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Hillside Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
7500 Western Ave
Omaha, NE 68114
Phone
(402) 390-6450
District
WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
County
DOUGLAS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
381
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

5

(10 is best)

Better than 41.7% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Hillside Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
59%
58%
59%
47%
60%
53%
59%
58%
59%
47%
60%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
59%
65%
59%
53%
59%
59%
59%
65%
59%
53%
59%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
74%
59%
77%
57%
71%
60%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
57%
60%
58%
55%
56%
58%
57%
60%
58%
55%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 54 14.2%
Grade 1 61 16.0%
Grade 2 55 14.4%
Grade 3 56 14.7%
Grade 4 48 12.6%
Grade 5 54 14.2%
Grade 6 53 13.9%
Total 381 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 63.4% 71.6% 64.8%
Black 13.8% 10.9% 6.9%
Hispanic 20.7% 13.6% 23.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 3.6% 3.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.8% 32.8% 31.3%
Free lunch eligible 38.6% 26.5% 25.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.2% 6.3% 6.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,131 1,978,379
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,734.2 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 21.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.3% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.7% 23.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.9% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 13,577 786,885
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.8% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 52.3% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 26.1% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.1% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.9% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.3% 15.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.5% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 6.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,014 $50,642,000 51.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $861 $5,440,000 5.5%
Staff $602 $3,806,000 3.9%
General Administration $227 $1,436,000 1.5%
School Administration $931 $5,881,000 6.0%
Operation $1,774 $11,212,000 11.4%
Transportation $265 $1,677,000 1.7%
Other $950 $6,001,000 6.1%
Total Support $5,611 $35,453,000 36.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,956 $12,358,000 12.6%
Total Expenditures $15,580 $98,453,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,816 $2,901,830,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $756 $248,943,000 4.5%
Staff $420 $138,406,000 2.5%
General Administration $354 $116,476,000 2.1%
School Administration $709 $233,502,000 4.2%
Operation $1,287 $423,709,000 7.7%
Transportation $406 $133,637,000 2.4%
Other $810 $266,626,000 4.8%
Total Support $4,743 $1,561,299,000 28.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,263 $1,074,139,000 19.4%
Total Expenditures $16,822 $5,537,268,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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