The top reported proficiency rate is 94% in Science. The lowest is 82% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Fire Ridge Elementary School
Fire Ridge Elementary School serves early learners and elementary students in the Elkhorn area, a fast-growing suburban section of western Omaha that retains a distinct small-town identity. The school is part of Elkhorn Public Schools, a large district that has been adding capacity to keep pace with enrollment growth; voters recently approved a bond that funded two new elementary schools and a middle school addition, all opened in the 2025 school year. That growth context matters for families considering the area: Elkhorn was an independent municipality until Omaha annexed it, but it has continued to expand through residential subdivisions, and the district now operates more than twenty schools. An EF4 tornado struck the area in 2024, destroying or damaging hundreds of homes and businesses, and rebuilding is ongoing.
Fire Ridge is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade. The student body is predominantly white, with Asian students making up a modest share and smaller numbers of Hispanic, two-or-more-races, Black, and Native American students. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is relatively low, which aligns with the area's housing market: home values and rents in the zip code are well above the national median, and monthly mortgage costs significantly exceed rents, reflecting an expensive, owner-occupied market. The proportion of students receiving special education services or English-learner support was not reported in the available data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it serves those populations.
On state assessments, Fire Ridge posts consistently strong results. In math, proficiency rates across grades three through five are solid, and reading and English language arts scores are similarly high. Science results for fifth graders are particularly strong, with virtually all students meeting the proficiency bar. Compared with other districts in Douglas County, Fire Ridge's overall proficiency across tested subjects places it among the top performers. The school has only a single year of data available in the dataset, so there is no basis for describing a trend, but the snapshot it provides is one of a school where most students are meeting state academic expectations in every subject.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism was not available. Discipline and staffing information were also absent from the dataset. The district has implemented an updated cell phone policy aimed at protecting student mental health and instructional time, a policy that will affect the daily experience of students. For high school families in the district, a new scholarship pathway called the CTE ACHIEVE Scholarship offers matching funds for career and technical education coursework at Metro Community College.
For a family moving into the Elkhorn area, Fire Ridge Elementary represents an academically strong elementary option in a growing suburban district. The student population is not especially diverse, and the low rate of economic disadvantage reflects the area's high housing costs. Parents whose children need specialized support may want to inquire about special education and English-learner services directly, as those figures were not available in the data. The school's academic performance is among the strongest in the county, which will be a draw for many families, particularly those who can navigate the area's expensive housing market.
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