Elkhorn Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Elkhorn, Omaha, Nebraska. Across 22 schools, the district currently services over 11,000 students in northwest Omaha and Elkhorn. The current superintendent is Dr. Bary Habrock. [1]
In 1930, EPS opened their current administration building as a K-12 school. This was their only school until the opening of Westridge Elementary in 1961. [2]
In 1967, the district opened Elkhorn Junior/Senior High School, known today as Elkhorn Middle School. [3]
In 1975, Skyline Elementary opened [4] , followed by Hillrise four years later. [5]
In 1980, Elkhorn High School opened, and ending high school at now Elkhorn Middle School.
School-wise, the count stayed stagnant until 2000, when Spring Ridge Elementary opened at the turn of the century. [6]
In 2003, Elkhorn added a new middle school, Elkhorn Ridge Middle School, alleviating Elkhorn Middle's overcrowding. [7]
2005 brought Fire Ridge Elementary, [8] and Manchester Elementary opened the year after. [9]
In 2006 a $96 million bond referendum was given to the voters. [10]
In 2010, Elkhorn South High School opened its doors, [11] , and West Dodge Station Elementary also opened. [12] Elkhorn Valley View Middle opened the year after. [13]
In 2013, West Bay and Sagewood Elementary both opened, [14] [15] , followed by Elkhorn Grandview Middle the next year. Also in 2014, a $63.1 million bond was approved by voters. [16]
Steve Baker served as the superintendent from 2008 until his June 30, 2017 retirement. During his period the number of students increased by 75%. [17] Bary Habrock began as superintendent on July 1, 2017. [18]
2016 marked the opening of Arbor View Elementary, financed by the $63.1 million bond. [19]
In 2017 the district had 8,386 students. [20]
In 2018 the district put a $149.6 bond up for a referendum to the district's voters. [10] This included the addition of a new elementary school, Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School, and Elkhorn North High School.
2020 marked the opening of Elkhorn North and Woodbrook Elementary.
In August 2021, construction of Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School was completed and they began their first year. [21]
In 2023, the district put a $122 million bond up for a referendum to the district's voters. This included two new elementary schools. [22] Iron Bluff and Stone Pointe Elementary opened in 2025.