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Prairie Wind Elementary School

Q: Is Prairie Wind Elementary School a good school?

Prairie Wind Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Nebraska elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Prairie Wind Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Prairie Wind Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Prairie Wind Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Wind Elementary School are 31% White, 30% African American, 17% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Prairie Wind Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Prairie Wind Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Alfonza W Davis Middle School High : Northwest High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Prairie Wind Elementary School is a public elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 724 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Omaha Public Schools district, which is ranked 111 out of 115 districts in the state.

Prairie Wind Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Nebraska elementary schools, with low performance on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.21% of 3rd graders, 52.46% of 4th graders, and 38.39% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 57.45%, 59.59%, and 55.79%, respectively. The school also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with rankings for various student subgroups in the bottom quartile of the state. Additionally, Prairie Wind Elementary has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.3% to 40.5% over the past few years.

In comparison, nearby Saddlebrook Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 30% of Nebraska elementary schools and outperforms Prairie Wind Elementary on state assessments by a significant margin. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the school's large population of students from disadvantaged backgrounds may be contributing to Prairie Wind Elementary's poor academic performance. Targeted interventions and support to address these challenges could potentially lead to better outcomes for the students at Prairie Wind Elementary School.

644

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,093

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10908 Ellison Ave
Omaha, NE 68164-1518

(531) 299-1980

District: Omaha Public Schools

Students who attend Prairie Wind Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alfonza W Davis Middle School
High:	Northwest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.6%

African American:

29.8%

Hispanic:

16.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

Nebraska avg61%

280^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 30Elementary Schools in the Omaha Public Schools

115^th of 118Omaha 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	6.0	280 of 294	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	387 of 428	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	413 of 459	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	393 of 457	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	385 of 442	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	374 of 452	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	421 of 450	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	30.9	355 of 459	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.7	299 of 480	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.5	376 of 488	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.4	390 of 483	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.4	367 of 485	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.6	369 of 480	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	317 of 473	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.0	434 of 502	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.3	385 of 471	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.5	348 of 478	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	351 of 430	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.1	274 of 418	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	25.3	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	12 of 26	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.1	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	42.2	32 of 54	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	58 of 76	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	35 of 63	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	89 of 90	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	195 of 203	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	301 of 349	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	303 of 337	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	290 of 318	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	304 of 349	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	330 of 341	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	42.4	70 of 108	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	45 of 81	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	71 of 90	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	11.2	110 of 112	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	281 of 312	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	232 of 259	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	231 of 264	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	234 of 298	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	269 of 281	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	194 of 203	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	338 of 366	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	320 of 356	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	290 of 328	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	289 of 367	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	329 of 347	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	35.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	24.6	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	173 of 193	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	242 of 261	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	325 of 385	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	361 of 388	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	318 of 368	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	304 of 391	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	377 of 391	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2023)35th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)33rd percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2019)21st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)<1st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science64%-15 vs state

English Language Arts42%-17 vs state

Mathematics42%-16 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 (2024)
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
Prairie Wind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10908 Ellison Ave	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1980	644	38	17.0		197 (30.6%)	192 (29.8%)	109 (16.9%)	73 (11.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (9.9%)	6	280^th of 294 public elementary schools	4.8%		12.6	387^th of 428 public elementary schools	9.6%	107	34.2	52.5	38.4	42.0	43.0	51.6	30.4	42.0	64.3	64.3	$16,093	$2,885	$12,174
Masters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 N 99th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1800	281	18	15.6		84 (29.9%)	76 (27.0%)	45 (16.0%)	50 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (8.9%)								(n/a)	41.2			41.5				30.4			$18,723	$3,219	$14,236
Sunny Slope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10828 Old Maple Rd	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2160	432	27	15.7		112 (25.9%)	139 (32.2%)	96 (22.2%)	33 (7.6%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (9.5%)	6.6	278^th of 294 public elementary schools	5.4%		21.9	351^st of 428 public elementary schools	18.0%	73	47.4			39.4	42.3			29.0	66.7	66.7	$16,571	$3,124	$12,167
Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3520 Maplewood Blvd	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1300	479	25	19.0		130 (27.1%)	130 (27.1%)	69 (14.4%)	86 (18.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (12.1%)	1.9	291^st of 294 public elementary schools	1.0%		17.2	370^th of 428 public elementary schools	13.6%	79	36.9		36.8	39.8			22.4	26.4	61.8	61.8	$16,515	$3,164	$12,268
Joslyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11220 Blondo St	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1660	299	19	15.8		114 (38.1%)	85 (28.4%)	48 (16.1%)	18 (6.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.0%)								(n/a)		48.8		47.6	48.9			39.5			$18,515	$3,105	$13,677
Boyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8314 Boyd St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1140	547	31	17.7		113 (20.7%)	170 (31.1%)	83 (15.2%)	138 (25.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.1%)	1.3	293^rd of 294 public elementary schools	0.3%		9.6	396^th of 428 public elementary schools	7.5%	103		37.4	27.1	33.0	33.3			28.1			$16,246	$3,169	$12,144
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2303 N 97th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1360	360	23	15.6		112 (31.1%)	104 (28.9%)	53 (14.7%)	39 (10.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.5%)	25.7	236^th of 294 public elementary schools	19.7%		18.3	366^th of 428 public elementary schools	14.5%	130	48.2	73.7	46.2	56.4	55.6	49.1		46.0			$18,410	$3,243	$13,843
Fullerton Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 N 138th St	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1460	550	31	17.6		244 (44.4%)	88 (16.0%)	119 (21.6%)	22 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	74 (13.5%)	28.7	231^st of 294 public elementary schools	21.4%		40.8	290^th of 428 public elementary schools	32.2%	59	57.1	57.3	58.6	57.7	59.7	57.3	58.6	58.5	78.2	78.2	$16,889	$2,664	$12,917
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 N 78th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1000	270	20	13.6		82 (30.4%)	80 (29.6%)	45 (16.7%)	21 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.6%)	29.4	229^th of 294 public elementary schools	22.1%		25.5	338^th of 428 public elementary schools	21.0%	109	61.0	66.7	38.5	56.3		52.1		49.2			$19,868	$3,868	$14,206
Saddlebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Laurel Ave	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2020	447	26	17.3		287 (64.2%)	42 (9.4%)	26 (5.8%)	43 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.5%)	72.2	78^th of 294 public elementary schools	73.5%		70.8	120^th of 428 public elementary schools	72.0%	42	73.0	82.7	71.8	75.9	74.3	80.0	59.2	71.4	91.6	91.6	$18,844	$2,661	$14,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Wind Elementary School

Is Prairie Wind Elementary School a good school?

Prairie Wind Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Nebraska elementary schools.

How many students attend Prairie Wind Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Prairie Wind Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Prairie Wind Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Prairie Wind Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alfonza W Davis Middle School
High : Northwest High School

What is the racial makeup of Prairie Wind Elementary School?

Students at Prairie Wind Elementary School are 31% White, 30% African American, 17% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Prairie Wind Elementary School in?

Omaha Public Schools

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