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Standing Bear Elementary School

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Standing Bear Elementary School ranks 102 nd of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Standing Bear Elementary School is a public elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 639 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.

Standing Bear Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Nebraska, with a high ranking of 8th out of 488 schools in the 2014-2015 school year. The school's students outperform the Omaha Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 71.59% of 3rd graders, 68.81% of 4th graders, and 64.71% of 5th graders at Standing Bear Elementary were proficient or better in NSCAS/English Language Arts, compared to 40.69%, 42.34%, and 39.67% for the Omaha Public Schools district, respectively. The school also has consistently high rankings for various student subgroups, such as female students, white students, and English Language Learner students.

Despite being part of a lower-ranked school district, Standing Bear Elementary outperforms the nearby Picotte Elementary and Fullerton Magnet Center schools in academic performance and student group rankings. However, the school lags behind the high-performing Elkhorn Public Schools and Millard Public Schools districts, which have several nearby elementary schools that consistently rank among the top in the state.

623

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,642

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15860 Taylor Street
Omaha, NE 68116-2473

(531) 299-2140

District: Omaha Public Schools

Students who attend Standing Bear Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.6%

African American:

14.4%

Asian:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (73% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Omaha Public Schools

✓Above the Nebraska median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg39%

Nebraska avg61%

102^nd of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	65.3	102 of 294	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.3	63 of 428	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	80 of 459	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	66 of 457	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.5	71 of 442	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	92.7	16 of 452	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	30 of 450	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	8 of 459	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.1	9 of 480	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.8	8 of 488	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	90.5	17 of 483	96.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	30 of 485	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	90.9	14 of 480	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	28 of 473	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	75.8	61 of 502	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	58.9	215 of 471	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.9	243 of 478	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	71.0	100 of 430	76.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	84.8	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2024	97.6	1 of 54	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	5 of 76	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	38 of 90	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.0	12 of 203	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	43 of 349	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	39 of 337	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	67 of 318	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	56 of 349	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.6	21 of 341	93.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.0	20 of 112	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	52 of 312	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	90 of 259	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	88 of 264	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	97.8	1 of 298	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	3 of 281	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	59 of 90	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.3	48 of 203	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	90 of 366	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	77 of 356	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	58 of 328	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	96.6	3 of 367	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	36 of 347	89.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	42.0	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.4	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	29 of 193	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	18 of 261	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	19 of 385	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	21 of 388	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	74.1	62 of 368	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	92.5	16 of 391	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	46 of 391	88.2%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2022)26th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science89%+10 vs state

Mathematics73%+15 vs state

English Language Arts68%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

we love our school and all the staff are working very hard to make it an enjoyable and safe environment. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

This school has disappointed me as far as helping families who are single mothers with multiple children. There is no support and understanding at all from the current principal at this school. I would never recommend this school to anyone. It is horrible and they actually prey on struggling families by threatening them and calling cps.
Transportation is a big issue with this school and they provide zero support for families who struggle trying to have a full time job with kids in multiple schools and with all different schedules... I do not recommend letting any child go to this school if you have any sort of issues like this at all.
My child does not get bussing and is expected to walk but when I instructed my child to walk home, she was kept at school due to cold temperatures and the fact that she must cross busy roads to come home. There are no solutions to this situation but parents will be made to feel as though they are horrible parents for struggling to keep a full time job and take care of other children with other schedules who also do not have any transportation to and from school due to no bussing for home area schools. I would love to just move away from this area all together. It is a shame that there is no system to help out single parents.
I am appauled. Close Quote

Schools Near Standing Bear 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 (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
Standing Bear Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15860 Taylor Street	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2140	623	32	19.2		328 (52.6%)	90 (14.4%)	53 (8.5%)	84 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.9%)	65.3	102^nd of 294 public elementary schools	65.3%		81.3	63^rd of 428 public elementary schools	85.3%	39	71.6	68.8	64.7	68.4	71.6	74.6	71.8	72.8	89.4	89.4	$16,642	$996	$14,227
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	$19,016	$993	$15,969
Picotte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14506 Ohio St	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1920	369	22	16.6		207 (56.1%)	68 (18.4%)	50 (13.6%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	39.1	203^rd of 294 public elementary schools	31.0%		55.3	228^th of 428 public elementary schools	46.7%	25	68.8	60.8	55.0	62.6	65.6	54.9	57.5	60.0			$20,113	$1,004	$16,827
Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 N Hws Cleveland Blvd	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2590	444	30	14.9	7.7%	339 (76.4%)	9 (2.0%)	14 (3.2%)	55 (12.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	92	10^th of 294 public elementary schools	96.6%		88.9	23^rd of 428 public elementary schools	94.6%	13	92.5	88.9	77.3	85.9	92.5	90.1	86.4	89.6	92.1	92.1	$12,475	$134	$11,172
Sagewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 N 177th St	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-9078	447	34	13.1	16.6%	292 (65.3%)	19 (4.3%)	34 (7.6%)	64 (14.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	80.4	43^rd of 294 public elementary schools	85.4%		88.3	25^th of 428 public elementary schools	94.2%	18	82.2	88.2	72.5	79.9	79.5		76.5	82.9	88.8	88.8	$13,536	$227	$12,169
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	$17,413	$1,000	$14,843
Grace Abbott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1313 N 156th	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-2900	454	26	17.5	17.4%	378 (83.3%)	12 (2.6%)	25 (5.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)	92.4	9^th of 294 public elementary schools	96.9%		94	6^th of 428 public elementary schools	98.6%	3	81.2	87.2	85.0	84.8	81.2	87.2	93.8	87.7			$11,289	$239	$10,185
Anchor Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17007 North Hws Cleveland Blvd	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2166	544	34	16.0	6.4%	401 (73.7%)	28 (5.1%)	41 (7.5%)	50 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.7%)	86.3	24^th of 294 public elementary schools	91.8%		92.4	10^th of 428 public elementary schools	97.7%	14	76.5	86.4	69.2	78.0	91.2			93.6			$14,512	$1,418	$11,294
Ezra Millard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14111 Blondo St	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-2955	485	29	16.4	31.5%	341 (70.3%)	20 (4.1%)	51 (10.5%)	27 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	82.8	34^th of 294 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.8	27^th of 428 public elementary schools	93.7%	7	80.5	83.5	69.0	78.2	85.1	84.7	71.8	81.1			$11,006	$239	$9,924
Pine Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 N Hws Cleveland Blvd	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2372	556	44	12.7	8.1%	453 (81.5%)	23 (4.1%)	37 (6.7%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	79.5	46^th of 294 public elementary schools	84.4%		87.6	29^th of 428 public elementary schools	93.2%	17	74.5	76.6	71.6	74.0	80.6	81.9	77.6	79.9			$12,383	$35	$10,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Standing Bear Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Standing Bear Elementary School?

Students at Standing Bear Elementary School are 53% White, 14% African American, 13% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

What district is Standing Bear Elementary School in?

Omaha Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Standing Bear Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Standing Bear Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School

How many students attend Standing Bear Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 623 students attended Standing Bear Elementary School.

Is Standing Bear Elementary School a good school?

Standing Bear Elementary School ranks 102^nd of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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