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Walnut Hill Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Walnut Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving around 400 students in grades PK-6. Despite being part of the Omaha Public Schools district, which is ranked 177 out of 182 districts in the state, Walnut Hill Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Nebraska elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Walnut Hill Elementary faces significant challenges, including extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, and stark disparities in subgroup performance compared to their statewide peers. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 25-39% of Walnut Hill students were proficient in ELA, compared to 58-59% statewide. Despite spending significantly more per student ($17,163 in 2022-2023) than the state average, the school's academic outcomes remain far below state and district levels.

While nearby schools like Fontenelle Elementary, Jackson Elementary, and Franklin Elementary also struggle with low performance as part of the Omaha Public Schools district, they generally outperform Walnut Hill Elementary on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of these relatively higher-performing schools to help address the systemic challenges facing Walnut Hill Elementary.

399

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,254

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4355 Charles St
Omaha, NE 68131-1023

(531) 299-2200

District: Omaha Public Schools

Students who attend Walnut Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis & Clark Middle School
High:	Benson High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.6%

Hispanic:

31.6%

Asian:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2014 → 7th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (27% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 36 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg35%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Walnut Hill Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	8.1	400 of 428	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	438 of 459	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	443 of 457	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	432 of 442	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	438 of 452	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	417 of 450	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	434 of 459	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	21.5	414 of 480	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	444 of 488	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	462 of 483	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	460 of 485	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.1	408 of 480	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.1	415 of 473	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.7	498 of 502	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	44.9	349 of 471	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.9	423 of 478	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	66.7	142 of 430	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	13.3	389 of 418	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	26.8	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	27.1	63 of 76	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	30 of 60	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	44 of 63	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	9.2	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	324 of 337	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	312 of 318	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	333 of 349	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	321 of 341	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	45.1	60 of 108	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	51 of 81	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	11.6	293 of 312	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	241 of 259	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	243 of 264	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	286 of 298	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	243 of 281	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	350 of 366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	354 of 367	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	316 of 347	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)44th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2019)23rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)17th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)6th percentile~ school

Female (2023)6th percentile~ school

Male (2023)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-28 vs state

Mathematics22%-36 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, October 10, 2018

This is a very great school. My siblings and I had very enriching educational experiences while attending this school. Make sure to behave yourself to have a good learning experience. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, February 5, 2017

This is a very terrible School students do not learn anything my children for example have been profiled as behavior problems but no help has been administered to them please. If you thinking about enrolling your children especially if they're colored or African American do not and I repeat do not enroll him into the school even if it's more costly go elsewhere because this school is exactly an example of school to jail pipeline Close Quote

Schools Near Walnut Hill Elementary School

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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 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th 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
Walnut Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4355 Charles St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2200	399	23	17.0		46 (11.5%)	146 (36.6%)	126 (31.6%)	58 (14.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)								(n/a)					31.1					22.4			$18,254	$3,145	$13,371
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3506 Franklin St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1440	243	16	15.5		12 (4.9%)	116 (47.7%)	94 (38.7%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.0%)								(n/a)													$21,408	$3,758	$15,471
Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5304 Hamilton St	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1540	286	17	16.7		165 (57.7%)	40 (14.0%)	37 (12.9%)	16 (5.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	49.2	158^th of 294 public elementary schools	46.3%		66.3	142^nd of 428 public elementary schools	66.8%	16	57.9	72.9	66.7	69.7	66.1	50.9	72.9	69.4	66.7	63.8	83.3	83.3	$19,369	$2,643	$14,735
Dundee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 N 51st Street	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1340	468	29	16.4		289 (61.8%)	57 (12.2%)	66 (14.1%)	18 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	79.7	44^th of 294 public elementary schools	85.0%		72.6	105^th of 428 public elementary schools	75.5%	61	78.9	76.7	85.5	86.2	81.7	73.2	76.7	79.7	67.7	74.5	92.8	92.8	$17,356	$2,648	$13,304
King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3706 Maple St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1720	316	19	16.8		16 (5.1%)	140 (44.3%)	115 (36.4%)	21 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)								(n/a)			44.4		35.6								$22,818	$3,205	$16,176
Ops Virtual Elementary School	Public, Virtual	PK, KG-5	3215 Cuming St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(531) 299-0269	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gifford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	717 N 32nd St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2040	399	23	17.3		70 (17.5%)	139 (34.8%)	110 (27.6%)	42 (10.5%)	14 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (5.8%)	5.9	282^nd of 294 public elementary schools	4.1%		20.9	356^th of 428 public elementary schools	16.8%	74	44.6	36.8			40.9	44.6				33.3			$19,258	$3,588	$14,039
Rose Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5605 Corby Street	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2000	287	18	16.0		120 (41.8%)	75 (26.1%)	32 (11.1%)	27 (9.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.1%)	35.6	213^th of 294 public elementary schools	27.6%		34.7	312^th of 428 public elementary schools	27.1%	99	61.7	64.6	36.4		54.7	70.2	60.4			58.3	79.6	79.6	$20,648	$4,173	$14,972
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2906 N 30th St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1700	272	23	11.9		6 (2.2%)	152 (55.9%)	35 (12.9%)	61 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.3%)								(n/a)					31.1								$21,675	$3,241	$13,891
Fontenelle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3905 N 52nd St	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1420	452	30	15.2		33 (7.3%)	177 (39.2%)	63 (13.9%)	126 (27.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.8%)								(n/a)		26.7			22.3								$19,750	$3,417	$14,419

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Hill Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Walnut Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Walnut Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis & Clark Middle School
High : Benson High School

How many students attend Walnut Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Walnut Hill Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Hill Elementary School?

Students at Walnut Hill Elementary School are 37% African American, 32% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 12% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Walnut Hill Elementary School in?

Omaha Public Schools

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