Beals Elementary School

Summary:

Beals Elementary School is a public elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 305 students. The school is part of the Omaha Public Schools district, which is ranked 177 out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Beals Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Nebraska elementary schools, with a ranking between 356 and 465 out of around 450-480 schools over the past decade.

Beals Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 21.5% to 40.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, Beals Elementary students consistently underperform compared to state and district averages on the NSCAS (Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System) tests for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 30.95% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 58.91% statewide. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.57% to 73.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

While Beals Elementary struggles academically, some nearby schools within the Omaha Public Schools district, such as Harrison Elementary and Dundee Elementary, perform significantly better on state assessments and have higher rankings. This suggests that factors beyond just district-level resources and policies may be contributing to the underperformance of Beals Elementary. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Beals Elementary, ranging from $14,111 to $17,742 in recent years, the school's academic performance remains poor, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be enough to drive meaningful improvements.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 1720 S 48th St
       Omaha, NE  68106-2597


(531) 299-1060

District: Omaha Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
402nd of 428 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,742 Help


Students who attend Beals Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Norris Middle School
High:    South High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  291

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.0%
White:
29.9%
African American:
13.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Beals Elementary School ranks worse than 93.9% of elementary schools in Nebraska. It also ranks 45th among 62 ranked elementary schools in the Omaha Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.93. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Beals Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44%), White (29.9%), African American (13.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Beals Elementary School is 16.4. 38 elementary schools in the Omaha Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Beals Elementary School employs 17.7 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Beals Elementary School is $17,742. 39 elementary schools in the Omaha Public Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Beals Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Omaha Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Omaha Public Schools 177th of 182 Nebraska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Beals Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Beals Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 18.34 382nd 418 8.6%
2007 7.97 419th 430 2.6%
2008 26.95 437th 478 8.6%
2009 36.92 405th 471 14.0%
2010 22.39 474th 502 5.6%
2011 14.12 438th 473 7.4%
2012 16.19 437th 480 9.0%
2013 8.67 464th 485 4.3%
2014 9.52 459th 483 5.0%
2015 9.96 465th 488 4.7%
2016 13.73 442nd 480 7.9%
2017 14.09 416th 459 9.4%
2018 7.93 428th 450 4.9%
2019 19.21 388th 452 14.2%
2021 24.34 356th 442 19.5%
2022 10.10 417th 457 8.8%
2023 9.29 429th 459 6.5%
2024 7.93 402nd 428 6.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Beals Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.47 263rd 281 6.4%
2019 33.71 225th 298 24.5%
2021 57.88 111th 264 58.0%
2022 29.10 196th 259 24.3%
2023 24.74 264th 312 15.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Beals Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.35 314th 341 7.9%
2019 30.73 264th 349 24.4%
2021 30.98 237th 318 25.5%
2022 17.00 294th 337 12.8%
2023 9.70 327th 349 6.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Beals Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.03 319th 347 8.1%
2019 27.97 281st 367 23.4%
2021 45.11 195th 328 40.5%
2022 10.42 331st 356 7.0%
2023 15.41 326th 366 10.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Beals Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.75 75th 81 7.4%
2019 54.39 39th 90 56.7%
2022 15.20 71st 81 12.3%
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Rank History for White students at Beals Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.42 385th 391 1.5%
2019 40.40 242nd 391 38.1%
2022 12.33 369th 388 4.9%
2023 19.44 340th 385 11.7%
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Data source: test scores: Nebraska Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, March 3, 2017

Open Quote Just don't do it. The principal sends the kids home for misbehaving vs. being a principal. I feel sorry for the teachers, there are quite a few great ones there, but the principal will control what classroom your kid goes to, based on whether she likes you or not. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Beals Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 268 30 1 5 5 n/a n/a 0 309
1989 275 34 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 320
1990 344 33 1 11 3 n/a n/a 0 392
1991 328 32 2 7 1 n/a n/a 0 370
1992 354 40 13 32 4 n/a n/a 0 443
1993 328 54 4 46 3 n/a n/a 0 435
1994 306 44 5 97 2 n/a n/a 0 454
1995 305 41 4 137 4 n/a n/a 0 491
1996 305 41 4 137 4 n/a n/a 0 491
1997 272 42 4 63 2 n/a n/a 0 383
1998 256 44 1 85 1 n/a n/a 0 387
1999 220 40 1 67 1 n/a n/a 68 397
2000 254 68 6 68 5 n/a n/a 0 401
2001 257 42 10 70 3 n/a n/a 0 382
2002 216 35 13 81 3 n/a n/a 0 348
2003 216 35 13 81 3 n/a n/a 0 348
2004 219 34 13 96 8 n/a n/a 0 370
2005 233 32 10 89 7 n/a n/a 0 371
2006 232 24 9 121 7 n/a n/a 0 393
2007 221 33 7 120 5 n/a n/a 0 386
2008 228 46 6 139 6 n/a n/a 0 425
2009 203 49 11 156 4 n/a n/a 0 423
2010 202 47 26 192 5 n/a n/a 0 472
2011 166 40 24 181 8 4 25 0 448
2012 168 53 22 181 5 3 24 0 456
2013 156 48 31 164 5 3 27 0 434
2014 161 35 33 178 3 0 32 0 442
2015 166 33 39 171 1 0 34 0 444
2016 160 31 33 168 0 0 34 0 426
2017 158 31 19 156 1 0 26 0 391
2018 167 41 10 150 0 0 23 0 391
2019 140 37 9 147 0 0 18 0 351
2020 120 35 11 137 0 0 20 0 323
2021 101 29 10 122 1 0 21 0 284
2022 103 35 9 124 2 0 23 0 296
2023 116 29 8 132 2 0 18 0 305
2024 87 40 6 128 1 0 29 0 291

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Beals Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 309 16.2 19.0 38.2
1989 320 18.3 17.4 33.1
1990 392 16.7 23.4 32.9
1991 370 17.1 21.6 34.1
1992 443 20.1 22.0 34.8
1993 435 21.6 20.1 36.1
1994 454 24.3 18.7 33.9
1995 491 25.7 19.1 13.2
1996 491 25.7 19.1 13.2
1997 383 23.4 16.4 43.9
1998 387 25.0 15.5 39.3
1999 397 25.2 15.8 64.1
2000 401 21.2 18.9 39.2
2001 382 23.5 16.3 41.4
2002 348 21.3 16.3 44.8
2003 348 21.3 16.3 44.8
2004 370 19.4 19.1 48.6
2005 371 21.4 17.3 52.8
2006 393 23.6 16.7 50.4
2007 386 21.9 17.6 57.8
2008 425 25.0 17.0 58.8
2009 423 26.5 16.0 53.7
2010 472 26.4 17.8 69.9
2011 448 26.3 17.0 73.7
2012 456 25.4 17.9 74.3
2013 434 21.4 20.2 74.4
2014 442 25.9 17.0 77.1
2015 444 27.0 16.4 76.6
2016 426 26.0 16.3 77
2017 391 26.7 14.5 65
2018 391 26.7 14.5 76.2
2019 351 24.5 14.2 69.8
2020 323 23.9 13.5 73.4
2021 284 18.5 15.3 73.9
2022 296 22.0 13.4 67.6
2023 305 18.7 16.3 n/a
2024 291 17.7 16.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Beals Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 309 16.2 19.0 38.2
1989 320 18.3 17.4 33.1
1990 392 16.7 23.4 32.9
1991 370 17.1 21.6 34.1
1992 443 20.1 22.0 34.8
1993 435 21.6 20.1 36.1
1994 454 24.3 18.7 33.9
1995 491 25.7 19.1 13.2
1996 491 25.7 19.1 13.2
1997 383 23.4 16.4 43.9
1998 387 25.0 15.5 39.3
1999 397 25.2 15.8 64.1
2000 401 21.2 18.9 39.2
2001 382 23.5 16.3 41.4
2002 348 21.3 16.3 44.8
2003 348 21.3 16.3 44.8
2004 370 19.4 19.1 48.6
2005 371 21.4 17.3 52.8
2006 393 23.6 16.7 50.4
2007 386 21.9 17.6 57.8
2008 425 25.0 17.0 58.8
2009 423 26.5 16.0 53.7
2010 472 26.4 17.8 69.9
2011 448 26.3 17.0 73.7
2012 456 25.4 17.9 74.3
2013 434 21.4 20.2 74.4
2014 442 25.9 17.0 77.1
2015 444 27.0 16.4 76.6
2016 426 26.0 16.3 77
2017 391 26.7 14.5 65
2018 391 26.7 14.5 76.2
2019 351 24.5 14.2 69.8
2020 323 23.9 13.5 73.4
2021 284 18.5 15.3 73.9
2022 296 22.0 13.4 67.6
2023 305 18.7 16.3 n/a
2024 291 17.7 16.4 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Beals Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $519 (3.9%) $12,484 (93.1%) $13,413
2020 $894 (6.3%) $12,809 (90.8%) $14,111
2021 $1,167 (7.6%) $13,899 (90.1%) $15,434
2022 $1,285 (7.8%) $13,718 (83.3%) $16,476
2023 $2,327 (13.1%) $13,961 (78.7%) $17,742

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Beals Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 388th of 452 Elementary schoolsRanks 429th of 459 Elementary schools
 7.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Beals Elementary School)5740
 17%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Omaha Public Schools)3742
 5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)5663
 7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Beals Elementary School)4743
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Omaha Public Schools)3735
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)5558
 3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Beals Elementary School)4527
 18%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Omaha Public Schools)3737
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)5855
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Beals Elementary School)2322
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Omaha Public Schools)3132
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)5158
 7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Beals Elementary School)2331
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Omaha Public Schools)3339
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)5465
 11%
5th Grade Science (Beals Elementary School)5450
 4%
   5th Grade Science (Omaha Public Schools)4958
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Nebraska)6876
 8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Beals Elementary School)3244
 12%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Omaha Public Schools)3132
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)4955
 6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Beals Elementary School)2231
 9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Omaha Public Schools)3123
 8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)5557
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students351305
 13.1%
African American3729
 21.6%
American Indian02
Asian98
 11.1%
Hispanic147132
 10.2%
Pacific Islander00
White140116
 17.1%
Two or More Races1818


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Frequently Asked Questions about Beals Elementary School

Students at Beals Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 30% White, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Students who attend Beals Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norris Middle School
High : South High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 291 students attended Beals Elementary School.

Beals Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Nebraska elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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