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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68131

At a glance

Schools

798

Students

Top rankedGifford Park Elementary School282^nd of 294 Nebraska elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gifford Park Elementary School up 74 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Walnut Hill Elementary School 17 students per teacher

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Summary:

The 68131 zip code area of Omaha, Nebraska is home to 3 elementary schools: Walnut Hill Elementary School, Gifford Park Elementary School, and Omaha Public Schools Homebased. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and are part of the Omaha Public Schools district.

Among the three schools, Gifford Park Elementary School stands out as a relative high performer, ranking 266 out of 274 Nebraska elementary schools and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Gifford Park outperformed the Omaha Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska in several academic areas, including English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Walnut Hill Elementary School struggled academically, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages.

The data also reveals some interesting differences in resources and student-teacher ratios. Gifford Park Elementary School had a higher spending per student and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to Walnut Hill Elementary School. Additionally, the Omaha Public Schools Homebased school, with its extremely small enrollment and 1:1 student-teacher ratio, represents a unique educational model that may be tailored to specific student needs.

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Ranking:

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School	Students/Teachers	Ranking (2025)	Ranking (2024)	NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)	NSCAS Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Parrish Program	Public	7-12	4315 Cuming St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2860	0	4	.0	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
Blackburn Alternative Program	Public	9-12	2606 Hamilton Street	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2820	0	16	.0	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
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	$17,645	$1,553	$14,260
Career Center	Public	9-12	3230 Burt St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-0330	0	25	.0	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
Gateway To College Program	Public	9-12	2606 Hamilton St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 622-2380	0	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
Accelere Program	Public	9-12	2606 Hamilton St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2830	0	11	.0	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
Esl Teen Literacy Program	Public	9-12	3230 Burt St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2620	0	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
Independent Study Program	Public	9-12	3230 Burt St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-9395	0	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)
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)
Ops Virtual Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	3230 Burt 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)
Ops Virtual High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	3230 Burt St - Rm 474b	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(531) 299-0269	0	5	.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	$17,516	$1,518	$14,357
McC Career Academy	Public	9-12	3215 Cuming Street	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(531) 299-8767	0	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()							(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 68131

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Omaha	0.25 mi	190	97^th
Ralston	5.73 mi	4	126^th
Bellevue	6.77 mi	29	109^th
La Vista	6.78 mi	8	102^nd
Papillion	7.46 mi	17	63^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)			NSCAS Mathematics (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 All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Parrish Program	Public	7-12	4315 Cuming St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2860	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Blackburn Alternative Program	Public	9-12	2606 Hamilton Street	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2820	0	16	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	$17,645	$1,553	$14,260
Career Center	Public	9-12	3230 Burt St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-0330	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gateway To College Program	Public	9-12	2606 Hamilton St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 622-2380	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Accelere Program	Public	9-12	2606 Hamilton St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2830	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Esl Teen Literacy Program	Public	9-12	3230 Burt St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2620	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Independent Study Program	Public	9-12	3230 Burt St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-9395	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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)
Ops Virtual Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	3230 Burt 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)
Ops Virtual High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	3230 Burt St - Rm 474b	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(531) 299-0269	0	5	.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	$17,516	$1,518	$14,357
McC Career Academy	Public	9-12	3215 Cuming Street	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(531) 299-8767	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)