- Saratoga School
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name = Saratoga Elementary School
type = public,elementary school
location = 2504 Meredith Avenue Omaha, NE 68112
district =Omaha Public Schools
grades =Pre-K -6
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website = [http://www.ops.org/elementary/saratoga/HOME/tabid/36/Default.aspx link]Saratoga Elementary School is located at 2504 Meredith Avenue in the Saratoga neighborhood of North
Omaha ,Nebraska . Currently housing two major programs to nearly 300 students in gradespre-kindergarten throughgrade six , the school was originally founded in 1866 and was one of the firstpublic school s in the state of Nebraska. [ [http://www2.ops.org/SARATOGA/history.html "Saratoga History."] Saratoga Elementary School website. Retrieved 5/6/07.]History
Originally located at the intersections of North 24th and Ames Streets, Saratoga School was started by local citizens in 1866. The
one room schoolhouse was one of the first public schools in Nebraska, and perhaps the first in the Omaha area. [ [http://www2.ops.org/SARATOGA/history.html "Saratoga History."] Saratoga Elementary School website. Retrieved 5/6/07.] The building was used as theOmaha University science hall from 1917 to 1926, when the current school was built. [(1960) [http://www.unoalumni.org/about_us/flashback/archive/208/ "West Dodge Campus Choice Gave Unique Building Design"] , "The Gateway" - UNO. Retrieved 3/26/08.] In 2001 it was expanded to house neighborhoods students in kindergarten through sixth grades. [ (2004) [http://www.ops.org/ops/CENTRALOFFICES/OfficeofPublicInformation/OPSAnnualReport/tabid/683/DMXModule/1139/Command/Core_Download/Default.aspx?EntryId=3068 Walnut Hill Elementary School] . "Omaha Public Schools 2004-2005 Report to the Community." Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 6/25/07.]About
Beginning with the 2000-01 school year, Saratoga began offering the Hoberman Learning Academy and African Centered Education as its two major programs. Saratoga has an expanded mission statement stating that the basic function of the school is to "provide instruction and opportunities for achievement. It shall be the continuing aim of Saratoga Elementary, as an outcome of instructional effort, to promote keen mental alertness, maintain a high standard of physical fitness, increase parent involvement and bridge the gap between school and community." [ [http://www.ops.org/elementary/saratoga/ABOUTOURSCHOOL/History/tabid/59/Default.aspx History of Saratoga Elementary School"] , Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 12/26/07.]
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Education in North Omaha, Nebraska References
External links
* [http://www.ops.org/ELEMENTARY/SARATOGA/Portals/0/staff_folders/T_HANSEN_BETH/Computer/Old%20Saratoga.jpgPhoto of 1866 schoolhouse]
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