Burke High School

Burke High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
12200 Burke Blvd,  Omaha, NE
Omaha Public Schools
3.6
2.6
1,915 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Gaye Lannan
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Average SAT Score
1020
Average ACT Score
23
Math Proficiency
24%
Reading Proficiency
35%
Average GPA
3.4
Graduation Rate
86%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
B-
Teachers
B
College Prep
C+
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.4
Reading Proficiency
35%
Math Proficiency
24%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
20:1
Teachers
95
Full Time Teachers
95
Teachers in First or Second Year
9.7%
College Prep
Average SAT
1020
Math
490
Verbal
520
Average ACT
23
Math
22
English
24
Reading
25
Science
23
Number of AP Courses
25
AP Pass Rate
34.5%
AP Math Enrollment
Very High
AP Science Enrollment
High
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
260:1

Student Diversity

Female
50.2%
Male
49.8%
White
43.1%
Black
28.3%
Hispanic
16.8%
Two or more races
7.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
3%
Native American
1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Nebraska at Omaha 550 Students
University of Nebraska - Lincoln 484 Students
Creighton University 199 Students
Metropolitan Community College - Nebraska 163 Students
University of Nebraska at Kearney 132 Students
Colorado State University 103 Students
Wayne State College 99 Students
Iowa State University 95 Students
Kansas State University 89 Students
University of Nebraska Medical Center 84 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 113 Students
Psychology 94 Students
Nursing 94 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 78 Students
Biology 65 Students
Computer Science 35 Students
Elementary Education 31 Students
Marketing 29 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 28 Students
Chemistry 24 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 344 Reviews
3.0 Senior
1/10/2024
There is not much that stands out expect their sports. Teachers are kind and are always welcome to help students.
4.0 Senior
6/28/2023
Overall a positive experience, teachers were nice and it's easy to get involved in things. Also lots of advanced placement and honors classes available.
3.0 Junior
4/4/2023
I like Burke, although I feel like the class offerings could be better as I haven't been able to take some classes I wanted in the last couple years. I like the swim team (great coaches) and love the choir department. I mostly feel safe here and enjoy my high school friends.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.6 7 Reviews
3.0 student
7/1/2023
Great school for the most part. I am a sophomore attending and so far it’s been good. Although I have had some very strange issues with the special education classes. A few of my classes are near them and I also know someone taking special education. First of all I have seen some of the special educ...
1.0 student
4/4/2023
i literally cannot stand going here anymore. i’m a junior in ap classes, and i have excellent grades, i love (some of) the teachers, but if i had the choice i’d leave burke high school in a second. first off, they recently implemented a phone rule which makes little sense - if you’re going to enact...
1.0 student
3/24/2023
The amount of drama that happens at that school is insane. I can't even get to class without seeing some kid on drugs getting pinned down by officers, police dogs sniffing through our bags, the amount of fights plus multiple a day, all the "gun" threats we've gotten, and worst of all the fire drills...
5.0 other
1/28/2020
i came here after going to Concordia high school. their curriculum was such a dumpster-fire approach. when i came to Burke i was able to make my schedule work to graduate on time and i was able to bring my grades up tremendously. i went from failing to b average student and better with time. teacher...

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