Kellom Elementary School

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Kellom Elementary School
Address
Map
1311 North 24th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68112
United States
Pre-K-6
Websitehttp://www.ops.org/elementary/kellom/

Kellom Elementary School, formerly called the Paul Street School, is a

Civil Rights Movement
-era Omaha.

About

Kellom School has 425 students in

Parent Teacher Association, and numerous community partners, including local businesses and universities.[2]

Kellom's current population is 380-400 students. 75% are African American, Caucasian, and Hispanic, and the remaining 25% are Sudanese, Asian, Native American and Somali. 88% of the current population receive free or reduced lunches qualifying Kellom as a schoolwide Title I school. The mobility rate is 67.5%, which offers unique learning challenges for the staff and students.[3]

The school is home to a basketball program sponsored by the City of Omaha's Parks and Recreation Department.[4]

History

The Paul Street School was the original frame building erected in 1892 at the corner of 24th and Paul. The present Kellom opened in 1952 as a "community school", and included a

community center as well as regular facilities.[2] It was the first new school in the Omaha district in 27 years. It was named after John H. Kellom, an early educator who arrived in Omaha in 1857 and was on the first Omaha Board of Education in 1859. Kellom was on the board of trustees for Omaha High School, and throughout his career in Omaha worked as a teacher, a principal, and the first superintendent of schools in the city.[3]

According to author

North Omaha. Young was well known in the neighborhood for operating basketball and other community outreach programs at the new Kellom School.[6]

In 1964 Kellom participated in the

school desegregation plans from the 1970s through the 2000s. Since 1999 Omaha Public Schools
has included the school in a special program that ensures small class sizes at both the primary and intermediate grades.

Alumni

Alumni of Kellom include

Rosenblatt Stadium namesake/Omaha mayor, Johnny Rosenblatt.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kellom Elementary School[permanent dead link]. Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 9/9/07.
  2. ^ a b c "Elementary School Details"[permanent dead link]. Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 9/9/07.
  3. ^ a b "Kellom History," Archived 2007-12-20 at the Wayback Machine Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 9/9/07.
  4. ^ "Youth and Adult Programs". City of Omaha Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 9/9/07.
  5. ^ Olsen, T. (1995) Tell Me a Riddle. Rutgers University Press. p 117.
  6. ^ Dickerson, D.C. (1989) Militant Mediator: Whitney M. Young, Jr. University Press of Kentucky. p. 84.
  7. ^ "Elementary School Details"[permanent dead link]. Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 9/9/07.
  8. ^ (2004) ["Four Young Women Honored by Heartland Family Service Solomon Girls Center"] Heartland Family Service. Retrieved 9/9/07.
  9. ^ (2005) "Lenn Zonder looks at the modern Jewish sports scene!" Sports Track. Retrieved 9/9/07.

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