.2%)	37 (10.9%)	66 (19.4%)	16 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.6%)	31.1	225^th of 294 public elementary schools	23.5%		51.9	245^th of 428 public elementary schools	42.8%	20	54.9	47.3	60.0	54.0	66.7		56.4	57.8			$18,121	$1,096	$15,821
Wheeler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6707 S 178th St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6250	633	38	16.5	19.9%	505 (79.8%)	16 (2.5%)	54 (8.5%)	21 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	31 (4.9%)	77.6	58^th of 294 public elementary schools	80.3%		89.8	20^th of 428 public elementary schools	95.3%	38	64.8	74.8	67.8	69.3	75.2	82.4	88.4	82.3	95.9	95.9	$11,339	$239	$10,075
Willa Cather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 S 139th Plaza	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1315	286	22	13.0	26.9%	140 (49.0%)	10 (3.5%)	23 (8.0%)	93 (32.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	77.8	56^th of 294 public elementary schools	81.0%		83.8	46^th of 428 public elementary schools	89.3%	10	79.3	75.4	76.2	77.0	73.6	82.5	71.4	76.3			$14,136	$239	$12,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Ackerman Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Ackerman Elementary School?

Students at Ackerman Elementary School are 74% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American.

Is Ackerman Elementary School a good school?

Ackerman Elementary School ranks 72^nd of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ackerman Elementary School in?

Millard Public Schools

How many students attend Ackerman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Ackerman Elementary School.

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