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Palisades Elementary School

Q: Is Palisades Elementary School a good school?

Palisades Elementary School ranks 97 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Palisades Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 481 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Gretna Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palisades Elementary has a strong performance history, consistently ranking among the top 40 elementary schools in Nebraska with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school outperforms state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with a majority of students proficient or better across all grade levels. Palisades also stands out for its low chronic absenteeism rates and efficient spending, with a per-student cost lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Palisades Elementary consistently outperforms other Gretna Public Schools elementary schools in academic performance. While its performance is on par with or exceeds some Millard Public Schools elementary schools in the surrounding area, others lag behind. Overall, Palisades Elementary stands out as a high-achieving and efficient educational institution in the Omaha region.

454

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,896

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16820 Chutney Dr
Omaha, NE 68136-1406

(402) 895-2194

District: Gretna Public Schools

Students who attend Palisades Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gretna Middle School
High:	Gretna High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.8%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Asian:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (73% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the Nebraska median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Nebraska avg58%

97^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Gretna Public Schools

40^th of 118Gretna 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	67.9	97 of 294	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	87.6	30 of 428	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	39 of 459	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	40 of 457	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	15 of 442	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	23 of 452	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	100 of 450	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	39 of 459	91.5%	★★★★★
2016	84.8	40 of 480	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	78.0	80 of 488	83.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.5	120 of 483	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	71.5	104 of 485	78.6%	★★★★☆
2012	65.2	145 of 480	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	145 of 473	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.9	119 of 502	76.3%	★★★★☆
2009	70.3	69 of 471	85.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	42 of 478	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	10 of 90	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	18 of 203	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	24 of 349	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	26 of 337	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	15 of 318	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	22 of 349	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	68.5	97 of 341	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	26 of 90	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.7	2 of 203	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	57 of 366	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	51 of 356	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	11 of 328	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.7	27 of 367	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	72.8	68 of 347	80.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	72.5	13 of 57	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	4 of 43	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	56.2	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	100 of 193	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	82.8	25 of 261	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	51 of 385	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	55 of 388	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	16 of 368	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	23 of 391	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	60.9	138 of 391	64.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)89th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2023)77th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics76%+18 vs state

English Language Arts70%+11 vs state

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Schools Near Palisades 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 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
Palisades Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16820 Chutney Dr	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 895-2194	454	29	15.9	6.6%	385 (84.8%)	8 (1.8%)	33 (7.3%)	15 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	67.9	97^th of 294 public elementary schools	67.0%		87.6	30^th of 428 public elementary schools	93.0%	67	61.5	73.9	72.2	69.6	67.7	72.5	84.4	75.9			$13,896	$195	$12,184
Upchurch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8686 S 165th St	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-7150	402	29	13.8	17.2%	303 (75.4%)	11 (2.7%)	30 (7.5%)	26 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	88.9	17^th of 294 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.1	11^th of 428 public elementary schools	97.4%	6	85.1		80.5	85.7			81.6	89.8			$14,842	$2,517	$10,936
Cedar Hollow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8220 South 170th Street	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 332-3643	272	19	14.3	18.0%	203 (74.6%)	13 (4.8%)	22 (8.1%)	21 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	43.5							(n/a)		62.5	51.0	56.6		79.2	53.1	67.7	85.7	85.7
Aspen Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10325 South 188th Street	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-5617	416	27	15.6	2.2%	367 (88.2%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.1%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	79.3	47^th of 294 public elementary schools	84.0%		89.9	17^th of 428 public elementary schools	96.0%	30	65.8		88.3	81.4	76.7		86.7	85.1			$13,063	$195	$11,391
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	$11,149	$530	$9,734
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	$11,056	$155	$9,905
Whitetail Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19110 Greenleaf Street	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 895-3388	481	31	15.7	5.8%	394 (81.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.4%)	28 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	62.6	116^th of 294 public elementary schools	60.5%		74.8	99^th of 428 public elementary schools	76.9%	17	77.5	63.8	70.9	70.0	73.2	67.0	76.4	71.4			$12,512	$195	$11,027
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	$14,235	$979	$11,938
Reeder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19202 Chandler St	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6420	504	30	17.0	18.3%	407 (80.8%)	17 (3.4%)	31 (6.2%)	20 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.2%)	89.2	16^th of 294 public elementary schools	94.6%		93.4	7^th of 428 public elementary schools	98.4%	9	79.3	85.1	90.3	84.7	86.6	77.0	90.3	84.2			$12,759	$1,254	$10,226
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			$11,762	$155	$10,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Palisades Elementary School

What district is Palisades Elementary School in?

Gretna Public Schools

Is Palisades Elementary School a good school?

Palisades Elementary School ranks 97^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Palisades Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Palisades Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gretna Middle School
High : Gretna High School

How many students attend Palisades Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Palisades Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Palisades Elementary School?

Students at Palisades Elementary School are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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