KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Kellom Elementary School is located at 1311 N 24th Street, Omaha, in the Near-North Side neighborhood. The school serves grades PK–6 and enrolls about 250 students. The student–teacher ratio is roughly 17:1. Recent data show around 22% of students are proficient in math and about 22% are proficient in reading. The student body is about 48% male and 52% female. The???????????????? environment at the school seems to be full of love and focused on the sense of community, where the teachers are doing their best to be of assistance to a student population that is diverse and multicultural. Houses in the local neighborhood of Omaha usually are priced between $200,000 and $240,000, which is not too expensive for the average family. Parents frequently point out that teachers are loving and approachable and that kids grow in a culturally rich and well-integrated environment. Kellom Elementary School is firmly committed to diversity and receives constant support from the local community, making significant strides toward becoming the best elementary school in Nebraska.

Kellom Elementary School’s Garden Club, founded by school psychologist Lindsey Sheets, won the November 2025 “Cash In For Schools” grant from KETV and Thrasher Foundation Repair. The $2,500 award will fund supplies such as a tiller, tools, mulch, and plants to support hands-on learning and life skills.

Q1. How does Kellom help kids learn how to think critically early on?

Ans. Teachers help students think deeply by giving them open-ended prompts, comparison activities, and guided inquiry questions.

Q2. How does the school teach kids about the weather?

Ans. Students use OPS science expectations to look at temperature, keep track of daily weather patterns, and talk about how the seasons change.

Q3. What do you do every day to make sure the hallways are safe and orderly?

Ans. Kellom uses visual cues, line procedures, and staff supervision to make sure people move through the building safely and quietly.

Q4. What does the school do to help students understand the characters in stories?

Ans. During literacy lessons, students discuss changes in a story, compare motivations, and figure out what makes a character tick.

Q5. How does Kellom help kids get better at counting?

Ans. Students practice skip counting, use manipulatives, and play counting games that fit with the district's math standards.