Millard West High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Omaha, Nebraska
Millard West High School in Omaha, Nebraska enrolled 2,344 students in 2024-25 with 135.2 full-time teachers, 17.3 students per teacher against the Nebraska high-school median of 10.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 64% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (Nebraska: 87.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 2%
2,309 students in 2022-23, 2,304 students in 2023-24, 2,344 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 132.3 to 135.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,309 | 132.3 | 17.5 |
| 2023-24 | 2,304 | 132.0 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 2,344 | 135.2 | 17.3 |
17.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 94 of every 100 Nebraska high schools
Among the 266 Nebraska high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 10.1; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
16 AP courses and one counselor per 320 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Millard West High School enrolled 2,237 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 77 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses16
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 320 of the 2,237 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions77
- Chronically absent21.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.9% of students were White, 7.7% Hispanic, 5.1% Asian in 2024-25.
- White80.9%
- Hispanic7.7%
- Asian5.1%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Black2.0%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Millard West High School scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 64% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 70% | 61% | 47.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 64% | 61% (2021-22) | 58.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
97% of the 559 students in Millard West High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Nebraska | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 97% | 92% | 87.3% |
| Students in the class | 559 | 1,791 | 24,336 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Omaha
15 public high schools in Omaha report 2024-25 enrollment; Millard West High School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central High School | 2,587 | 20.7 | not reported |
| Millard North High School | 2,572 | 17.3 | 15.3% |
| Millard South High School | 2,526 | 16.5 | 23.9% |
| South High School | 2,412 | 17.6 | not reported |
| Millard West High School | 2,344 | 17.3 | 13.2% |
| Westside High School | 2,145 | 16.1 | 27.1% |
| North High School | 1,754 | 23.5 | not reported |
| Burke High School | 1,693 | 19.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Millard West High School
- Millard South High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.5 miles away: 2,526 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Elkhorn South High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.5 miles away: 1,434 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Compare Millard West High School with Millard South High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Millard Public Schools spends per student$11,579 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,579
- The largest public schools in NebraskaMillard West High School is the number 6 by size of 268 Nebraska high schools open in 2024-25.#6 of 268
- Nebraska schools by students per teacher17.3 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 10.1 for high schools.17.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Millard West High School
How many students attend Millard West High School?
2,344 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,309 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Omaha, NE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Millard West High School?
17.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for high schools is 10.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Millard West High School a Title I school?
Millard West High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Millard West High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Millard West High School scored proficient or above: 70% in reading in 2021-22 and 64% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Millard West High School?
97% of the 559 students in Millard West High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.3% across Nebraska. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Millard West High School in?
Millard Public Schools, NCES district ID 3173740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317374000242 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.