Westmont Elementary School, Omaha NE

Original Research by School Decision on Westmont Elementary School

Westmont Elementary School serves a modest student body in Omaha, Nebraska, from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. It is a regular public school within the Springfield Platteview Community Schools district. For a parent seeking a neighborhood elementary school with a largely homogeneous student population, Westmont presents a specific profile shaped by its assessment results and community context.

The student body is predominantly White, with a smaller share of students who identify as Hispanic. A meaningful portion of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that economic diversity is present but the school does not serve a predominantly low-income community. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available, which is a gap a parent may want to discuss directly with the school. The school offers a full pre-kindergarten program, which can be an important factor for families with younger children.

State assessment results for the 2024-25 school year present a mixed picture that requires a closer look. In both math and English language arts, proficiency rates for the third and fourth grades were solid. However, the same assessments for the fifth and sixth grades showed no students reaching the proficient level across math, English language arts, and science. The school’s overall proficiency index, which combines results across all tested grades and subjects, places Westmont in the bottom quartile when measured against all districts in Sarpy County, where the typical index was substantially higher. The contrast between the younger grades’ performance and the older grades’ results is the central academic feature a family should investigate further with the school administration.

There is no graduation rate to report because Westmont does not serve high school grades. Likewise, data on chronic absenteeism was not available, so a parent’s understanding of school climate and daily engagement would need to come from other sources, such as a school visit or conversation with the principal.

Westmont’s address in Omaha places it within Sarpy County. Omaha is Nebraska’s largest city and a major economic hub, home to several Fortune 500 headquarters and a broad base of employers in finance, insurance, engineering, and logistics. The city has a walkable core with cultural and entertainment districts, though much of the metro area, including the area around the school, consists of suburban-style car-dependent neighborhoods. Housing values in the school’s ZIP code are near the state benchmark for Nebraska, and rents have risen recently. The broader housing market in the area is moderately priced relative to national figures, reflecting a stable regional economy with a low unemployment rate and median household income that aligns with the national average. The Springfield Platteview Community Schools district itself did not have publicly reported parent-relevant changes, such as a recent bond or curriculum overhaul, that a family could evaluate.

For a family looking at Westmont, the essential takeaway is an elementary school where the early primary grades showed competency on state tests, but the upper elementary grades recorded a stark drop-off. This pattern is unusual and is the most important question to bring to the school. The school serves a largely White, economically mixed student body in a stable, suburban setting within a large, economically healthy metro area. The absence of data on key support programs and attendance patterns leaves a parent without a full picture, so direct inquiry with the school will be necessary to round out the story.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 71% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 69 pts above state median · ▲ 69 pts above county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 59% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 61 pts above state median · ▲ 61 pts above county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 52% · ▼ 52 pts below district

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 67% · ▼ 67 pts below district

even with state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 67% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 69 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 67% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 66% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 58 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 71% · ▼ 71 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 50 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 91% · ▼ 91 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 74 pts below county median

This schoolSPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income71%Higher-income79%8 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income87%41 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income59%Higher-income79%20 pp gap