The top reported proficiency rate is 74% in English language arts. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Westridge Elementary School
Westridge Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in the Elkhorn Public Schools district, a fast-growing suburban system on Omaha’s western edge. The school sits in the Elkhorn neighborhood, a former independent town that retains a historic Main Street core but is now part of Omaha and surrounded by residential subdivisions that expanded rapidly in the 1990s and 2000s. An EF4 tornado struck the area in 2024, damaging hundreds of homes and shaping the current rebuilding context, though the school itself remained open.
Academically, Westridge posts proficiency rates on Nebraska’s state assessments that show a clear strength in reading and math across the tested grades of three through five. In English language arts, fourth graders recorded a high proficiency rate, while third and fifth graders also performed well, though the fifth-grade rate was noticeably lower. Math proficiency was solid across all three grades. These results position the school’s overall proficiency index below the midpoint relative to other districts in Douglas County, but still within a range that many families would consider strong for a regular public elementary.
Science testing, which Nebraska administers only in fifth grade, returned a zero percent proficiency rate. This is an unusual result that warrants a closer conversation with the school. A parent moving into the area may want to ask about the science curriculum, how the school prepares students for that assessment, and whether this single data point reflects a broader concern or a testing anomaly.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students, and a very small number of Black and Native American students. About a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a level that is modest compared to many Nebraska schools and signals a generally middle- to upper-middle-income community. The school is not a Title I school, though no specific Title I status was reported in the available data.
Enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade, with a prekindergarten class as well. Class sizes appear manageable across the grade levels. No data on special education or English learner populations were available, which is a gap a family may wish to fill by contacting the school directly.
Homes in the area carry a high value relative to the state and national medians, reflecting the desirability of the Elkhorn suburban market. Rents are also elevated, and the cost of buying versus renting tilts toward renting as more immediately affordable, though long-term home values have appreciated steadily.
The district is in the middle of a major expansion. Voters approved a bond in 2023 that funded two new elementary schools and a middle school addition, all opened in August 2025. That means Westridge now operates alongside newer buildings, which could affect future attendance boundaries and capacity. The district also implemented a cell phone policy aimed at limiting distractions during the day and launched a CTE scholarship pathway for high school students, though those initiatives are more relevant to families with older children.
For a family considering Westridge, the picture is one of a suburban elementary with generally strong literacy and math scores, a notable gap in fifth-grade science that deserves follow-up, and a community that has been through both rapid growth and a recent natural disaster. The peer environment is largely homogeneous, the housing market is expensive, and the district is investing heavily in new infrastructure. The school fits a family looking for a conventional public elementary in a growing suburb with solid core academics and willing to ask questions about the science program.
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