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Burke High School

Q: Is Burke High School a good school?

Burke High School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Nebraska high schools.

Q: How many students attend Burke High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,693 students attended Burke High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Burke High School?

Students at Burke High School are 33% White, 30% African American, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into Burke High School?

Burke High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Catlin Magnet Center Elementary : Columbian Elementary School Elementary : Crestridge Magnet Center Elementary : Dodge Elementary School Elementary : Edison Elementary School Elementary : Joslyn Elementary School Elementary : Oak Valley Elementary School Elementary : Picotte Elementary School Elementary : Sunny Slope Elementary School Middle : Beveridge Magnet Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

138^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 5% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Burke High School is a public high school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 1,729 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Omaha Public Schools district, which is ranked 111 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burke High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools, with a ranking of 138 out of 146 schools for the 2024-2025 school year and a 0-star rating. The school's academic performance, as measured by ACT proficiency rates, is significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.5% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 42.74% and the Omaha Public Schools district average of 18.46%. The school's performance in ACT Mathematics and Science is also below the state and district averages. Additionally, Burke High School's four-year graduation rate has been declining, from 88.1% in 2023-2024 to 71.5% in 2024-2025, and the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 59.5% in the 2024-2025 school year.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Northwest High School (also in the Omaha Public Schools district), Burke High School performs significantly worse across various metrics, including academic performance, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, the performance gap is even more pronounced when compared to schools in other districts, such as Millard South High School and Elkhorn North High School, which significantly outperform Burke High School.

1,693

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,770

Per pupil spending ?

44.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12200 Burke Blvd
Omaha, NE 68154-2399

(531) 299-2580

District: Omaha Public Schools

Feeder schools for Burke High School:

Elementary:	Catlin Magnet Center
	Columbian Elementary School
	Crestridge Magnet Center
	Dodge Elementary School
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	Edison Elementary School
	Joslyn Elementary School
	Oak Valley Elementary School
	Picotte Elementary School
	Sunny Slope Elementary School
Middle:	Beveridge Magnet Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.0%

African American:

29.7%

Hispanic:

22.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Nebraska average (74% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg18%

Nebraska avg44%

138^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9High 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	3.1	138 of 146	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	160 of 168	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	170 of 215	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	183 of 202	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	166 of 209	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	196 of 217	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	150 of 219	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.9	167 of 219	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.0	214 of 246	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	197 of 242	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	218 of 247	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	207 of 247	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	218 of 245	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	224 of 252	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	219 of 249	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	189 of 251	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.7	197 of 252	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	62.6	86 of 247	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	78 of 249	68.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.7	12 of 14	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	11 of 13	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	7.3	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	13 of 16	18.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.1	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	45.2	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	85 of 93	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	118 of 136	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	115 of 132	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	120 of 138	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	130 of 142	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	129 of 144	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	19.3	36 of 41	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	29 of 38	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	32 of 41	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	37 of 41	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	57 of 62	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	77 of 89	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	67 of 74	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	74 of 83	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	80 of 82	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	71 of 79	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	59 of 66	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	123 of 135	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	123 of 135	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	109 of 130	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	124 of 140	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	119 of 138	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	39.6	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	11.5	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2018	50.4	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	108 of 113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	106 of 125	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	166 of 206	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	159 of 196	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	146 of 200	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	155 of 207	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	148 of 205	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)62nd percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2018)50th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)47th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2023)12th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Asian (2021)7th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2024)<1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science27%-20 vs state

English Language Arts22%-21 vs state

Mathematics18%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT 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	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burke High School	Public	9-12	12200 Burke Blvd	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2580	1,693	86	19.8		559 (33.0%)	503 (29.7%)	376 (22.2%)	100 (5.9%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	143 (8.4%)	3.1	138^th of 146 public high schools	5.5%		4.5	160^th of 168 public high schools	4.8%	22	21.5	17.9	27.2	$19,770	$1,388	$16,101
Boys Town Intervention And Assessment School	Public	6-12	178 Suydka Dr	Boys Town	68010	Douglas County	Boys Town Interim Prg Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 355-8414	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Millard North High School	Public	9-12	1010 S 144th St	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1365	2,572	149	17.3	21.5%	1,756 (68.3%)	120 (4.7%)	244 (9.5%)	301 (11.7%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	138 (5.4%)	74.9	35^th of 146 public high schools	76.0%		74.6	39^th of 168 public high schools	76.8%	4	60.4	59.6	64.8	$12,603	$238	$10,811
Westside High School West Campus	Public	9-12	3504 S 108th Street	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-8214	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Westside High School	Public	9-12	8701 Pacific Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 343-2600	2,145	134	16.0	35.9%	1,405 (65.5%)	241 (11.2%)	270 (12.6%)	56 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	168 (7.8%)	41.6	98^th of 146 public high schools	32.9%		52	88^th of 168 public high schools	47.6%	10	50.8	44.4	48.8	$16,793	$151	$14,438
Young Adult Program	Public	12	12820 N Street	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6330	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Millard South High School	Public	9-12	14905 Q St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8268	2,526	153	16.5	34.6%	1,684 (66.7%)	159 (6.3%)	439 (17.4%)	74 (2.9%)	10 (0.4%)	23 (0.9%)	137 (5.4%)	46.7	87^th of 146 public high schools	40.4%		40.5	106^th of 168 public high schools	36.9%	19	47.4	48.0	54.3	$13,452	$239	$11,605
Transition Program At Unmc Nebraska Medicine	Public	12	Munroe Meyer Building; 444 S 4	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-9490	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	8204 Crown Point Ave	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2740	1,517	75	20.2		298 (19.6%)	569 (37.5%)	234 (15.4%)	284 (18.7%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	114 (7.5%)	0.7	145^th of 146 public high schools	0.7%		0.9	165^th of 168 public high schools	1.8%	20	11.5		17.1	$18,986	$1,410	$15,688
Ralston High School	Public	9-12	8969 Park Dr	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-7373	1,024	61	16.6	52.8%	432 (42.2%)	60 (5.9%)	457 (44.6%)	15 (1.5%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.0%)	8	133^rd of 146 public high schools	8.9%		10	156^th of 168 public high schools	7.1%	23	33.8	21.2	28.8	$15,343	$146	$13,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Burke High School

Is Burke High School a good school?

Burke High School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Nebraska high schools.

How many students attend Burke High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,693 students attended Burke High School.

What schools feed into Burke High School?

Burke High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Catlin Magnet Center
Elementary : Columbian Elementary School
Elementary : Crestridge Magnet Center
Elementary : Dodge Elementary School
Elementary : Edison Elementary School
Elementary : Joslyn Elementary School
Elementary : Oak Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Picotte Elementary School
Elementary : Sunny Slope Elementary School
Middle : Beveridge Magnet Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Burke High School?

Students at Burke High School are 33% White, 30% African American, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Burke High School in?

Omaha Public Schools

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