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Willa Cather Elementary School
3030 South 139th Plaza
Omaha NE, 68144, Douglas County
Phone: 402-715-1315
Ranking: 
(35 out of 761, top 5%)*
(35 out of 761, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Millard Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 435 | 434 | 449 | 458 | 456 | 430 | 418 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 66 | 15.2% | 68 | 15.7% | 68 | 15.1% | 77 | 16.8% | 86 | 18.9% | 74 | 17.2% | 72 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 72 | 16.6% | 64 | 14.7% | 79 | 17.6% | 76 | 16.6% | 77 | 16.9% | 78 | 18.1% | 72 | 17.2% |
| Grade 2: | 65 | 14.9% | 73 | 16.8% | 71 | 15.8% | 74 | 16.2% | 78 | 17.1% | 73 | 17.0% | 69 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 85 | 19.5% | 75 | 17.3% | 74 | 16.5% | 84 | 18.3% | 77 | 16.9% | 73 | 17.0% | 69 | 16.5% |
| Grade 4: | 74 | 17.0% | 71 | 16.4% | 83 | 18.5% | 75 | 16.4% | 70 | 15.4% | 66 | 15.3% | 72 | 17.2% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 16.3% | 82 | 18.9% | 74 | 16.5% | 71 | 15.5% | 67 | 14.7% | 66 | 15.3% | 64 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 227 | 52.2% | 219 | 50.5% | 220 | 49.0% | 220 | 48.0% | 216 | 47.4% | 210 | 48.8% | 206 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 208 | 47.8% | 215 | 49.5% | 229 | 51.0% | 238 | 52.0% | 232 | 50.9% | 212 | 49.3% | 208 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 136 | 31.3% | 117 | 27.0% | 107 | 23.8% | 80 | 17.5% | 52 | 11.4% | 39 | 9.1% | 26 | 6.2% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 4.1% | 17 | 3.9% | 18 | 4.0% | 22 | 4.8% | 22 | 4.8% | 21 | 4.9% | 20 | 4.8% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.5% | 11 | 2.4% | 12 | 2.8% | 10 | 2.4% |
| White: | 266 | 61.1% | 277 | 63.8% | 300 | 66.8% | 339 | 74.0% | 370 | 81.1% | 357 | 83.0% | 360 | 86.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 2.3% | 16 | 3.7% | 16 | 3.6% | 7 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 10.8% | 54 | 12.4% | 49 | 10.9% | 55 | 12.0% | 47 | 10.3% | 39 | 9.1% | 42 | 10.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.8% | 25 | 5.6% | 16 | 3.5% | 29 | 6.4% | 31 | 7.2% | 23 | 5.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.76 | 16.69 | 16.63 | 15.53 | 16.31 | 16.20 | 18.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 127.70 | 127.08 | 103.49 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 122.68 | 125.49 | 107.84 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 122.92 | 122.69 | 110.06 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 137.01 | 121.35 | 101.01 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 122.37 | 121.15 | 104.41 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 128.00 | 119.95 | 108.66 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 125.30 | 120.55 | 111.04 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 125.07 | 122.55 | 102.64 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 133.86 | 124.98 | 106.36 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 125.17 | 123.22 | 108.63 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 121.07 | 123.29 | 103.84 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 125.81 | 127.30 | 109.01 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 135.20 | 128.95 | 111.62 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 129.93 | 129.44 | 114.70 |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 47.27 | 45.87 | 43.59 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 123.87 | 120.31 | 102.67 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 129.32 | 125.20 | 108.48 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 121.20 | 124.19 | 108.93 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 128.38 | 121.58 | 101.08 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 130.03 | 126.63 | 107.65 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 141.62 | 133.67 | 114.26 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 137.30 | 135.41 | 118.18 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 116.35 | 119.00 | 101.12 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 108.04 | 122.10 | 104.29 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 91.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,855.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,752.0 |
* Willa Cather Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.