The top reported proficiency rate is 89% in Science. The lowest is 77% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Spring Ridge Elementary
Spring Ridge Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in Elkhorn Public Schools, a district on the western edge of the Omaha metro area. The school sits in a part of Douglas County where housing values are above the national median, and the surrounding neighborhood is a recently built area of detached homes. The school is a regular public school, not a charter, and is located within a district that has been managing rapid growth. Voters in the district approved a bond to fund two new elementaries that opened in 2025, a sign that the corridor is still absorbing new families. A parent considering Spring Ridge should expect a community that is expanding and relatively affluent, with a student body that is overwhelmingly white and a very low share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
The academic picture from state testing is strong, and the school holds up well against its county peers. Spring Ridge’s overall proficiency index lands in the top quarter of districts in Douglas County. That does not mean every grade hit the same mark, but the pattern is consistent. On the state’s English language arts assessments, each tested grade cleared comfortably above the midpoint, with one grade reaching near-universal proficiency. Math scores were solid across the board, and fifth-grade science results were similarly high. The data available covers only the most recent test year, so whether this is an upward or flat trajectory is not possible to say from the single snapshot. What is visible is a school where most students at every tested grade are meeting the state standard, and where the bar for proficiency appears to be set at a level the student body is easily reaching.
A few notes on what is not in the data. The school does not report chronic absenteeism figures, and its civil rights data is absent, so there is no window into discipline patterns or how different student groups experience the building. The student body itself is not diverse: roughly four in five students are white, with small shares of Hispanic, Asian, multiracial, and Black students. The share of students from low-income households is very low. That composition is not a strength or a weakness in itself, but it is a plain characteristic of the community this school reflects and shapes. A family that values racial and economic diversity will want to know this up front.
The school has no special programs to describe. No magnet themes, no gifted academy, no language immersion track was reported. The school’s profile is that of a straightforward neighborhood elementary in a district that has been directing its investment into new buildings to keep pace with enrollment rather than into specialty offerings at existing schools. That may be exactly what many families want: a consistent, academically solid program close to home in a growing area.
On the housing front, home values in the school’s ZIP code have risen modestly over the past year, and rents have climbed a bit faster, but the area remains more expensive than the state average. The monthly mortgage on a typical home here runs higher than the typical rent, so the math favors renting for any family unsure how long they will stay. The broader Omaha economy is anchored by major corporate headquarters and a stable professional sector, with unemployment near national averages.
The district itself has been making changes that matter for daily school life. An updated cell phone policy was implemented with the rationale of protecting instructional time and student mental health, a move that fits a growing national pattern. A new CTE scholarship pathway was created in partnership with Metro Community College, though that benefit will matter more for families with children old enough to pursue it. For a family looking at an elementary school, the practical takeaway is that the district is well-resourced, growing, and has the administrative attention on the student experience.
For a family that values high test scores in a low-poverty, homogenous setting, Spring Ridge Elementary delivers that clearly. The school is performing at a high level on the state assessments, the surrounding neighborhood is stable and appreciating in value, and the district is investing in infrastructure. There are no obvious academic soft spots. The missing data on discipline and subgroup performance means a family cannot evaluate equity within the school from the available evidence; a parent who wants to see how all students are faring could ask the school directly for that information. But on the core question of whether children here are meeting academic expectations, the answer is yes, and reliably so.
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