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Gateway Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Gateway Elementary School is a public elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 917 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Omaha Public Schools district, which is ranked 177 out of 182 districts in the state.

Gateway Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Nebraska elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 34.71% of 3rd graders, 34.35% of 4th graders, and 33.33% of 5th graders at Gateway Elementary School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39.76%, 38.69%, and 40.77% for the Omaha Public Schools district, and 58.91%, 58.98%, and 57.43% for the state of Nebraska. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.5% to 40.5% over the past few years.

Despite relatively high per-student spending and a student-teacher ratio that is generally higher than nearby schools, Gateway Elementary School continues to struggle academically. The school serves a high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds and English Language Learners, which may contribute to the unique challenges the school faces in addressing the diverse needs of its student population.

792

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,158

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5610 South 42nd Street
Omaha, NE 68107-3103

(531) 299-1480

District: Omaha Public Schools

Students who attend Gateway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bryan Middle School
High:	Bryan High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

White:

11.2%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (34% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% Nebraska)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg35%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Gateway 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	7.0	408 of 428	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	443 of 459	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	437 of 457	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	427 of 442	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	416 of 452	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	407 of 450	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	396 of 459	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	427 of 480	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	437 of 488	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	42 of 54	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	67 of 76	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	41 of 47	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	36 of 63	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	200 of 203	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	340 of 349	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	330 of 337	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	314 of 318	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	336 of 349	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	307 of 341	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	43 of 53	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	100 of 108	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	69 of 81	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	61 of 68	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	76 of 90	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	10.3	111 of 112	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	295 of 312	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	245 of 259	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	251 of 264	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	257 of 298	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	230 of 281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	6.2	197 of 203	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	356 of 366	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	341 of 356	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	322 of 328	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	339 of 367	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	321 of 347	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2018	12.7	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	7.4	377 of 385	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	357 of 391	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	316 of 391	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2024)19th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2018)7th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)3rd percentile~ school

White (2023)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-24 vs state

Mathematics34%-24 vs state

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Gateway is a very caring school. My Daughter loves to go to Gateway! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gateway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 South 42nd Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1480	792	44	17.9		89 (11.2%)	25 (3.2%)	642 (81.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.0%)								(n/a)		34.8			34.7			33.3	33.6	$17,158	$3,295	$12,665
Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 S 51st St	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1020	708	38	18.5		89 (12.6%)	26 (3.7%)	564 (79.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.4%)	5.6	283^rd of 294 public elementary schools	3.7%		19.6	359^th of 428 public elementary schools	16.1%	76	33.3	49.1	38.7		40.5	34.3			33.5	$18,537	$3,211	$13,626
Indian Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3121 U St	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1600	489	31	15.7		16 (3.3%)	115 (23.5%)	325 (66.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)								(n/a)			36.5		30.4					$18,729	$3,400	$13,357
Pawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7310 S 48th St	Omaha	68157	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1900	341	22	15.7		87 (25.5%)	19 (5.6%)	212 (62.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	21.8	251^st of 294 public elementary schools	14.6%		26	337^th of 428 public elementary schools	21.3%	86	49.2	53.6	53.9		52.1	49.2		61.5	53.9	$18,508	$3,177	$14,159
Gilder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3705 Chandler Rd	Omaha	68147	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1500	389	25	15.3		56 (14.4%)	16 (4.1%)	293 (75.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)								(n/a)	42.2	39.1			41.7				37.8	$17,553	$2,945	$13,278
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2625 Jefferson St	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1580	399	27	15.0		21 (5.3%)	26 (6.5%)	343 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)								(n/a)					31.3					$20,192	$3,299	$15,682
Wilson Focus School	Public	3-6	5141 F Street	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2260	202	15	13.5		62 (30.7%)	67 (33.2%)	50 (24.8%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.9%)	43.2	186^th of 294 public elementary schools	36.7%		70.4	124^th of 428 public elementary schools	71.0%	62	55.6	75.0		67.4	70.5	64.8	62.5	53.2	58.0	$21,345	$3,968	$15,946
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4065 Vinton St	Omaha	68105	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1640	463	29	15.9		69 (14.9%)	29 (6.3%)	339 (73.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	18.9	258^th of 294 public elementary schools	12.2%		18.4	365^th of 428 public elementary schools	14.7%	107		46.4	55.4	50.0	48.6				49.4	$18,227	$3,136	$14,209
Karen Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6224 H St	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 731-7477	214	21	10.1		63 (29.4%)	6 (2.8%)	133 (62.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)								(n/a)					43.1				44.1	$16,965	$2,201	$13,394
Chandler View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 S 25th St	Omaha	68147	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1220	368	23	15.8		76 (20.7%)	32 (8.7%)	240 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	26.2	235^th of 294 public elementary schools	20.1%		37.6	298^th of 428 public elementary schools	30.4%	63	56.8	61.1			58.7	55.4	53.7		57.0	$22,373	$6,181	$14,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Gateway Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Gateway Elementary School?

Students at Gateway Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Gateway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Gateway Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Gateway Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bryan Middle School
High : Bryan High School

What district is Gateway Elementary School in?

Omaha Public Schools

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