Prairie Wind Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Omaha, Nebraska
Prairie Wind Elementary School in Omaha, Nebraska enrolled 644 students in 2024-25 with 37.8 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Nebraska elementary-school median of 13.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
739 students in 2022-23, 724 students in 2023-24, 644 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.6 to 37.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 739 | 40.6 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 38.9 | 18.6 |
| 2024-25 | 644 | 37.8 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Nebraska elementary schools
Among the 526 Nebraska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 331 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Prairie Wind Elementary School enrolled 662 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 331 of the 662 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions18
- Chronically absent34.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
30.6% of students were White, 29.8% Black, 16.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White30.6%
- Black29.8%
- Hispanic16.9%
- Asian11.3%
- Two or more races9.9%
- American Indian1.1%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
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 Prairie Wind Elementary School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% 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 | 36% | 26% | 47.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 39% | 20% (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.
Elementary schools in Omaha
110 public elementary schools in Omaha report 2024-25 enrollment; Prairie Wind Elementary School is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Elementary School | 792 | 18.0 | not reported |
| Gomez Heritage Elementary School | 711 | 16.8 | not reported |
| Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School | 708 | 18.6 | not reported |
| Prairie Wind Elementary School | 644 | 17.0 | not reported |
| Liberty Elementary School | 643 | 16.7 | not reported |
| Montclair Elementary School | 641 | 17.6 | 22.8% |
| Field Club Elementary School | 638 | 17.3 | not reported |
| Wheeler Elementary School | 633 | 16.5 | 14.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Prairie Wind Elementary School
- Masters Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 281 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Sunny Slope Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 432 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Prairie Wind Elementary School with Masters Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Omaha Public Schools spends per student$16,585 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,585
- The largest public schools in NebraskaPrairie Wind Elementary School is the number 15 by size of 527 Nebraska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#15 of 527
- Nebraska schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.4 for elementary schools.17.0:1
- 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 Prairie Wind Elementary School
How many students attend Prairie Wind Elementary School?
644 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 739 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Omaha, NE.What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Wind Elementary School?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Prairie Wind Elementary School a Title I school?
Prairie Wind Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Prairie Wind Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Prairie Wind Elementary School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 39% 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 district is Prairie Wind Elementary School in?
Omaha Public Schools, NCES district ID 3174820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317482000288 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
- 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.