List of public schools in Omaha, Nebraska
This is a list of public schools in Omaha, Nebraska. The local school district, Omaha Public Schools, operates most public schools in Omaha,[1] with the exception of Westside Community Schools and Millard Public Schools.
OPS elementary schools
| Elementary schools in the Omaha Public Schools[2] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Founded | Grades | Address | Enrollment | ||
| Adams Elementary | K-6 | 3420 North 78 Street | ||||
| Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School | 1994 | K-6 | 5050 South 51 Street | 1,187 | ||
| Bancroft Elementary School | 2724 Riverview Boulevard | |||||
| Beals Elementary School | 1904 | K-6 | 1720 South 48 Street | |||
| Belle Ryan Elementary School | 1807 South 60 Street | |||||
| Belvedere Elementary School | Thomas Elementary | 3775 Curtis Avenue | ||||
| Benson West Elementary School | 6652 Maple Street | |||||
| Boyd Elementary School | 8314 Boyd Street | |||||
| Castelar Elementary School | 2316 South 18 Street | |||||
| Catlin Magnet Center | 1967 | K-6 | 12736 Marinda Street | [3] | ||
| Central Park Elementary School | 4904 North 42 Street | |||||
| Chandler View Elementary School | 7800 South 25 Street | |||||
| Columbian Elementary School | 330 South 127 Street | |||||
| Conestoga Magnet Center | 2115 Burdette Street | |||||
| Crestridge Magnet Center | 818 Crestridge Road | |||||
| Dodge Elementary School | 3520 Maplewood Boulevard | |||||
| Druid Hill Elementary School | 4020 North 30 Street | |||||
| Dundee Elementary School | 310 North 51 Street | |||||
| Edison Elementary School | 2303 North 97 Street | |||||
| Field Club Elementary School | 3512 Walnut Street | |||||
| Florence Elementary School | 7902 North 36 Street | |||||
| Fontenelle Elementary School | 3905 North 52 Street | |||||
| Franklin Elementary School | 3506 Franklin Street | |||||
| Fullerton Magnet Center | 4711 North 138 Street | |||||
| Gilder Elementary School | 3705 Chandler Road | |||||
| Gomez-Heritage Elementary School | 5101 South 17 Street | |||||
| Harrison Elementary School | 5304 Hamilton Street | |||||
| Hartman Elementary School | 5530 North 66 Street | |||||
| Highland Elementary School | 2625 Jefferson Street | |||||
| Indian Hill Elementary School | 3121 U Street | |||||
| Jackson Elementary School | 620 South 31 Street | |||||
| Jefferson Elementary School | 4065 Vinton Street | |||||
| Joslyn Elementary School | 11220 Blondo Street | |||||
| Kellom Elementary School (formerly Paul Street School) |
1892 | Pre-K - 6 | 1311 North 24 Street | 380-400[4] | ||
| Howard Kennedy Elementary School | Pre-K - 6 | 2906 North 30 Street | 240[5] | |||
| King Elementary School | 3706 Maple Street | |||||
| King Science and Technology Magnet Center | 3720 Florence Boulevard | |||||
| Liberty Elementary School | 2021 St. Mary's Avenue | |||||
| Lord Elementary School | 330 South 44 Street | |||||
| Lothrop Magnet Center | 3300 North 22 Street | |||||
| Marrs Magnet School | 5619 South 19 Street | |||||
| Masters Elementary School | 5505 North 99 Street | |||||
| Miller Park Elementary School | 1912 | K-6 | 5625 North 28 Avenue | |||
| Minne Lusa Elementary School | 2728 Ida Street | |||||
| Mount View Elementary School | 5322 North 52 Street | |||||
| Oak Valley Elementary School | 3109 Pedersen Drive | |||||
| Omaha Alice Buffett Middle School | 2004 | 5-8 | 10410 Larimore Avenue | |||
| Pawnee Elementary School | 7310 South 48 Street | |||||
| Picotte Elementary School | 14506 Ohio Street | |||||
| Pinewood Elementary School | 6717 North 63 Street | |||||
| Ponca Elementary School | 11300 North Post Road | |||||
| Prairie Wind Elementary School | 10908 Ellison Avenue | |||||
| Rose Hill Elementary School | 5605 Corby Street | |||||
| Saddlebrook Elementary | ||||||
| Saratoga Elementary School | 1867 | Pre-K to 6 | 2504 Meredith Avenue | |||
| Sherman Elementary School | 1888 | Pre-K to 6 | 5618 North 14 Avenue | |||
| Skinner Magnet Center | 4304 North 33 Street | |||||
| Spring Lake Magnet Center | 4215 South 20 Street | |||||
| Springville Elementary School | 7400 North 60 Street | |||||
| Standing Bear Elementary School | ||||||
| Sunny Slope Elementary School | 10828 Old Maple Road | |||||
| Wakonda Elementary School | 4845 Curtis Avenue | |||||
| Walnut Hill Elementary School | 4370 Hamilton Street | |||||
| Washington Elementary School | 5519 Mayberry Street | |||||
| Western Hills Magnet Center | 6523 Western Avenue | |||||
High schools
| Omaha Senior high schools | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Founded | Grades | Address | Other info | |
| Omaha Benson High School Magnet | 9 - 12 | 5120 Maple Street | |||
| Omaha Bryan High School | 9 - 12 | 4700 Giles Road | |||
| Omaha Burke High School | 9 - 12 | 12200 Burke Boulevard | |||
| Omaha Central High School | 9 - 12 | 124 North 20 Street | listed on the NRHP | ||
| Omaha North High School | 9 - 12 | 4410 North 36 Street | |||
| Omaha Northwest High School | 9 - 12 | 8204 Crown Point Avenue | |||
| Omaha South High School | 9 - 12 | 4519 South 24 Street | |||
| OPS Career Center | 10 - 12 | 3230 Burt Street | a school for students interested in careers | ||
| Westside High School | 1951 | 9 - 12 | 8701 Pacific Street | an Apple-certified school focused on college prep | |
Alternative schools
| Omaha Public Schools alternative schools | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Founded | Grades | Address | Enrollment | |
| Blackburn B | 4768 Q Street | ||||
| Blackburn High | 9 - 12 | 2606 Hamilton | 430 | ||
| Parrish | 4469 Farnam Street | 138 | |||
| Wilson | 5141 F Street | ||||
| Yates | 3260 Davenport Street | ||||
Historical schools
The Board of Education in Omaha has operated a variety of schools since the city's founding in 1854. The first school in Omaha, a one-room schoolhouse, was opened on the southwest corner of Jefferson Square. After a brief closure in 1861, Omaha Public Schools formed again in 1863, and has operated continuously since.[6] The following schools in Omaha were opened and closed since 1863.[7][8]
| Historic public schools | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Years | Grades | Address | Other information | |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | ?-1984 | 11th and Center Streets | This was the original home of a statue now located at Bancroft Elementary School. | ||
| Cass School | 1899 | 1418 Cass Street | |||
| Central Elementary School | 2201 Dodge Street, Capitol Square | ||||
| Clifton Hill | 2811 North 45th Streets | ||||
| Comenius | 1430 South 15th Street | ||||
| Dodge School | 11th and Dodge Streets[9] | ||||
| Dupont School | 29th Southwest corner of Martha Street | ||||
| East School | Southeast corner of 11th and Dodge Streets | ||||
| Fairfax School | Last use K and 1st grade | 40th and Pratt | two-room schoolhouse; church razed school for parking lot | ||
| Farnam School | 2915 Farnam Street | ||||
| Forest School | |||||
| Gibson School | 223 Hascall Street | ||||
| Hartman's Addition | East side of Sixteenth, south of Williams Street | ||||
| Izard School | North 19th and Izard Streets | This was the second school opened in Omaha, in 1872. When it was built, newspapers harangued the school board for building "so far out in the country."[6] | |||
| Jackson Street School | South side of Jackson, between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets | ||||
| Lake School | 1888-? | 1-8 | 2410 North 19th Street | ||
| Leavenworth School | Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman to serve as governor of an American State, taught at Leavenworth School in the late 1890s.[10] | ||||
| Lincoln School | 1730 South 11th Street | aka Center School, now Lincoln School Apartments | |||
| Long School | Franklin & North 26th Streets | ||||
| Mason School | 1889-1970s? | 1012 South 24th Street | designed by Mendelssohn, Fisher and Lawrie | ||
| Monmouth Park School | 1903-1981 | 4508 North 33rd Street | designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball, it was razed in 1995. | ||
| Omaha High School | 1867 | This was the third school in Omaha, and opened in 1872.[6] | |||
| Omaha View School | |||||
| Pacific School | 706 Park Avenue | ||||
| Park School | 1918-? | 1320 South 29th Street | designed by Thomas Rogers Kimball, listed on the NRHP | ||
| Pershing School | |||||
| Pleasant School | South 25th and St. Mary's Avenue | ||||
| Robbins School | 1910–1994 | 4302 South 39th Avenue | listed on the NRHP | ||
| Rosewater School | 1910-? | 3764 South 13th Street | named for Edward Rosewater, listed on the NRHP | ||
| Saunders School | 1899-1979 (est) | 415 North 41st Avenue | listed on the NRHP | ||
| South Central | 1889; rebuilt 1916 | 4701 South 25th Street | former Polish Home,[11] now the El Museo Latino | ||
| Technical High School | 1925–1984 | 10 - 12 | 3215 Cuming Street | listed on the NRHP | |
| Train School | 1600 South 6th Street | ||||
| Vinton School | 1908-? | 2120 Deer Park Boulevard | listed on the NRHP | ||
| Webster School | 28th Avenue & Webster Streets | ||||
| Windsor School | 1892 | 3401 Martha Street | Marlon Brando attended grade school for a few years here. | ||
See also
- Historical schools in North Omaha
- Historical schools in East Omaha
- Education in Omaha, Nebraska
- Education in North Omaha
Notes and references
- ↑ (2006) Omaha Public Schools 2005-2006 Report to the Community. Retrieved 9/10/07.
- ↑ Elementary Schools list. Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 9/11/07.
- ↑ "History", Catlin Art Magnet. Retrieved 8/29/07.
- ↑ "History", Kellom School. Retrieved 8/29/07.
- ↑ "About", Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 12/29/07.
- 1 2 3 Newton, M.B. (1891) Anecdotes of Omaha. p. 85.
- ↑ Omaha Board of Education. (1902) Annual Report. p 97. Retrieved 9/10/07.
- ↑ Historic schools. Retrieved 9/10/07.
- ↑ Newton, M.B. (1891) Anecdotes of Omaha. p. 86.
- ↑ Scheer, T.J. (2005) Governor Lady: The Life and Times of Nellie Tayloe Ross. University of Missouri Press. p 225.
- ↑ "Legion Hall Sale Gets Board's Aid". The Omaha World-Herald Newspaper, Omaha, Douglas County, NE, USA. March 16, 1937. p. 4.
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