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Karen Western Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Karen Western Elementary School is a public elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 211 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Ralston Public Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 182 districts in the state.

Academically, Karen Western Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools, with below-average performance on state assessments. In 2023-2024, only 37% of 3rd graders and 50% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48.98% and 45.53% for the Ralston district, and 58.91% and 57.43% for the state. The school's math proficiency rates are also below district and state averages. Nearby Seymour Elementary and Westgate Elementary schools outperform Karen Western in academic achievement.

Karen Western Elementary School faces other challenges as well, including high rates of chronic absenteeism and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $14,974 to $16,483 over the past few years. While the school's performance has declined in recent years, the Omaha Public Schools' Wilson Focus School stands out as a high-performing elementary school in the area.

214

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,965

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6224 H St
Omaha, NE 68117-1145

(402) 731-7477

District: Ralston Public Schools

Students who attend Karen Western Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ralston Middle School
High:	Ralston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.1%

White:

29.4%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2014 → 15th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (44% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 16 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg51%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

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

103^rd of 118Ralston 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	19.0	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	397 of 459	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	429 of 457	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	332 of 442	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	403 of 452	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	242 of 450	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	319 of 459	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.5	315 of 480	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.3	366 of 488	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.9	328 of 483	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.4	373 of 485	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	344 of 480	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.5	430 of 473	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	435 of 502	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.3	317 of 471	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.0	195 of 478	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	19.2	391 of 430	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	28.4	342 of 418	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	34.7	219 of 318	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	44.7	61 of 108	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.9	10 of 68	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	39.3	210 of 312	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.4	112 of 264	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	106 of 281	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	308 of 366	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)44th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2021)31st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2023)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%-14 vs state

English Language Arts43%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Karen Western lacks competency.
Inconsistencies throughout the year-with spelling, grammar, mathematics. There seems to be a lack of communication between the schools staff as well. If you want your child to get a good education and not have these gov’t educators try to “dumb down” your child...DO NOT SEND THEM TO KAREN WESTERN. The staff talks down to parents and does not work with families morals, ethics, etc. 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 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 S 79th St	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-0540	286	19	15.0	56.3%	137 (47.9%)	21 (7.3%)	101 (35.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	51	154^th of 294 public elementary schools	47.6%		64.6	159^th of 428 public elementary schools	62.9%	5	56.4	60.5	73.2	51.2	60.2	71.8	72.1	85.4	58.1	71.7	$13,127	$1,558	$10,836
Westgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7802 Hascall Street	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6495	297	23	12.6		146 (49.2%)	60 (20.2%)	56 (18.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	22.5	248^th of 294 public elementary schools	15.6%		28.8	329^th of 428 public elementary schools	23.1%	81		60.0		55.1	50.0	36.7			57.1	48.9	$16,584	$821	$14,218
Belle Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1807 S 60th St	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1080	278	22	12.6		88 (31.7%)	49 (17.6%)	100 (36.0%)	11 (4.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (9.4%)								(n/a)		51.5		62.1	47.6					42.1	$21,213	$3,142	$16,087
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
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
Wildewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8071 Ralston Ave	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-6475	303	21	14.4	59.4%	148 (48.8%)	22 (7.3%)	109 (36.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.6%)	32.6	221^st of 294 public elementary schools	24.8%		28.7	330^th of 428 public elementary schools	22.9%	109	45.2	62.2	48.6	42.1	49.3	73.8		65.7		63.2	$14,354	$1,467	$11,984
Beals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1720 S 48th St	Omaha	68106	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1060	292	17	16.8		83 (28.4%)	31 (10.6%)	145 (49.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	8.7	275^th of 294 public elementary schools	6.5%		7.9	402^nd of 428 public elementary schools	6.1%	127	35.9		47.5	44.4	40.9					31.5	$18,328	$3,380	$13,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Karen Western Elementary School

What district is Karen Western Elementary School in?

Ralston Public Schools

How many students attend Karen Western Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Karen Western Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Karen Western Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Karen Western Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ralston Middle School
High : Ralston High School

What is the racial makeup of Karen Western Elementary School?

Students at Karen Western Elementary School are 62% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% American Indian.

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