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Burke High School

12200 BURKE BLVD, OMAHA, NE, 68154

Ranked 273 of 285 in Nebraska

Top schools in Omaha
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Burke High School

12200 BURKE BLVD, OMAHA, NE, 68154

About Burke High School

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Academic Performance

Subject Proficiency

Mathematics 11%
Reading 25%
State average proficiency is 11% in Math and 25% in Reading.
88
Full-time Teachers
20 : 1
Student-Teacher Ratio
1729
Total Students
$47698
Avg. Teacher Salary

Student Demographics

White 38.69%
Asian 3.88%
Hispanic 19.72%
Black 27.99%
Two+ Races 8.44%
Native Am. 0.87%
White
38.69%
Asian
3.88%
Hispanic
19.72%
Black
27.99%
Two+ Races
8.44%
Native Am.
0.87%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1729
49.97%
864 Female
50.03%
865 Male

Student Population

1729 Students

With a student-teacher ratio of 20 : 1

Minority Enrollment

25%

Percentage of minority students

Students per Counselor

216 : 1

Student to counselor ratio

Burke High School Contact Information

Address

12200 BURKE BLVD, OMAHA, NE, 68154

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Phone

(531) 299-2580

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Website

ops.org

TOP 273 IN STEM IN STATE

Robotics & STEM
at Burke High School

2.5X
More likely to pursue STEM Careers
80%
Jobs that will require STEM in 2030
2.5X
More likely to persue STEM Careers
80%
Jobs that will require STEM in 2030
  • 🤖 Coding & Debugging
  • 🧪 Hobby Electronics and Engineering
  • 👩‍💻 Apply Math in Science and Engineering
  • 🛠️ 3D Printing

Recent News & Updates

New Playground Name

We are so excited to announce the name of our new playground! Following a school-wide and Robinson community vote we narrowed a large list of names down to four. Since our students will be using the playground on a daily basis, we gave them the final vote! 476.....

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Mansfield Public Schools Educator Spotlight: Pathways of a Fourth-Grade Teacher

MANSFIELD — Inside the brick building on East Street, four educators who began teaching within 2 years of each other, all spending the beginning of their careers teaching fourth grade at Jordan/Jackson Elementary School...

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School Timings

Regular School Hours

All Grades: 8:40 AM to 3:05 PM

Early Dismissal Days

Dismissal Time: 12:15 PM

Note: Doors open at 8:25 AM for student arrival. Please refer to the school calendar for specific early dismissal dates.

After School Activities

Information coming soon

School Session Dates

September to June

School session starts in September 1st week and ends in June 3rd week. For exact dates, please contact the school.

Remarkable Alumni

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Latest News

The newly renovated stadium and new turf at Burke High School are a big deal for the campus, which has long been home to the Nebraska State Track Meet. The school also celebrated high attendance, with more than 670 students recently honored for having more than 90% attendance during the first semester of the 2025–2026 school year. As they get ready for the spring 2026 graduation ceremonies, graduating seniors are being honored with special tribute pages in the next yearbook.

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Games & Extracurricular Activities

Sports

  • Soccer Club Grades 1-3 | Mon/Wed 3:30-4:30pm
  • Basketball Grades 2-4 | Tue/Thu 3:30-4:45pm
  • Track & Field Grades 3-5 | Fri 3:30-5:00pm

Arts

  • Art Club Grades K-2 | Mon 3:00-4:00pm
  • Drama Club Grades 3-5 | Wed 3:30-5:00pm
  • Choir Grades 2-5 | Thu 3:15-4:15pm

Clubs

  • Chess Club Grades 2-5 | Fri 3:15-4:15pm
  • Garden Club All Grades | Tue 3:15-4:00pm
  • Robotics Club Grades 3-5 | Thu 3:30-5:00pm

Note: Schedules may change during school holidays. Please contact School for exact Schedule.

Summer Suggested Reading

Horn Book Selections

Vocabulary.com +3 Horn Book +3 What to Read to Your Kids +3
ML

Maggie Lou, Firefox

by Arnolda Dufour Bowes

PS

The Puppets of Spelhorst

by Kate DiCamillo

MLV

The Mona Lisa Vanishes

by Nicholas Day

Vocabulary.com Top Picks

Penguin Random House +10 Vocabulary.com +10 Wikipedia +10
F

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

WR

The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown

JGP

James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl

Penguin Random House Features

Horn Book +2 Penguin Random House +2 The Guardian +2
SLB

The Secret Language of Birds

by Lynne Kelly

S

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

by Beth Lincoln

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