3924 Grand Ave
Omaha, NE 68111

Excellent leadership, teachers build rapport with students, one another, and families. Many small group learning opportunities. Many veteran teachers and staff members, as a result we can walk through the doors and be greeted by many familiar faces. CP has a family feel.

My student has been experiencing some teenage problems. After having a fight at school he was able to jump out the school bus window and run away. He hasn’t been home in weeks in fear of going to juvenile. After encouragement from peers and family he tried to arrive at school on a Monday in which there was no resource officer. The administrator instead of contacting a first responder dhhs or parent instead intimidated the child by confronting him about running away. He then ran away from her leaving the school without a trace. She admitted that it is not the schools normal protocol but was instead her judgment call because of what she knew about the circumstances. She said normally they would let the child go to class then contact the proper officials. We haven’t seen our son in weeks. He made a mistake but he’s a Child and also walked to come back to school. The process could have been handled better on the adults end which was apologized for by the administrator but now our son still is scared to go to school or home.

My kids go here and both of them are excelling. They both are in honors classes and participate in extra-curricular activities like band, Young Democrats, and Science Club. What I would say to anyone thinking about going here and seeing that Great Schools has given it a rating of "1" is that is apparently based on test results alone. If you are a parent who wants to send your child to a school with great programs, engaged teachers and opportunities for a child who has a variety of interests, this is a great school. If you are a parent who's engaged in your child's education, your child will do well here. Oh, and if, by chance, your child enjoys pottery in addition to STEM subjects, they have a phenomenal pottery program and studio. (It rivals some universities).