Millard West High School

Summary:

Millard West High School is a public high school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 2,309 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Millard Public Schools district, which is ranked 27th out of 182 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Millard West High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in Nebraska over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 33 out of 168 high schools.

Millard West High School stands out for its strong academic performance, with 65.12% proficiency in English Language Arts, 64.56% in Mathematics, and 69.76% in Science for 11th-grade students, significantly outpacing the state averages of 45.48%, 42.11%, and 48.8%, respectively. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.0% to 92.7% over the past few years, consistently exceeding the state and district averages. Additionally, Millard West High School demonstrates well-rounded and equitable education, with high performance across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and multi-racial students.

Compared to nearby schools, Millard West High School's performance is generally stronger than its Millard Public Schools counterparts, Millard North High School and Millard South High School, in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and student group performance. The school's relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 10.73% to 13.6%, suggests a relatively affluent student population compared to the state and district averages.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5710 S 176 Ave
       Omaha, NE  68135-2268


(402) 715-6000

District: Millard Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
33rd of 168 Nebraska High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,952 Help


Feeder schools for Millard West High School:

Elementary:    Reagan Elementary
    Reeder Elementary School
    Rohwer Elementary School
    Wheeler Elementary School
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Middle:    Beadle Middle School
    Russell Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  2,304

Racial breakdown:

White:
81.5%
Hispanic:
7.5%
Asian:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.5% Help


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Compare Details Millard West High School ranks better than 80.4% of high schools in Nebraska. It also ranks first among 3 ranked high schools in the Millard Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.95. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Millard West High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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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 Racial makeup is: White (81.5%), Hispanic (7.5%), Asian (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 16.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Millard West High School is 17.4, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Millard Public Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Millard West High School is $11,952, which is the 2nd highest among 3 high schools in the Millard Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Millard West High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Millard West High School 33rd of 168 Nebraska public high schools. (See Millard West High School in the ranking list.)

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Millard Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Millard Public Schools 27th of 182 Nebraska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Millard West High School

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Rank History for all students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 83.84 7th 249 97.2%
2007 82.82 6th 247 97.6%
2008 75.94 26th 252 89.7%
2009 80.04 3rd 251 98.8%
2010 83.45 12th 249 95.2%
2011 91.09 14th 252 94.4%
2012 72.88 42nd 245 82.9%
2013 61.22 91st 247 63.2%
2014 85.29 22nd 247 91.1%
2015 85.16 15th 242 93.8%
2016 85.50 21st 246 91.5%
2017 91.66 11th 219 95.0%
2018 80.24 34th 219 84.5%
2019 81.58 30th 217 86.2%
2021 89.74 14th 209 93.3%
2022 86.46 17th 202 91.6%
2023 86.10 24th 215 88.8%
2024 77.95 33rd 168 80.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.99 1st 15 93.3%
2019 98.34 1st 15 93.3%
2021 97.76 1st 15 93.3%
2022 96.75 1st 16 93.8%
2023 89.76 2nd 15 86.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.43 9th 10 10.0%
2019 60.08 7th 13 46.2%
2021 39.25 5th 6 16.7%
2023 79.39 2nd 5 60.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.46 10th 79 87.3%
2019 81.49 10th 82 87.8%
2021 57.74 27th 83 67.5%
2022 71.12 16th 74 78.4%
2023 82.19 15th 89 83.1%
2024 75.97 17th 62 72.6%
See the entire list of Best Nebraska High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.82 33rd 144 77.1%
2019 75.86 28th 142 80.3%
2021 83.19 22nd 138 84.1%
2022 85.20 14th 132 89.4%
2023 80.65 23rd 136 83.1%
2024 73.66 28th 93 69.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.12 26th 138 81.2%
2019 94.22 5th 140 96.4%
2021 88.27 13th 130 90.0%
2022 75.93 33rd 135 75.6%
2023 84.43 15th 135 88.9%
2024 85.58 9th 93 90.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.21 4th 12 66.7%
2019 79.46 3rd 16 81.3%
2021 80.48 5th 14 64.3%
2022 69.22 4th 12 66.7%
2023 65.33 5th 13 61.5%
2024 50.44 8th 11 27.3%
See the entire list of Best Nebraska High Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 69.88 5th 15 66.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.35 6th 41 85.4%
2019 83.31 7th 43 83.7%
2021 86.74 6th 38 84.2%
2022 64.36 13th 41 68.3%
2023 82.64 7th 41 82.9%
2024 93.00 4th 33 87.9%
See the entire list of Best Nebraska High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Millard West High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.63 35th 205 82.9%
2019 77.82 36th 207 82.6%
2021 85.30 23rd 200 88.5%
2022 84.39 21st 196 89.3%
2023 85.92 17th 206 91.7%
2024 77.00 19th 125 84.8%
See the entire list of Best Nebraska High Schools for White Students!

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.

Millard West High School Test Scores
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Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a student
Monday, March 5, 2018

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by a student
Thursday, January 7, 2010

Open Quote I am a former student of Millard West High School. I attended for three years and moved the summer before my senior year. While attending Millard West I never had any problems with staff or facilty. I had excellent teachers. I wouldn't change my experience there for anything. I am currently at a eastern Iowa high school. My current high school is very good but it isnt as clean as West, the art department doesn't have as much funding as Wests does, the teachers are good but West's are outstanding, both have great work out facilities and the lunches at West are way better than here in Iowa. West does an awesome job at giving several healthy options so you dont get stuck eating the same thing all the time and being an athelete it was easy to find good stuff to prepare me for practice. Maybe Im just bias but I think Millard West High School is the best of the three...now four...high schools in millard. GO WILDCATS! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Millard West High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 1199 8 21 12 4 n/a n/a 0 1244
1996 1199 8 21 12 4 n/a n/a 0 1244
1997 1460 14 25 11 4 n/a n/a 0 1514
1998 1592 16 33 15 3 n/a n/a 0 1659
1999 1655 10 35 9 4 n/a n/a 8 1721
2000 1614 13 33 17 2 n/a n/a 0 1679
2001 1639 17 34 22 1 n/a n/a 0 1713
2002 1641 23 47 25 2 n/a n/a 0 1738
2003 1641 23 47 25 2 n/a n/a 0 1738
2004 1659 23 64 29 1 n/a n/a 0 1776
2005 1761 30 59 38 5 n/a n/a 0 1893
2006 1828 35 61 41 3 n/a n/a 0 1968
2007 1926 36 58 51 5 n/a n/a 0 2076
2008 1957 35 59 60 6 n/a n/a 0 2117
2009 1945 37 60 63 6 n/a n/a 0 2111
2010 1993 39 77 73 5 n/a n/a 0 2187
2011 1994 32 67 87 8 4 30 0 2222
2012 2056 29 72 95 4 5 36 0 2297
2013 2100 29 69 101 3 2 43 0 2347
2014 2164 40 67 119 2 2 47 0 2441
2015 2158 38 65 132 2 2 51 0 2448
2016 2232 40 65 133 4 3 50 0 2527
2017 2233 34 70 122 4 4 58 0 2525
2018 2205 35 73 127 5 2 69 0 2516
2019 2160 37 79 112 2 2 70 0 2462
2020 2018 32 71 121 4 1 63 0 2310
2021 1964 32 77 134 3 1 72 0 2283
2022 1960 34 82 141 2 1 79 0 2299
2023 1912 44 86 160 5 1 101 0 2309
2024 1878 48 102 173 2 2 99 0 2304

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 Millard West High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 1244 73.8 16.9 0.6
1996 1244 73.8 16.9 0.6
1997 1514 87.9 17.2 0.7
1998 1659 97.2 17.1 0.8
1999 1721 101.3 17.0 1.1
2000 1679 101.6 16.5 0.8
2001 1713 102.5 16.7 0.9
2002 1738 106.4 16.3 1.6
2003 1738 106.4 16.3 1.6
2004 1776 107.8 16.5 2.4
2005 1893 113.7 16.6 3.3
2006 1968 114.8 17.1 2.3
2007 2076 119.8 17.3 3.2
2008 2117 127.2 16.6 3.5
2009 2111 128.7 16.4 3.2
2010 2187 131.0 16.6 5
2011 2222 133.8 16.6 7.3
2012 2297 139.3 16.4 8.8
2013 2347 142.0 16.5 8.4
2014 2441 139.4 17.5 8.5
2015 2448 140.0 17.4 6.8
2016 2527 139.0 18.1 6.8
2017 2525 139.2 18.1 8.1
2018 2516 137.7 18.2 8.3
2019 2462 135.9 18.1 8.3
2020 2310 133.6 17.2 8.8
2021 2283 128.2 17.8 10.7
2022 2299 132.5 17.3 11.9
2023 2309 132.2 17.4 13.6
2024 2304 131.9 17.4 16.5

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 Millard West High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 1244 73.8 16.9 0.6
1996 1244 73.8 16.9 0.6
1997 1514 87.9 17.2 0.7
1998 1659 97.2 17.1 0.8
1999 1721 101.3 17.0 1.1
2000 1679 101.6 16.5 0.8
2001 1713 102.5 16.7 0.9
2002 1738 106.4 16.3 1.6
2003 1738 106.4 16.3 1.6
2004 1776 107.8 16.5 2.4
2005 1893 113.7 16.6 3.3
2006 1968 114.8 17.1 2.3
2007 2076 119.8 17.3 3.2
2008 2117 127.2 16.6 3.5
2009 2111 128.7 16.4 3.2
2010 2187 131.0 16.6 5
2011 2222 133.8 16.6 7.3
2012 2297 139.3 16.4 8.8
2013 2347 142.0 16.5 8.4
2014 2441 139.4 17.5 8.5
2015 2448 140.0 17.4 6.8
2016 2527 139.0 18.1 6.8
2017 2525 139.2 18.1 8.1
2018 2516 137.7 18.2 8.3
2019 2462 135.9 18.1 8.3
2020 2310 133.6 17.2 8.8
2021 2283 128.2 17.8 10.7
2022 2299 132.5 17.3 11.9
2023 2309 132.2 17.4 13.6
2024 2304 131.9 17.4 16.5

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 Millard West High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $91 (0.9%) $9,017 (88.9%) $10,144
2020 $141 (1.3%) $9,555 (88.0%) $10,858
2021 $238 (2.2%) $9,528 (87.1%) $10,934
2022 $314 (2.7%) $9,977 (86.4%) $11,549
2023 $371 (3.1%) $10,201 (85.3%) $11,952

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Millard West High 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 30th of 217 High schoolsRanks 24th of 215 High schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts (Millard West High School)61.955.5
 6.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Millard Public Schools)55.750.6
 5.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)37.433.4
 4.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Millard West High School)48.445.4
 3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Millard Public Schools)45.340.8
 4.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)30.926.2
 4.6%
11th Grade Science (Millard West High School)45.941.8
 4.1%
   11th Grade Science (Millard Public Schools)42.940.5
 2.3%
   11th Grade Science (Nebraska)26.425.3
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students24622309
 6.2%
African American3744
 18.9%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian7986
 8.9%
Hispanic112160
 42.9%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White21601912
 11.5%
Two or More Races70101
 44.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.3%13.6%
 5.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Millard West High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,304 students attended Millard West High School.

Millard West High School ranks 33rd of 168 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Millard West High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Reagan Elementary
Elementary : Reeder Elementary School
Elementary : Rohwer Elementary School
Elementary : Wheeler Elementary School
Elementary : Willowdale Elementary School
Middle : Beadle Middle School
Middle : Russell Middle School

Students at Millard West High School are 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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