Education in Omaha, Nebraska
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Education in Omaha, Nebraska
is provided by many private and public institutions. The first high school graduates in the Omaha area came from Brownell-Talbot School
, which was founded in the town of Saratoga in 1863. The oldest school building in continuous usage is Omaha Central High School
.
boarding school
in Saratoga. It officially opened on September 15, 1863. Located at present-day 24th and Grand Avenue, this private religious school was named after an Episcopal bishop of New York, and was first located in the Saratoga Springs Hotel, a defunct resort. Students came to the school from Nebraska City
, Bellevue
, Florence
, Fontanelle
, Decatur
and Omaha. The school moved to downtown Omaha
in 1868, and in the 1920s it moved to a central Omaha location. Today it known as Brownell-Talbot School
, and is the oldest continuing school in Nebraska.
Saratoga School
at Meridith Avenue and North 25th Street was started in 1866 by local citizens. The one room schoolhouse was one of the first public schools in Nebraska, and perhaps the first in the Omaha area. In 1927, businessmen formed the North Omaha Activities Association to re-develop Saratoga School's playing field into a college football field for Omaha University's football team. At that time the University was located immediately south in the Redick Mansion
at the affluent Kountze Place
suburb. With new bleachers built to accommodate a crowd of a thousand, the Saratoga Field was home to O.U.'s team until 1951. The community was also home to the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary
, which closed in 1943.
The Academy of the Sacred Heart
was opened in 1882 to provide college preparatory education to young women in the Near North Side
and Kountze Park neighborhoods; later, the school specifically served women in the Gold Coast
and Bemis Park neighborhoods.
Technical High School
was the third high school built in Omaha. The city's largest public school building was a five-winged building with a large athletic field that occupied three square city blocks between Burt and Cuming Streets from 30th to 33rd Streets. By 1940, enrollment had reached 3,684. The school was closed in 1984, and the building was completely renovated for use as the Omaha Public Schools
central office. Today, it also serves as a home for the Career Center and Adult Education programs, serving 700-plus students daily. Omaha North High School
at 36th Street and Ames Avenue occupies a hilltop view covering four square blocks. Constructed like a capital E and first occupied in September 1924, the building has 49 rooms, a cafeteria, a gymnasium and an auditorium.
in the early 1970s, several segregated
schools in North Omaha served the city's African American students. They included Howard Kennedy School
, Lake School
, Kellom School
, Lothrop School
, and Long School
. Other schools in the area with large African American
populations into the 1980s included Tech High
, North High
and Central High School
. Into the 1970s, these were widely regarded as the city's "black schools", with defacto segregation
based on residential housing patterns. African American students and teachers felt they were kept from achieving equity with schools across the city that white students
attended.
A different type of segregation affected the students at the Nebraska School for the Deaf
. The School, started in 1870 on 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) between Bedford Avenue and Wirt Street, between 42nd and 44th Streets, served thousands of hearing-impaired students.
proposed that North Omaha become responsible for educating its own students. Because of a proposal he made, on April 13, 2006, the Nebraska Legislature
passed Legislative Bill 1024 that would create three separate school districts out of Omaha Public Schools, including one specifically for North Omaha. The governor
of Nebraska
signed the bill into law later that day.
Among other things, LB 1024 calls for Omaha Public Schools to be broken into three separate school districts. LB 1024 requires that each new district consist of contiguous high school attendance areas and include either two or three of the seven existing high schools. That allows about 20 ways to group the seven schools, depending on which adjacent high school attendance areas are grouped with the geographically most central area.
The three-district plan for OPS was proposed in amendment AM3142, introduced on the day the legislature first took up LB 1024. The suburban school districts reluctantly supported the three-district plan, seeing it as the most favorable of the bills proposed. The OPS leadership vehemently opposed the plan. AM3142 was approved on the day it was introduced by a counted vote of 33 to 6 with 10 senators not voting. Five days later a motion to reconsider AM3142 failed in a roll-call vote of 9 to 31 with 9 senators not voting.
It is suspected that OPS may file a suit
challenging the new law
. On May 16, 2006, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed a suit against the governor and other Nebraska state
officials charging that LB 1024, originally proposed by state senator Ernie Chambers
, "intentionally furthers racial segregation
." The NAACP lawsuit argues that because Omaha has racially segregated residential patterns, subdivided school districts will also be racially segregated, contrary to United States
law
. However the schools appear to be already segregated because of the neighborhoods, and children would have the option of going to any school in the district.
is served by almost a dozen districts.
s in Omaha, including parochial and other types of schools.
s in Omaha are operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
.
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
is provided by many private and public institutions. The first high school graduates in the Omaha area came from Brownell-Talbot School
Brownell-Talbot School
Brownell-Talbot School is Nebraska's only private, independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school. It is located in Omaha, Nebraska...
, which was founded in the town of Saratoga in 1863. The oldest school building in continuous usage is Omaha Central High School
Omaha Central High School
Omaha Central High School, originally known as Omaha High School, was founded in 1859.The current building, located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, was designed by John Latenser, Sr. and built between 1900 and 1912...
.
History
In the mid-19th century, Omaha joined progressive cities that were establishing schools for girls' education. The Episcopal Church founded Brownell Hall, an all-girls secondarySecondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in Saratoga. It officially opened on September 15, 1863. Located at present-day 24th and Grand Avenue, this private religious school was named after an Episcopal bishop of New York, and was first located in the Saratoga Springs Hotel, a defunct resort. Students came to the school from Nebraska City
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Nebraska City is a city in Otoe County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 7,228 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Otoe County...
, Bellevue
Bellevue, Nebraska
Bellevue is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 50,137 at the 2010 census. Eight miles south of Omaha, Bellevue is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Originally settled in the 1830s, It was the first state capitol. Bellevue was incorporated in...
, Florence
Florence, Nebraska
Florence is a neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska on the city's north end and originally one of the oldest cities in Nebraska. It was incorporated by the Nebraska Territorial Legislature on March 10, 1857. The site of Winter Quarters for Mormon migrants traveling west, it has the oldest cemetery for...
, Fontanelle
Fontanelle, Nebraska
Fontanelle is an unincorporated community in Washington County, Nebraska, United States. The site of repeated incursions by the neighboring Pawnee tribe, Fontanelle was an early boom town in the Nebraska Territory, but waned in importance after failing to secure a railroad connection in the late...
, Decatur
Decatur, Nebraska
Decatur is a village in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 618 at the 2000 census. This town is named after one of its incorporators, Stephen Decatur, who claimed to be the nephew of war hero Stephen Decatur, Jr....
and Omaha. The school moved to downtown Omaha
Downtown Omaha
Downtown Omaha is the central business, government and social core of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, and is located in Omaha, Nebraska. The boundaries are 20th Street on the west to the Missouri River on the east and the centerline of Leavenworth Street on the south to the centerline...
in 1868, and in the 1920s it moved to a central Omaha location. Today it known as Brownell-Talbot School
Brownell-Talbot School
Brownell-Talbot School is Nebraska's only private, independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school. It is located in Omaha, Nebraska...
, and is the oldest continuing school in Nebraska.
Saratoga School
Saratoga School
Saratoga Elementary School is located at 2504 Meredith Avenue in the Saratoga neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Currently housing two major programs to nearly 300 students in grades pre-kindergarten through grade six, the school was originally founded in 1866 and was one of the first public...
at Meridith Avenue and North 25th Street was started in 1866 by local citizens. The one room schoolhouse was one of the first public schools in Nebraska, and perhaps the first in the Omaha area. In 1927, businessmen formed the North Omaha Activities Association to re-develop Saratoga School's playing field into a college football field for Omaha University's football team. At that time the University was located immediately south in the Redick Mansion
Redick Mansion
The Redick Mansion, also known as the Mayne Mansion and Redick Hall, was located at 3612 North 24th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. It served as the first home of Omaha University, now known as the University of Nebraska at Omaha, from 1909 through 1917...
at the affluent Kountze Place
Kountze Place
The Kountze Place neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska is a historically significant community on the city's north end. Today the neighborhood is home to several buildings and homes listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located between North 16th Avenue on the east to North 30th...
suburb. With new bleachers built to accommodate a crowd of a thousand, the Saratoga Field was home to O.U.'s team until 1951. The community was also home to the Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary
The Presbyterian Theological Seminary was located at 3303 North 21st Place in North Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 1891, the institution was closed in 1943.-History:...
, which closed in 1943.
The Academy of the Sacred Heart
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Omaha
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, located at 3601 Burt Street in the Midtown area of Omaha, Nebraska is an independent, Catholic, college-preparatory high school for girls run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart. The institution previously included a college which was operated from 1908-1968,...
was opened in 1882 to provide college preparatory education to young women in the Near North Side
Near North Side
Near North Side or Near Northside can refer to many areas, including the following:*Near North Side, Chicago*Near Northside, Houston*Near North Side -See also:*Near North *Near East Side...
and Kountze Park neighborhoods; later, the school specifically served women in the Gold Coast
Gold Coast Historic District (Omaha, Nebraska)
The Gold Coast Historic District is located in Midtown Omaha, Nebraska. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997, this historic district covers approximately a 30 block area roughly bounded by 36th, 40th, Jones, and Cuming Streets...
and Bemis Park neighborhoods.
Technical High School
Technical High School (Omaha, Nebraska)
Technical High School was a public high school that was located at 3215 Cuming Street in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 1923, the school was said to be the largest high school west of Chicago. It was the largest in the Omaha area before it was closed in 1984...
was the third high school built in Omaha. The city's largest public school building was a five-winged building with a large athletic field that occupied three square city blocks between Burt and Cuming Streets from 30th to 33rd Streets. By 1940, enrollment had reached 3,684. The school was closed in 1984, and the building was completely renovated for use as the Omaha Public Schools
Omaha Public Schools
Omaha Public Schools is the largest school district in the state of Nebraska. This public school district serves a diverse community of more than 46,000 students at over 80 elementary and secondary schools in Omaha, Nebraska...
central office. Today, it also serves as a home for the Career Center and Adult Education programs, serving 700-plus students daily. Omaha North High School
Omaha North High School
Omaha North High Magnet School is a public high school located at 4410 N 36th Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The school is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics magnet school in the Omaha Public Schools district. North has won several awards, including being named a 2007 Magnet Schools of...
at 36th Street and Ames Avenue occupies a hilltop view covering four square blocks. Constructed like a capital E and first occupied in September 1924, the building has 49 rooms, a cafeteria, a gymnasium and an auditorium.
Segregated schools
From the 1880s through the beginning of forced busing in Omaha Public SchoolsOmaha Public Schools
Omaha Public Schools is the largest school district in the state of Nebraska. This public school district serves a diverse community of more than 46,000 students at over 80 elementary and secondary schools in Omaha, Nebraska...
in the early 1970s, several segregated
Racial segregation
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home...
schools in North Omaha served the city's African American students. They included Howard Kennedy School
Howard Kennedy School
Howard Kennedy Elementary School is located at 2906 North 30th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. Almost since its inception Kennedy was regarded as one of Omaha's "black schools," almost exclusively African American because of the city's de facto segregation practices...
, Lake School
Lake School
Lake School was located at 2410 North 19th Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. The school was one of Omaha's "black schools", and grade one through grade eight. The school closed in the 1970s.-History:...
, Kellom School
Kellom Elementary School
Kellom Elementary School, formerly called the Paul Street School, is a public school located at 1311 North 24th Street in the Near North Side neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. Alumni of Kellom include Fred Astaire, Roger and Gale Sayers, Bob Gibson and Brenda Council...
, Lothrop School
Lothrop School
Lothrop Magnet Center is a public elementary school located at 3300 North 22nd Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. As a magnet school it focuses on the topics of science, Spanish and technology...
, and Long School
Long School
Long School was once located at 2520 Franklin Street in the Near North Side area of North Omaha, Nebraska. Long the focal point of the surrounding neighborhood, Long School was one of Omaha's "black schools". In 1952 it was identified as being the only school in Omaha with a 100% African-American...
. Other schools in the area with large African American
African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska
African Americans in Omaha, Nebraska are central to the development and growth of the 43rd largest city in the United States. The first free black settler in the city arrived in 1854, the year the city was incorporated....
populations into the 1980s included Tech High
Technical High School (Omaha, Nebraska)
Technical High School was a public high school that was located at 3215 Cuming Street in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 1923, the school was said to be the largest high school west of Chicago. It was the largest in the Omaha area before it was closed in 1984...
, North High
Omaha North High School
Omaha North High Magnet School is a public high school located at 4410 N 36th Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The school is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics magnet school in the Omaha Public Schools district. North has won several awards, including being named a 2007 Magnet Schools of...
and Central High School
Omaha Central High School
Omaha Central High School, originally known as Omaha High School, was founded in 1859.The current building, located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, was designed by John Latenser, Sr. and built between 1900 and 1912...
. Into the 1970s, these were widely regarded as the city's "black schools", with defacto segregation
Racial segregation
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home...
based on residential housing patterns. African American students and teachers felt they were kept from achieving equity with schools across the city that white students
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
attended.
A different type of segregation affected the students at the Nebraska School for the Deaf
Nebraska School for the Deaf
The Nebraska School for the Deaf, or NSD, was a residential school for Deaf students in kindergarten through twelve located at 3223 North 45th Street in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1869, the school closed in 1998...
. The School, started in 1870 on 23 acres (93,077.8 m²) between Bedford Avenue and Wirt Street, between 42nd and 44th Streets, served thousands of hearing-impaired students.
LB 1024
As early as 2005, Nebraska State Senator Ernie ChambersErnie Chambers
Ernest W. Chambers is a former Nebraska State Senator who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature. He is also a civil rights activist and is considered by most citizens of Nebraska as the most prominent and outspoken African American leader in the state...
proposed that North Omaha become responsible for educating its own students. Because of a proposal he made, on April 13, 2006, the Nebraska Legislature
Nebraska Legislature
The Nebraska Legislature is the supreme legislative body of the State of Nebraska, in the Great Plains region of the United States. The Legislature meets at the Nebraska State Capitol in the City of Lincoln, Lancaster County....
passed Legislative Bill 1024 that would create three separate school districts out of Omaha Public Schools, including one specifically for North Omaha. The governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
of Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
signed the bill into law later that day.
Among other things, LB 1024 calls for Omaha Public Schools to be broken into three separate school districts. LB 1024 requires that each new district consist of contiguous high school attendance areas and include either two or three of the seven existing high schools. That allows about 20 ways to group the seven schools, depending on which adjacent high school attendance areas are grouped with the geographically most central area.
The three-district plan for OPS was proposed in amendment AM3142, introduced on the day the legislature first took up LB 1024. The suburban school districts reluctantly supported the three-district plan, seeing it as the most favorable of the bills proposed. The OPS leadership vehemently opposed the plan. AM3142 was approved on the day it was introduced by a counted vote of 33 to 6 with 10 senators not voting. Five days later a motion to reconsider AM3142 failed in a roll-call vote of 9 to 31 with 9 senators not voting.
It is suspected that OPS may file a suit
Lawsuit
A lawsuit or "suit in law" is a civil action brought in a court of law in which a plaintiff, a party who claims to have incurred loss as a result of a defendant's actions, demands a legal or equitable remedy. The defendant is required to respond to the plaintiff's complaint...
challenging the new law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
. On May 16, 2006, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) filed a suit against the governor and other Nebraska state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
officials charging that LB 1024, originally proposed by state senator Ernie Chambers
Ernie Chambers
Ernest W. Chambers is a former Nebraska State Senator who represented North Omaha's 11th District in the Nebraska State Legislature. He is also a civil rights activist and is considered by most citizens of Nebraska as the most prominent and outspoken African American leader in the state...
, "intentionally furthers racial segregation
Racial segregation
Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home...
." The NAACP lawsuit argues that because Omaha has racially segregated residential patterns, subdivided school districts will also be racially segregated, contrary to United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
law
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 , was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which...
. However the schools appear to be already segregated because of the neighborhoods, and children would have the option of going to any school in the district.
Public school districts
Primary and secondary public schools in the Omaha metro areaOmaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area
The Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area is a metropolitan area comprising the cities of Omaha, Nebraska, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and surrounding areas. The Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area has a population of 865,350 . The metropolitan area, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget,...
is served by almost a dozen districts.
| Public school districts in the Omaha area | ||
|---|---|---|
| District name | Communities served | High schools |
| Bellevue Public Schools Bellevue Public Schools Bellevue Public Schools operates 14 elementary schools , three middle schools , and two high schools in Bellevue in the U.S. state of Nebraska. The district has 574 teachers serving 8,886 students.Note: Based on 2002-2003 school year data-External links:*... |
Bellevue Bellevue, Nebraska Bellevue is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 50,137 at the 2010 census. Eight miles south of Omaha, Bellevue is part of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. Originally settled in the 1830s, It was the first state capitol. Bellevue was incorporated in... |
Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School Bellevue East High School is located in Bellevue, Nebraska. It was founded in 1962 as Bellevue High School. In 1977 it was renamed Bellevue East High School. It is part of the Bellevue Public School System, educating approximately 1450 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's cross-town rival... Bellevue West High School Bellevue West High School Bellevue West High School is a public secondary school located in Bellevue, Nebraska. The school principal is Mr. Kevin Rohlfs. Their mascot is the Thunderbird and their school colors are purple, gold and white. The school's cross-town rival is Bellevue East.Bellevue West is accredited by the... |
| Bennington Public Schools | Bennington Bennington, Nebraska Bennington is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 937 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Bennington is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.... |
Bennington High School Bennington High School (Nebraska) Bennington High School, or Bennington Jr./Sr. High School is a high school in Bennington, Nebraska. It is a public school with a current enrollment of 274 students. Along with the Bennington Elementary School, their mascot is the Badger. The school cheer is "Go Big Blue."-References:**... |
| Elkhorn Public Schools | Elkhorn Elkhorn, Nebraska Elkhorn was a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States and is a present-day neighborhood on the western edge of Omaha. The population was 6,062 at the 2000 census and was estimated by the Census Bureau at 8,192 in 2005... |
Elkhorn High School |
| Millard Public Schools Millard Public Schools The Millard Public Schools is a school district in the southwest part of Omaha, Nebraska; the school district is named after the former city of Millard. The district has programs such as Nebraska’s only K-12 International Baccalaureate program, offered at Millard North High school, Millard North... |
Millard Millard, Nebraska Millard is a former town and current neighborhood in southwest Omaha, Nebraska; the original downtown area is near 132nd St. and L St. After lengthy legal fights, the city of Millard was annexed by the city of Omaha in 1971... |
Millard North High School Millard North High School Millard North High School is a high school in the Millard Public Schools district. Opened in 1981, Millard North is the second largest school in Nebraska behind Omaha Central High School. Millard North partially opened in 1978 for 9th and 10th grade students... Millard West High School Millard West High School Millard West High School is a public high school located in Omaha, Nebraska. The school first opened its doors on August 17, 1995. Currently, Millard West High School is the second largest school within the Millard Public Schools district. In 2002, the school was designated as a National Blue... Millard South High School Millard South High School On January 5, 2011, Robert Butler Jr., a senior at Millard South, was suspended for trespassing on school grounds after an incident in which he drove his car onto the school's football field on New Year's Day. The suspension was carried out by Assistant Principal Dr. Vicki Kaspar and resulted in... |
| Omaha Public Schools Omaha Public Schools Omaha Public Schools is the largest school district in the state of Nebraska. This public school district serves a diverse community of more than 46,000 students at over 80 elementary and secondary schools in Omaha, Nebraska... |
Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River... |
Omaha Benson High School Magnet Omaha Bryan High School Omaha Bryan High School Omaha Bryan High School is a public high school located in Bellevue, Nebraska, United States. It is a part of Omaha Public Schools.-History:The building for William Jennings Bryan Senior High School was completed in 1971. It was named after the Nebraska politician... Omaha Burke High School Omaha Burke High School Harry A. Burke High School is a secondary school located in Omaha, Nebraska. The principal is Dr. Deborah Frison. The school's mascot is the Bulldogs.Each year in May, the Nebraska State Track Meet is held at the school... Omaha Career Center School Omaha Central High School Omaha Central High School Omaha Central High School, originally known as Omaha High School, was founded in 1859.The current building, located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, was designed by John Latenser, Sr. and built between 1900 and 1912... Omaha North High School Omaha North High School Omaha North High Magnet School is a public high school located at 4410 N 36th Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The school is a science, technology, engineering and mathematics magnet school in the Omaha Public Schools district. North has won several awards, including being named a 2007 Magnet Schools of... Omaha Northwest High School Omaha Northwest High School Omaha Northwest High Magnet School at 8204 Crown Point Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska is located on a campus in northwest Omaha. Completed in 1971, it is the newest of the seven high schools in the OPS district. Further renovations were completed in 2004, adding several classrooms and improving the... Omaha South High School Omaha South High School Omaha South High School is an Information Technology and Visual/Performing Arts magnet school which educates students in grades 9–12. It is one of the largest high school buildings in Nebraska.... Technical High School Technical High School (Omaha, Nebraska) Technical High School was a public high school that was located at 3215 Cuming Street in Omaha, Nebraska. Opened in 1923, the school was said to be the largest high school west of Chicago. It was the largest in the Omaha area before it was closed in 1984... - closed |
| Papillion-La Vista Public Schools Papillion-La Vista Public Schools The Papillion-La Vista School District is headquartered in Papillion, Nebraska. The school district covers all of Papillion, La Vista, and a small portion of Bellevue... |
Papillion Papillion, Nebraska Papillion is a city in Sarpy County in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is a suburb to the southwest of neighboring Omaha, and is the county seat of Sarpy County. The population of Papillion was 18,894 at the 2010 census. In 2009, Papillion was named the #3 best place to live in the United States by... , La Vista La Vista, Nebraska La Vista is a city in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 15,758 at the 2010 census. The city was incorporated in 1960 and is the newest city in the state. La Vista is a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska and is one of the fastest growing cities in the state. La Vista is part of the... |
Papillion La Vista Senior High School Papillion La Vista Senior High School -Papillion La Vista Senior High School, often referred to as Papio, PLHS, North or "Old School", is located in Papillion, Nebraska, and is operated by the Papillion-La Vista Public School District.... Papillion-La Vista South High School Papillion-La Vista South High School Papillion-La Vista South High School is a high school in Papillion, Nebraska. It is one of two high schools in the Papillion-La Vista Public School District. The school's principal is Dr... |
| Ralston Public Schools | Ralston Ralston, Nebraska Ralston is a city in Douglas County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 6,314 at the 2000 census. Ralston is geographically surrounded by Omaha, Nebraska but is a separate city. Since Ralston's population is below 10,000, state law technically allows for Omaha to forcibly annex Ralston... |
Ralston High School Ralston High School Ralston High School is located in Ralston, a suburb of Omaha, Nebraska. The school opened in 1954, as a 7-12 building, when it was located at 82nd and Lakeview Drive, and relocated to its current address on 8969 Park Drive in 1969. Prior to 1954 Ralston students went to Omaha South High School as... |
| Westside Community Schools Westside Community Schools Westside Community Schools, also known locally as District 66, is Omaha's 3rd largest school district. The district has one high school, one middle school, ten elementary schools, and one alternative high school. The district is in the center-west part of Omaha, between the Omaha Public Schools... |
West Omaha | Westside High School Westside High School (Omaha) Westside High School is the high school of the Westside Community Schools district of Omaha, Nebraska. This school has provided education in the Westside Community for 50 years.-Modular schedule system:... |
Private high schools
There are dozens of private schoolPrivate school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
s in Omaha, including parochial and other types of schools.
| Private schools in the Omaha area |
|---|
| School name |
| Brownell-Talbot School Brownell-Talbot School Brownell-Talbot School is Nebraska's only private, independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school. It is located in Omaha, Nebraska... |
| Montessori Learning Center Of Dundee |
| Omaha Private Instruction Institute |
| Montessori Children's House |
| Zion Peace Lutheran School |
| Friedel Jewish Academy |
| Omaha Christian Academy |
| Omaha Memorial SDA School |
| Phoenix Academy of Learning |
| Omaha Baptist Academy |
| The Children's Room, Inc. |
| Omaha Hearing School for Children |
Catholic schools
All Catholic schoolCatholic school
Catholic schools are maintained parochial schools or education ministries of the Catholic Church. the Church operates the world's largest non-governmental school system...
s in Omaha are operated by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the midwestern region of the United States. Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss...
.
| Catholic high schools in the Omaha area |
|---|
| School name |
| Archbishop Bergan High School Archbishop Bergan High School Archbishop Bergan High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Fremont, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.-Background:... |
| Cedar Catholic High School Cedar Catholic High School Cedar Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Hartington, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.-Athletics:Cedar Catholic is a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association... |
| Central Catholic High School Central Catholic High School (West Point, Nebraska) Central Catholic High School is a Roman Catholic high school in West Point, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.-Athletics:Central Catholic is a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association... |
| Creighton Preparatory School Creighton Preparatory School Creighton Preparatory School , is a private, Jesuit college prep school founded in 1878 for young men. Centrally located in Omaha, Nebraska at 7400 Western Avenue, Prep is the largest Catholic high school in the state of Nebraska, USA with an enrollment of 1,038 young men... |
| Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School is a Marianist Catholic High school in Bellevue, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. Gross promotes a traditional high school education while emphasizing Marianist traditions and values... |
| Duchesne Academy Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart in Omaha Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart, located at 3601 Burt Street in the Midtown area of Omaha, Nebraska is an independent, Catholic, college-preparatory high school for girls run by the Religious of the Sacred Heart. The institution previously included a college which was operated from 1908-1968,... |
| Holy Family High School Holy Family High School (Lindsay, Nebraska) Holy Family High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Lindsay, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.... |
| Marian High School |
| Mercy High School Mercy High School (Omaha, Nebraska) Mercy High School is a private, all-girls, Roman Catholic high school located in Omaha, Nebraska, sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. It is the only high school in Omaha with a negotiated tuition program... |
| Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School is a Benedictine monastic community in Elkhorn, Nebraska, USA. It is dedicated to following the example of Saint Benedict as written in the Benedictine Order. The school was founded in 1953 by the monastic community of Immaculate Conception Abbey in... |
| Norfolk Catholic High School Norfolk Catholic High School Norfolk Catholic Jr./Sr. High School is a parochial Roman Catholic high school located in Norfolk, Nebraska, USA. The school is affiliated with Sacred Heart Parish in the Archdiocese of Omaha. Founded in 1926 by Father Daniel Moriarity, the school was originally located at 6th St. and Madison Ave... |
| Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School, located in Elgin, Nebraska, United States, is a Catholic high school established in the fall of 1967. It was named in honor of Pope John XXIII, the 261st pope of the Catholic Church... |
| Roncalli Catholic High School Roncalli Catholic High School (Omaha, Nebraska) |Roncalli Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Omaha, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.-History:The school was formed by a merger of Notre Dame Academy with Rummel High School in 1974.... |
| St. Francis High School St. Francis High School (Humphrey, Nebraska) St. Francis High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Humphrey, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.-Athletics:St. Francis is a member of the Nebraska School Activities Association... |
| St. Mary's High School St. Mary's High School (O'Neill, Nebraska) St. Mary's School is a Catholic parochial school in the Omaha Archdiocesan school system which serves as a center for Christian education within St. Patrick’s Parish, the O’Neill community and surrounding area.... |
| St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School St. Peter Claver Cristo Rey Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Omaha, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.-Background:... |
| Scotus Central Catholic High School Scotus Central Catholic High School Scotus Central Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Columbus, Nebraska. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha.-General information:Scotus Central Catholic is located in Columbus, Nebraska... |
| V. J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School |
See also
- List of public schools in Omaha
- History of Omaha, NebraskaHistory of Omaha, NebraskaThe history of Omaha, Nebraska began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. Before it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree...
- Education in North Omaha, Nebraska
- Varsity View MagazineVarsity View MagazineVarsity View Magazine is a monthly publication for the Omaha, Nebraska metro area of the United States. The Varsity View has been delivering high school news to the area since 2002 and has a readership of over 50,000 people. In every issue of the Varsity View there are profiles of students that...